South-East Australia

1. Introduction

Spanning January and February 2007, these are the experiences from a trip between Sydney and Adelaide and back again. It traces through Canberra, the Snowy Mountains, Grampian Mountains, and the along the coastline for the return trip.

Contents:

• Canberra
  Australia's city of government and bureaucracy.
• Alpine Way
  Through the Snowy Mountains in summer.
• Country Victoria
  Some gold sprinkled among endless farming plains.
• Adelaide
  A busy, quiet, flat, straight down the line type of city
• Adelaide Beaches
  Sun, Sand, Water, but no waves.
• Adelaide Hills
  Rural surroundings
• Fleurieu Peninsula
  Victor Harbour, Hindmarsh Is, Cape Jervis.
• Lower Murray
  Desolation and the mighty Coorong.
• Robe
  A quiet picture-postcard town.
• East SA
  The less-travelled coastline.
• The Great Ocean Road Rocks
  The coastline of the twelve Apostles, Victoria.
• The Great Ocean Road Road
  The ocean drive they talk about.
• Melbourne
  The Southern City.
• Victoria's South-East
  The Remote Coastline
• NSW South Coast
  The Sapphire Coast under cloud
• Wollongong
  The final stage