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Day 158 – Casual carousing of Cairns
Lazily get up to make our way into the centre The heat is intense from the get go but we wonder along the seaside boardwalk – lots of little snippets of info about the area and resident wildlife In 1876, miners needed to be close to the diggings at Hodgkinson Goldfields so formed a port…
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Day 157 – Curlews in Cairns
We’re treated to a complimentary late check out with our stay in Melbourne ☺️ After a porridge and filte coffee for breakfast, we get up and out of the apartment by 11:20am Round the corner, at Lau’s Café 888, we spy a brunch deal perfect for us to stew with as we’ve only got a…
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Day 155 – Back to base (Melbourne)
Up earlier than check out as we’ve got to dash to drop the car off today; check out of our castle Kick off the day with a drive thru bakery stop for coffee at The Golden Nugget, not far from our ivory tower We drive in the godforsaken roads that make you go through Melbourne…
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Day 154 – Follow the White Roo to the Castle
Finally a hotel with an 11am checkout ???? Out on time to pick up car from the tiniest, expensive and most awkward car park ever… get out of town with relative ease, thankfully Our first stop, the German town of Hahndorf and we have a lovely coffee with some ham and cheese toasties at Same…
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Day 153 – Daisy’s birthday is nothing to wine about ????
Early start today ???? Get up with a coffee and shower before popping down to the lobby where they have a hotel restaurant, called Mamacita Dave treats Daisy to breakfast in our hotel: eggs benny and berry and salted caramel waffles ???? We scoff this quick as we are expecting a collection shortly; waiting outside…
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Day 152 – Relishing recovery
Bummer that we’ve both woken up poorly – seems being full on with activities gives us little time to chill our beans! Wake up very slow with a coffee before having to speedily get ready and check out of the Empire Hotel Another coffee and some food is needed STAT – Dave finds a little…
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Day 150 – Arriving in Adelaide
This hotel, sadly, has no kettle available to us so we get ready speedily and pop to Mitchell’s Bakery and Café for a caffeine hit We take it by the sea to enjoy There’s a strong smell of sulphur so we get on back to the car to start our day At the top of…
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Day 149 – Kingston Town
Terrible night’s sleep – our neighbours were the worst! Check out and straight to Metro Bakery & Cafe for flat whites while we talk to family Cave Garden / Thugi is just over the road This is a landscaped garden with a huge sinkhole at the centre in the heart of Mount Gambier Unfortunately, it…
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Day 148 – Happy Valentines Day, y’all ❤️
Kick start the day with a filter coffee and porridge while we wake up slow Realise the time and get a move on – got to make sure we’re checked out in time as this place has coded gates to get out which will expire after 10am Out to South Warrnambool where their pier is…
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Day 146 – The animals of Otway National Park
A decent sleep – woo! Slow morning where we have a couple of filter coffees with some porridge and hot cross buns while we do a couple admin tasks Now, for the lighthouse – it was built in 1848, being the second on the mainland and the oldest surviving one, and it’s light was visible…