After fleeing Melbourne during one of Oz’s biggest events of the year, I headed up to Ballarat, site of early gold mining in Australia. It was a pretty drive, and I enjoyed the museum, visited the historic Montrose Cottage and had a lovely chat with the docent, wandered through some of the mine shafts and, […]

Leaving Adelaide, I took the longcut to the Great Ocean Road, stopping first at an historic winery with lovely, cool, stone interiors and interesting light not far from the Murray River. I enjoyed a few sips of some of their award-winning wines along with some bread, fruit, and cheese in the midday sun before continuing […]

As you can see, this article is growing of its own volition! For those of you were are following this blog, you know I am writing about a trip I took several years back, but that trip, obviously very fresh in my mind, was filled with examples of serendipity. Oftentimes, I went looking for one […]