March 02, 2004
The Coorong!
Over the weekend I drove from Melbourne to Adelaide. The drive started in Box Hill, which is in the eastern part of Melbourne, I then met up with Cam and Jeff for a surf at Jan Juc in Torquay, about one hour west of Melbourne near Geelong.
From Geelong I then drove to my home town Mount Gambier. The drive was great as it was quite late at night and there were many animals to see along the way. When crossed the Victorian/South Australian Border about 20 kms from Mount Gambier I was confronted with around 30 Kangaroos who were grazing and chilling out along the side of the road, watching me drive by. :)
I arrived in Mount Gambier around 4am! around lunch time I met up with some old high school friends and then went for a surf at Browns Beach. This was extra special as Browns is the beach where my father first tought me to surf.
After a drive around the local area, I then headed up to Adelaide along the coast, passing through Beachport, Robe and Kingston along the way. After Kingston you enter the Coorong which I haven't seen for years, as it was near sunset there were some amazing colours to be seen along the way. The two photos taken above where at the Coorong and Meningie. Certainly a spectacular drive with a lot of countryside to see.
So, I'll be in Adelaide visiting the folks for the next week, flying back to Germany this coming sunday afternoon. It's been an awesome two months travel! Already looking forward to the next trip! :)