The current 2023 trip, has been a long time in the planning. Myself and 3 mates are heading for Antarctica and South America.
Posts in reverse order below.
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****please if you comment, leave your name as mostly I can’t identify who is making comment**** A good meal at the pub last night and then home for showers, a bit of phaffing before early to bed. It was chilly but the new system of battery and inverter and the electric blanket, combined with a…
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****please if you comment, leave your name as mostly I can’t identify who is making comment**** I woke about seven and decided I should stay up and tackle my GLa:D exercises which I managed to do by 8:30.Then we had a hickedly, pickedly breakfast and cup of tea. Slow pack up and then we’re headed…
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We all seemed to fare fairly well last night – no one complaining of cold or lack of sleep. Up and about for breaky in the camp kitchen and then packed up, took a walk around Lake Marma and headed for the Stick Shed. The Stick Shed was an amazing feat of Bush engineering back…
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We got away at 10:30 from my house and assumed our convoy down the freeway. Skipped weigh bridge and headed West through Melbourne, heavy traffic and plenty of rain.We gathered again at Ballan Service centre, had lunch and made some definite plans. The sun popped out through the rain at Beaufort. Lambs were gambolling in…
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Prologue. An outback trip has been on the cards for a few months. We had a ‘meeting’ to find a common slot in all our schedules – mainly between overseas trips for some and other commitments. The a slot was late June into July. The original aim was a trip to finish the tail end…
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A relaxed start was planned today with breakfast meeting time of 9am ready for our massages at 10:30.Bron and I awoke well before the alarm and were busy scrolling when I received a message from Hayley to say we needed to cancel her and Aunty Sue’s massage as they were at the hospital!Aunty Sue had…
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A sleep in today as we have a free day around the area before a walking food tour this arvo/evening. A good sleep was had by all. Relaxed breakfast at the usual, Wildflour. Then it was a short walk across to and around Landmark (closed for inventory till 12) to the next shopping mall/complex –…
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9.4.026 – Day 7 – The Girls International Whirlwind Restaurant Tour. Jan. 2026: Eating and Shopping!
Eating and shopping was the order of the day. We didn’t venture more than 500m from the hotel – mind you I’m sure we clocked up the steps in repeat visits.To explain further the New World Makati hotel is located in the Ayala family’s private city of Makati. Opposite is the Greenbelt, compromising high end…
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Awoke after a couple of hours sleep and Bron and I headed down to check out hotel breaky. We don’t have breaky included so we looked it over and went for a walk across the road to the Shopping Precinct- Greenbelt. There were a range of cafes and restaurants to choose from. Returned to hotel…
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Last day- breaky at Bakers Bistro and finally they had Overnight Oats available – we’d given up on it, thank goodness Hayley asked.… and they were delicious. We all went our separate ways- to have a look around the area – mainly shops etc. Here’s what I found. Back to Villa for chat and swim…
Travel adventures with Nicola & co. 