Day 46. Rosebud, Victoria.

Thursday 31.3.22

Yvonne's not feeling her best so we've decided to stay put for the week. While she rests up we'll do a bit more exploring. We haven't previously spent a lot of time in this area.

The weather was cold and drizzly this morning so we decided to hang around the van. Went for a few walks, did some washing and cleaning, the boring stuff!

Cooked a loaf of banana bread and a butterfly chicken dinner.

Day 45. Rosebud, Mornington Peninsula.

Wednesday 30.3.22

Lined up at 7.10am ready for our ferry trip at a cost of $127. Much easier than driving through Geelong and Melbourne. 

Another London Bridge, this time in Portsea.

First convict settlement in Victoria. 

2 ships arrived in October 1803. One with convicts and a smaller one with free settlers. Due to lack of fresh water and fertile land it was decided to relocate.

Dorothy Houghton walk 1.1km.

Brunch walk, 2.7km, because we left so early we hadn't eaten.

Vandals at work. 

Rye jetty, closed for repairs.

HMAS Otama. Decommissioned RAN submarine. 

Went for another walk, 4.4km, browsing the shopping centre and eating the yummiest pizza we've had in a while. 

Today we travelled 48kms, taking the total hitched to 3517kms.

We also explored 9+ kms by foot and 70kms by car. 

Day 44. Marcus Hill, Victoria

Tuesday 29.3.22

We walked the perimeter of the van park this morning, 1.6kms. You can see by all the facilities they have why they charge a huge fee.

Toyota!

Lots of exploring today.

Point Lonsdale pier, Lighthouse and bunkers. 

The fun police strike again. No cycling up the stairs 🤷‍♀️

Next town on our tour was Queenscliff. 

We have done the tour of the fort on a previous trip. 

137 steps up the 360° tower and 137 back down again. 

The ferry was in dock.

View from halfway down the town.

We hadn't been to St Leonards before. Nice little jetty where people were catching squid and the manta rays play.

The pier at Port Arlington is being revamped. We walked out here quite a few years ago when my Uncle and Aunt lived here.

A couple of lovely mermaids 🧜‍♀️ 🧜‍♀️  on the rocks.

Some one left a few mosaics along the rock wall.

Went to Drysdale to get some gas and a few groceries. 

Tomorrow we take the ferry across to explore the Mornington Peninsula and on towards Phillip Island. Today we did a 73km loop of the area.

The red is what we have completed and the green is what we may still do.