The Journey So Far
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Port of Melbourne: Update
Given the extraordinary delays in unloading the Talisman I decided to research what was happening in the nation’s ports - I came across an online article that pretty well spelled it all out ( see the link to it in the Postscript: Shipping Update section at the end of...
Melbourne – The Mornington Peninsula
To be honest, we’d been more than just a little disheartened this past week after the ongoing unloading delay outlined in the last blog ( I dare not even mention the “s” word - we just call it a “transportation delay” now, it’s so depressing ). It’s typical when...
On To Melbourne
Not sure where the time went but it seems suddenly we looked at the calendar and it was time to head to Melbourne for a long-anticipated rendezvous with our rig - or so we hoped anyway. The “car switch” a week before meant we now had a Victorian-plated vehicle making...
Forbes : A Walk Down Memory Lane
To follow our ( seemingly never-ending ) shipping drama please see the postscript at the bottom of this blog. It’s so depressing I simply could not bear to put it front and centre in any update. That said, it does dictate our life right now so it can’t be ignored....
Australia – The Road To Forbes
Sydney surely ranks among the most stunning cities in the world to arrive in by air ( or sea for that matter ). When approached from the Pacific it’s exciting to catch that first glimpse of coastline, admire the miles and miles of golden beaches and ( still ) be...
New Zealand – The North Island
Barely minutes from the ferry dock in Wellington one comes face to face with Wellington’s iconic “Beehive”, as the Executive Wing of the New Zealand Parliament Buildings is colloquially known. The building is open to the public for regular tours and hoping to get...
