Well, here we are, world wide web, nearly in Tassie and yet no one knows anything about the travelling Woodleys' Victorian adventures...
So here goes...
After we left Mount Gambier, we felt that we were really on the road. Previously knowing where we were going to stay, we were now following the whims of our heart (i.e. the weather, the toilet breaks, and the capacity of four children to cause slight insanity in their mum and dad!).
The first stop for six days was the beautiful free camp of the Fitzroy River Reserve (well, twenty dollars a week, but who's arguing with that? - certainly not the gentleman who'd been there for seventeen months)...
...where the highlight was travelling on the old-fashioned sightseeing cable tram around Portland before visiting the Botanical Gardens...
(and when Nick informed the kids we were going to the Botanical Gardens, Levente responded with 'The Mechanical Gardens?' to which Nick explained, 'No, the Botanical Gardens - where there are plants...from the word botany', then Izzy clarifies: 'The Lobotomy Gardens?' You can imagine that Nick was incapable of explaining further as he was literally ROFL.) (aah, how did that
acronym slip in again?...)
...and we sailed our ship for the first time...
...along with many other pleasurable pastimes...
...then said farewell as we travelled on...
...and felt very urban after our previous rural setting; however young and old did enjoy the adventure playground...
...as well as the very satisfying museum and recreated maritime village where we were personally conducted around by the village parson (yes, Mrs Latham, not exactly Amish but decidedly close)...
...and Nick caught his first fish of the trip which we had for tea
(mmm hmm)...
(and of course Grumpsy and Oma visited us)
Now, don't think I've forgotton, world wide web, that you want to know why 'The Travelling Sabbath'?...soon all will be revealed...
FINALLY I've actually found you on here and caught up with all your adventures!! I know you sent the link to Paul's phone and yet it just went AWOL (hahahaha - acronyms!!) - anyway, am now officially following you, very happy to be doing so :) Great blog, have loved reading it and checking out the sights with you. Look forward to hearing more about Tasmania as your adventure unfolds there! We loved having you stay, thanks for the privilege! Love from the Parker's xx
ReplyDeleteYay Kathy,
ReplyDeleteSo glad you found the blog - I checked out yours as well...of course absolutely brilliant photos! I will be writing about the rest of Victoria and the beginning of Tassie ASAP as we now have power and reception again after nearly two weeks without, which was actually kind of nice! Missing the time we spent with you guys; and Issy still talks about 'Mr Parker and his farm'!
Blessings, Renee.