Touring is thirsty work!.
Handy location The Bega Village Motor Inn in Bega is a convenient place to lay your head for the night. It’s it situated on the northern side of Bega. A short walk to shops, clubs and restaurants. It is also about a 5-minute drive to the Bega Cheese Factory. We walked the 130 metres down …
We set off early today with our planned destination being the the country town of Bega in New south Wales. Today we would be stopping at: Lakes Entrance Green Cape Lighthouse Boyd’s Tower Words go here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ldc0dxChSo&t=18s Our journey today was going to be around 615km. Leaving Melbourne we jumped on the M1 to head …
Art Vo is an amazing first immersive, ‘trick-art’ gallery! The gallery first opened at The District in 2016. The first of its kind, it is a self-guided gallery suitable for all ages. Make sure you bring your camera or camera phone when you pay a visit. ArtVo is conveniently located five minutes from the CBD …
We had a bit of a lay in before heading off for breakfast at “The Hangar” in the shopping complex across from the Atlantis Hotel. After breakfast we wandered around checking out some of the local street art. The street art in Melbourne is simply brilliant and there is a Street Art Walk to take it …
The Old Melbourne Gaol is a former jail, which is now a museum. It is located at 377 Russell St, Melbourne VIC 3000.. It consists of a bluestone building and courtyard. Famous of infamous inmates include Ned Kelly, his mother Ellen Kelly and Squizzy Taylor. The Gaol closed in 1924, during WW2 it was used …
We were up early to do some laundry and The Lonely Sock was a short walk from the motel. Whilst we were waiting for our washing to be done we grabbed a coffee and croissant from Commonplace Coffee Brewers across the lane. Once our laundry was done and dropped of we wandered up to Harley-Heaven …
Great location The Atlantis Motel in the heart of Melbourne is a fantastic place to lay your head for the night or longer. It is a 4 star motel that offers fantastic rates for a stay. There is onsite parking available in the carpark that is subject to availability. This is the only downside to …
Our journey today would see us head to Melbourne. I had visited Melbourne once and it would be Mrs Thirsty’s first time there. Leaving Apollo Bay we drove to Lorne for breakfast at Moons Expresso Bar. From there we hit the road for our first stop of the day, the Memorial Arch on the eastern …
Great location The Apollo Apartments in Apollo Bay is a fantastic place to lay your head for the night. All of the apartments are fully self contained. Close to pubs, restaurants and shops and the beautiful Apollo Bay Beach across the road There is onsite parking available underneath the units. There is a lift if you …
The Great Ocean Road and a big part of the purpose of the trip. After “feasting” at Maccas we were on the road to Port Fairy lighthouse which is situated on Griffiths island at Port Fairy. It’s about a 2.3km walk return and well worth checking out. Maybe not in winter though as it was …