March 16, 2008
It’s 2200 and we are busily packing to head to Melbourne tomorrow to turn in the rental Yaris and fly to Sydney. Had an absolutely marvelous day today. We went square dancing last night with Ralph, Lynn and Adrian Weise and the Chemistry Sets. Lots of callers showed up and after a mite of technical problems we had a heck of a square dance. Bosco called at least half of it. What fun! We stayed over night with Ralph and Lyn and this AM we left their house and Melbourne for the Great Costal Highway. We made a big loop going south from Melbourne, west along the coast and then north back to Ballarat. Stopped places to hike; the rainforest trail and the Twelve Apostles vista walks, and places to take pictures and even stopped to eat. Met other tourists along the way; young couple from Canada and a gentleman from Israel and one from India. Saw a Koala bear in a tree. We got back here just in time to crawl into the hot tub and then begin the packing saga. We’ve got to get up early in the morning to get to the airport in time. Who planned this trip anyway??