My partner and I got all packed and ready to leave the United States from Dulles Airport to Melbourne shortly after Christmas. It was right on time as it became significantly cooler at the end of December, and I could not wait to return to summer in the Southern Hemisphere. After a smooth, but long flight that included transits in Charlotte and Los Angeles, we made it to Melbourne.
I left the US for now … and hit not only a new country but also a totally new continent. Australia, the land down under! Went from Honolulu on an epic 11 hour flight to Melbourne. Wow, this is a very beautiful city with an amazing quality of living: amazing food, relaxed atmosphere, lots of space, green lanes, a skyline, always a fresh breeze from the bay and ocean …. staying here at a friend’s place.
Truly a magic and very special place. Formerly known as Ayers Rock and now back to being called Uluru. A sacred site of the aboriginal people in the Outback of Australia.
Der Great Ocean Walk ist ein überraschend abwechslungsreicher und lohnenswerter Trail. Mit 104 km Länge, zahlreichen Campingplätzen, einer sehr guten Ausschilderung und einer guten Infrastruktur zur An- und Abreise ist er ein relativ einfach zu begehender Trail.
Australia! After I arrived in Sydney I went to the Snowy Mountains, more precisely to Mt Kosciuszko Nationalpark. It’s actually a very popular winter sports area: ski slopes, bob sledding, snowboarding.
Den Great Ocean Walk bin ich als Übergangswanderweg zwischen dem Pacific Crest Trail und dem Te Araroa gelaufen. Nachdem ich den PCT in den USA beendet hatte und die Idee, den Te Araroa in Neuseeland zu laufen, gereift ist, kontaktierte mich eine Freundin, die in Melbourne/Australien lebt.
Der Great Ocean Walk ist ein 104 km langer Fernwanderweg im Süden von Victoria in Australien. Der Weg verläuft entlang der Küstenlinie in unmittelbarer Nähe der bekannten Great Ocean Road.
Australia! After I arrived in Sydney I went to the Snowy Mountains, more precisely to Mt Kosciuszko Nationalpark. It’s actually a very popular winter sports area: ski slopes, bob sledding, snowboarding. Yep, I talk about Australia. In this mountain range the snow piles up in winter time … absolutely unbelieveable, but the locals already showed me pictures.