27 Jan 2002 - Portland A couple of months into my year long sabbatical from work, and the day has finally come for us to take leave of this dreary state. Lyn...

29 Jan 2002 - Sydney Day 1 Getting through Sydney airport is fairly painless, with the exception that I make the mistake of answering in the affirmative when...

1 Feb 2002 - Driving to the Hunter Valley Excitement is in the air! Today we wave a fond fair-well to Sydney and make a start on our travels. Unfortunately i...

5 Feb 2002 - Melbourne Day 1 It's been pissing down all last night, so we rise early (well, fairly early), eager to hit the road, move west and try and out r...

8 Feb 2002 - Driving to Port Fairy Last night I spent ½ hour in voice-mail jail, trying for sign up for a Citylink pass, so that when we left Melbourne this ...

10 Feb 2002 - Driving to Adelaide We wave a fond farewell to the Wongary Cottages and hit the road for Adelaide. We have approximately 350 miles to get there...

19 Feb 2002 - Flying to Sydney This morning we wave a fond farewell to Adelaide (sob sob), and jump on plane Sydney, enroute for the Blue Mountains (hooray!)...

24 Feb 2002 - Back to Sydney We drive back down from the mountains and head back into Sydney, admiring the view for the last time along the way. Once we get ...