Road Trip

Ben and I recently sold our motorbikes so we could purchase a safer mode of recreational vehicle - a quad runner! We found a great deal but we had to go all the way down to Canberra (Australia's Washington D.C.) to pick it up. This is about a 6-8 hour drive from home. Taking Friday off we headed out on a nice leisurly drive through the countryside. The trip was fantastic and we so much enjoyed all the signs of spring as well as a few Australian icons. We had picture perfect weather too!

Spring bloom in Sofala (old gold mining town)

Canola in bloom - Lachlin Valley

Mount Panorama, in Bathurst, is the most renowned race track for motorsports in Australia and one of the only tracks I know of that you can actually take your own vehicle for a "hot lap". It's too bad the speed limit is only 60km/hour on non-race days. I guess you just have to pretend you're in a V8 Supercar! Vroom Vroom!

Mount Panorama - home of the Bathurst 1000!

Along with the Harbour Bridge, Uluru, kangaroos and the Sydney Opera House, Australia is also known for all things "Big". On our journey we encountered 2 of many of these unique icons scattered around the country.

The "Big Merino" sheep in Goulburn

The "Big Potato" in Robertson

On Saturday morning we picked up our new toy in Canberra.

Ben with our new Honda "quaddy" !

We stayed at a wonderful B&B ("beds & views") just outside of Kiama which is along the south coast. Our accommodation overlooked lush green valleys and the Pacific Ocean. The view was spectacular so we enjoyed a nice bottle of Verdelho as we watched the sun set slowly over the hills and the resident alpacas graze on the lawn.