31.3.13
BACK TO MELBOURNE
And so... two weeks
and counting. I say it but it isn’t real, not in the slightest.
Just as it wasn’t real that we would be flying from the UK to
Australia for a year away except, once we were in the airport on the
way here it was very real, it was the escape we had needed for so
long. On the return I have the feeling even the airport won’t bring
a sense of reality. I doubt we’ll find a sense of reality for some
time, but what we do have is a strong sense of ourselves, of where we
have been and where we are now, wherever on this little planet that
may be.
Two
weeks to condense our belongings into two suitcases, to find a new
home for Vanny, to say goodbye to some of our closest freinds. So as a last boost we worked out just how far vannie has taken us in the last three months.....10560km!! Now that does put a smile on our faces!!!
NYE AT PARADISE BEACH
Ok so it was nice to have a cold, wintry Christmas, it just felt right, as did N.Y.E in the sunshine, on a beach, with all our best of ozzy friends, feasting and frolicking. A far reach from a Bristol warehouse in the frosty early hours. A little piece of life at its best. Blessed to be surrounded by such beautiful people in such a magical corner of the world.
15.3.13
DUE SOUTH
Two
days to new years eve and we’re heading south form Canberra on the
coast toward the Melbourne coast, we’re about 600k away from all
our Melbourne people, waiting eagerly for our arrival at paradise
beach, and a massive party. We’re also 600k from an event, exciting
as it is will mark the end of our three month road trip and the run
up to our return to the UK on the 16th of January! Heavy.
CANBERRA
Canberra
is the single most German place outside of Germany we have ever seen.
We arrive as the completely contrived, grand (and a little soulless)
capital city celebrates its 100th
birthday!!!
We
catch up with my cousin Stafford who I haven’t seen in over a tenth
of the capital cities age and his wife Ali. Fresh from the mountains
we welcome the offer of a solid (pre-made) bed for a couple of
nights. We spend a couple of days getting to know them and
getting a little help fixing Vanny up. Splendid folk, lovely couple
of days!
THE JENOLAN CAVES
Enchanting, mystical, absolutely bloody amazing!!! Well the Jenolan caves, situated in the Blue Mountains are the most expansive cave system that we have ever seen. Apparently they are some of the Oldest limestone caves in the world and as we have become quite fond of our cave explorations, this is one we just couldn't miss. 
From the hair raising single track that wound back and forth miles down hillsides that ended up in driving through the mouth of one of the caves, to the busling busy booking system we encountered on arrival, stricken with excitment and nervous at the prospect of tickits running out , Janolan sure does absourb you.
we managed two tours of very different caves, both magnificent in there individual way, the Imperial cave, the first we entered was filled with white stalagmites, stalegtaites, columns, and even helectites! This being one of the larger in the cave system, the size and formations were astonishing. To the untrained eye they look to be honest seemed fake, yet nature can create bizarre and wonderful sights. The most famous of the formations the broken column as shown was almost like a farytale and a broken piece of a magic castle.
The second cave was called The jewels of orient cave, and dazzling it certainly was. Lit with an array of colour light the white limestone crystal became almost translucent with vibrant colour.
To our amazement the Jenolan caves national park worker who took a liking to our travelling spirit, unofficially told us were we may park for the night in the caves car park, he also mentioned a free point to use for power and even were we may find hot showers, and all for free! so we bedded down and set up vannie for a night by the caves, which included an after dinner, rather terrifying walk through the open caves, lit up yet absolutely alone!! or were we?
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