Date : Saturday March 22nd
Time : All day
Location : Detroit Michigan
After starting our long trip home from Melbourne we arrived in Detroit after travelling twenty eight hours. By the time we got our car started (our battery was dead) we went to Walmart to get our dinner. When we got to the hotel we had our dinner of sandwiches and chips because we started eating at around midnight we all went to bed.
To summarize my trip to Australia I learned these five facts;
1. They drive on the other side of the street
2. That somebody that might have been a relative went to the old gaol
3. The natives make all kinds of art out of whatever they could find
4. They speak english however the combination of words can mean different things then what I'm used to and they speak really fast
5. They have a lot of different animals that you wouldn't find in Canada
Interesting geographic fact ;
The sand I walked on was really soft, the beaches are good for surfing in combination with the weather and they even have a yearly international surf competition close to my Aunt's beach house.
I had a great time and would like to thank my Aunt Miranda for hosting us when we visited her for the two weeks. I would like to thank her for introducing us to the Australian arts, culture and history.
She also purchased souvenirs for us at the Victorian market. I thought it was nice to finally meet her and not just talk to her on the phone.
I would love to go back to Australia one day …..
Cam's Adventures
Sunday, 23 March 2014
Friday, 21 March 2014
Day Twelve Our final day
Date - Thursday March 20th
Location - Dandenong mountains, Fern Tree Gully.
Time - 10.00 am to 2.00 pm
We travelled up twisty mountain roads to the William Ricketts Sanctuary. William Rickett was an eccentric sculptor that made native heads and carvings out of rocks and wood. He appointed himself protector of all natives in the area. The carvings were cool. They looked like real people, it was a little creepy.
Then we drove down the road to look at some flowers and trees.
At the end of our time in the mountains we went to a german restaurant and it looked like a mountain house. They had a buffet with seafood, salads, meats, cheeses, desserts and PANCAKES!!!!!!
The pancake frying pan was huge the size of a small kitchen table. And my aunt and I ate until we were feeling sick well I think it was just me that felt sick.
Wednesday, 19 March 2014
Day Eleven - A ride back in time on Puffing Billy
Date : Wednesday March 19th - www.puffingbilly.com.au
Location : Belgrave
Time : 10:30 - 1:30
Today we travelled out of Melbourne to Belgrave to ride on Puffing Billy a historic narrow gauge steam train. Puffing BIlly was one of four low-cost 2'6" gauge lines constructed in Victoria in the early 1900's. The line that is still operating was first opened on December 18th, 1900. The line is 15 miles long and travels from Belgrave to Gembrook. It is maintained by a group of over 500 volunteers.
I thought it was interesting to see how far up we went but it doesn't fell like the ride is an hour. It had mostly open style cars with one car that was enclosed. Just like the old days. The workers are mostly retired people that helped with the train ride and restoring all the working pieces of the trains. There was a little restaurant at the last stop and I tried a meat pie. They were amazing with the meat and the meat sauce and my mom, my aunt and my dad all had a focciacia sandwich and my moms sandwich tasted really good too.
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
Day Ten - Surfs Up Dude
Date : Tuesday March 18
Location : Anglesea -
http://www.visitvictoria.com/Regions/Great-Ocean-Road/Activities-and-attractions/Nature-and-wildlife/Beaches-and-coastlines/Bells-Beach
http://www.visitmelbourne.com/Regions/Great-Ocean-Road/Destinations/Torquay
http://www.visitvictoria.com/Regions/Great-Ocean-Road/Activities-and-attractions/Nature-and-wildlife/Beaches-and-coastlines/Bells-Beach
http://www.visitmelbourne.com/Regions/Great-Ocean-Road/Destinations/Torquay
Time : All day
We walked to the beach at Anglesea in the morning and then had lunch before making our way down to Melbourne. We first stopped and watched the surfers at Bells Beach and Torquay.
Then we went to a Ripcurl and my Aunt bought me a hat and two tee shirts
Monday, 17 March 2014
Day Nine - Swimming at the beach
Date : Monday March 17
Location : Anglesea
http://www.visitvictoria.com/Regions/Great-Ocean-Road/Activities-and-attractions/History-and-heritage
http://www.visitvictoria.com/Regions/Great-Ocean-Road/Activities-and-attractions/History-and-heritage
Time : All day
Yesterday we Drove out to the Great Ocean Road. We learned that the road was made by the veterans of World War One as a make work work project when they returned home from the war.
Then we drove to Lorne - a small very popular beach community. We went to the Lorne Beach but it was raining and cold especially the water!!! While we were there we looked in surf shops and ate lunch.
Then we drove home and on our way we saw an open coal pit and the trucks were huge but on the cliff far away they were tiny.
Then we went to the bakery in Anglesea and I had a doughnut with half strawberry icing and the other half was sprinkles.
Sunday, 16 March 2014
Day - Eight - Kicking it old school at the beach
Location : Anglesea, Aust - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglesea,_Victoria
Date : Sunday March 16th
Time : All day
Then we walked down the mountain to the beach. The beach was really cool, it wasn't rocky like when we go for our summer holiday at Wildwood trailer park near Rondeau. The water was actually pretty warm and the sand was soft my mom said it felt like baby powder. There were a lot of people surfing and sailing on the catamarans boats. There was even a big group of life guards on duty making sure all the surfers were safe.
Day - Seven - Leaving downtown to head to the beach.
Location : Melbourne & Anglesea, Aust - http://www.airforce.gov.au/raafmuseum/
Date : Saturday March 15th
Time : All day
The first thing we did was go to the Royal Victoria Farmers Market. We went to the market to buy souvenirs. At the market i observed them selling hats, socks, toys, clothes, shoes, bags, garden equipment, and dog stuff. There was a separate building for buying meats and fast food and seafood.
the seafood smelt really bad. I bought a hat and two shirts and some road signs for my room. We bought hats, pins and shirts.
Then we went to the R.A.A.F museum in Point Cook. Point Cook is an active air base. At the museum we saw all sorts of stuff from flight logs to planes they even had a mug made out of a big bullet and the bottom of a fire extinguisher. The first military flight for Australia took place on the morning of March 1st 1914, at the Point Cook base. 2014 marks the 100th year anniversary of the flight.
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