A Place to (Briefly) Call Home

We haven't touched base on this blog in a while, but only for the best of reasons - meeting new people, experiencing all that Australia's "culture capital" has to offer, working (very different) and fun new jobs, and creating a home base as we replenish our travel funds and live the day-to-day excitement of a challenging new place.

Things have been fantastic in Melbourne - it has become a place that will always feel like home. Our tentative plan is to stay here until The Erlandsons visit in mid-April, at which point we will encroach on their travel plans - then either do a bit more travel in Australia, or set up shop in New Zealand for another year of adventure!

In the meantime, here is a picture of our cute little townhouse that we share with 2 awesome Melbourne natives.

Great Ocean Road

We were treated to some of the best coastline views yet on the very last leg of our 2 month travels through Oz. Reminding us a little of California's Highway 1, except with that particular Australian flair we've come to appreciate so much, we finished our final day on the Great Ocean Road - 243 kilometers of untouched seaside and beaches, koala colonies, and enough beautiful bushland to get it out of our system for a few months as we prepared to settle down in Melbourne.

Here are some of the views that welcomed us back to civilization!

Loved that there was a designated beginning and end to this road -
it made our last day of road tripping feel very ceremonial

Flinders Ranges views

(A few of) The Twelve Apostles

One last koala picture for good measure - courtesy of Cape Otway colony