Glize and I travelled to Australia in March, Glize’s first trip down under.
We took the long route — flying from Singapore to Darwin then spending two days on The Ghan tran to Adelaide, and The Overland to Melbourne. I love long train rides, be it Bangkok to Singapore, or Chengdu to Lhasa. It’s the first time I’ve travelled far in Australia since departing nine years ago.
On the way to Adelaide we stopped for an extremely hot hike around Katherine Gorge, and a camel ride along The Todd.
We stayed in Adelaide for a couple of nights, bringing the cold weather with us (the most rain and coldest weather for months). I’ve always been fond of Adelaide, and it was full of charm beyond what I remembered after fourteen years between visits.
The Overland to Melbourne is now privatised and a vast improment on the skungy night trips of the past. We brought the cold weather with us, ending months of heat.
We timed our trip for cousin Martin and Shaku’s wedding, held at a winery in Coldstream.
It was wonderful to see my family again (and soon to be our family). We had a fantasitc trip, complete with meeting old friends, seeing Alex and Emma’s new baby Thomas, and topped off with a trip down the Great Ocean Road (during which a once-in-several-years wind storm passed through the state and raised massive waves — you get the idea).
A tight and packed itinerary, and “nothing went wrong!” Here are some photos
Oh, and it looks our trip will bring us a baby this Christmas.