http://willpovey.blogdrive.com/ WILL POVEY Sat, 03 Jul 2004 18:30:02 PDT http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2004. http://willpovey.blogdrive.com/archive/25.html Sat, 19 Jun 2004 00:13:39 GMT On my return to Sydney I spent a day in the city before going on an ecotour in the Blue Mountains. I went with Wildframe Ecotours on a day tour and then spent two nights in Katoomba YHA before returning to the city. The ecotour consisted of day walking through the Grand Canyon, where we took in the spectacular view of Grose Valley from Evans Lookout. At Katoomba we saw the Three Sisters and Jamison Valley. The three sisters are three large pieces of rock, which are located on the edge of a valley. Also I took a ride on the Skyway cable car and the Scenic Railway, which is the worlds steepest... (more) http://willpovey.blogdrive.com/comments?id=25 http://willpovey.blogdrive.com/archive/24.html Fri, 18 Jun 2004 03:54:43 GMT On arriving in Alice I checked into my ice cold hostel, which I was glad of, as it was quite hot outside. I spent a few nights in Alice mainly catching up on this blog. I had booked myself on a bus trip called "Just The Centre" which was run by Wayward Bus who I used for my Great Ocean Road. So for the next three and half days I would be touring round the Red Centre. Picked up in the cold and dark at 06:45 I climbed aboard and so it began. We first visited Rainbow Valley, which has great spiritual significance. It was a good place to take photos. We made for our night stop of Kings Creek... (more) http://willpovey.blogdrive.com/comments?id=24 http://willpovey.blogdrive.com/archive/23.html Wed, 16 Jun 2004 04:43:33 GMT On my return to Perth I spent about 6 days with the girls. We went for another look at the view from Kings Park, took in a film. Also during the week we visited the suburbs of Leederville and Subaico and look around the markets. One night we met up with Louise, Denise, Mark and Paul who were all on my Great Ocean Road trip. Louise and Denise had already been in Perth a while and were about to leave on a 7 day road trip going to the north of the city. Mark and Paul had just come from seeing Uluru, Kings Canyon and Kata Tjuta in the Red Centre. I had originally planned to fly back to Adelaide,... (more) http://willpovey.blogdrive.com/comments?id=23 http://willpovey.blogdrive.com/archive/22.html Thu, 20 May 2004 05:05:44 GMT So Saturday arrived and brought with it the start of our eight day road trip. The plan was basically to travel cross country in a south easterly direction heading for a coastal town called Esperance. This would be the longest and probably most tiring day of the whole trip. We would then spend the next 7 days touring along the coast and round back up to Perth. The distance from Perth to Esperence is about 800 km's or 500 miles, which is a fair distance to cover. Along the way we stopped at York for some brunch and then at Wave Rock. This as the name suggests is a rock in the shape of a... (more) http://willpovey.blogdrive.com/comments?id=22 http://willpovey.blogdrive.com/archive/21.html Wed, 19 May 2004 01:19:39 GMT Perth had not featured in my plans and was on the west coast and therefore may be totally different to any of the state capitals I'd visited so far. I didn't know anything about it and what to expect. I'd heard a lot of good comments about Perth and Western Australia (WA). These had mostly come from Tricia who I think very much likes this city and state. Perth had the possibility of being good because some of the guys and girls from my Great Ocean Road trip would be there and others arriving later. After checking into one of the worst YHA hostels I've ever stayed in, I went with Pete in... (more) http://willpovey.blogdrive.com/comments?id=21 http://willpovey.blogdrive.com/archive/20.html Sun, 02 May 2004 09:10:48 GMT The Indian Pacific (http://www.gsr.com.au/indian/) travels between Sydney and Perth, passing through Adelaide, Cook and Kalgoorlie. I boarded at Adelaide and prepared myself for the 38 hour journey. Travailing as a backpacker I had the cheapest ticket. So for the next day and a half I would be sleeping, eating and generally living in my seat. Fortunately for me I had Jo to keep me company for the whole journey. The train left Adelaide at 18:40 on Sunday and started it's journey. I've never used trains very much and after this journey I'm not that inspired to use them again. It seemed to take... (more) http://willpovey.blogdrive.com/comments?id=20 http://willpovey.blogdrive.com/archive/19.html Thu, 29 Apr 2004 03:49:34 GMT Adelaide the capital of South Australia is a place from which many people arrive and depart. From here you can go west to Perth, north to Coober Pedy - Alice Springs and Darwin or east to Melbourne. As with large cities in Oz it's made up of a grid of roads which makes finding your way around quite easy. The night I arrived most of us were to meet in a bar for a few drinks and a chat. Those who know me, know I like a beer and while I've been travelling around oz I have been sampling the different variants of the amber nectar. This night was to be no exception. Those present that night... (more) http://willpovey.blogdrive.com/comments?id=19 http://willpovey.blogdrive.com/archive/18.html Mon, 19 Apr 2004 06:29:08 GMT I had booked on a three and a half day trip with Wayward Bus Touring Company www.waywardbus.com.au (Classic Coast). It was a small 21 seater bus with a box trailer for our bags. I was lucky because there was only 14 of us plus the driver who was called Leigh. We left busy Melbourne just after lunch time and made for Apollo Bay. Our first stop was Bells Beach, a world famous surf beach which hosts a major competition each year. After spending a little time here we stopped at Lorne which is a classic seaside town sandwiched between mountains and the sea. Our first night was spent in Apollo Bay... (more) http://willpovey.blogdrive.com/comments?id=18 http://willpovey.blogdrive.com/archive/17.html Thu, 25 Mar 2004 06:42:59 GMT For the next four days I would be at the 2004 Forster's Australian Grand Prix. Four days of high speed, loads of action and a lot of noise. The GP was one of the main reasons for coming to Oz. I have been a GP fan for over ten years and haven't seen a live race. So to be at the first race of the season in Oz was a dream come true. This season the format of the race weekend had changed. Thursday was just a track day for other formula's such as Formula Ford or V8 Touring Cars. Friday had two Formula 1 practice seasons and Saturday had the two back to back qualifying sessions. This leaves Sunday... (more) http://willpovey.blogdrive.com/comments?id=17 http://willpovey.blogdrive.com/archive/15.html Thu, 25 Mar 2004 06:34:38 GMT Before I even got to Melbourne I knew I'd love it. I had heard lots of good comments about it. There is an unofficial competition between the two. Sydney and Melbourne are always trying to out do each other. Sydney is winning this battle, but only because it has the coat hanger, opera house and the harbour. I still prefer Melbourne as it is the sports capital of Oz. Also it has more culture and entertainment with festivals and shows. Also one of the things I love are the trams. They are so easy to use and you never have to wait long for one. Driving in Melbourne is made more interesting... (more) http://willpovey.blogdrive.com/comments?id=15