I discovered the final of the Bells Beach surfing competition was going to be held on [date missing], which was surprising because it’s usually held over Easter and this was two weeks later. As a keen geriatric surfer this was an opportunity not to be missed as I regard this as the premier event on […]

Leaving Wilsons Promontory I knew something had changed when I noticed the sun setting over the water! Of course, I’d rounded the bottom of our big island and was heading West! Generally speaking, after the splendour of “The Prom” the landscape heading west is pretty uninteresting, dominated by flat farm land, including wind farms (which […]

This day can mean many different things to different people, but for me it signifies the start of the month in which the two most important men in my life were born, my father and my son. The significance of this today has led me try and articulate one of my greatest challenges, to find […]

Cape Schanck is located at the southernmost tip of the picturesque but dangerous Mornington Peninsula and is one of a triangle of Bass Strait lights, the other two being at Cape Otway to the west and at Cape Wickham to the south on King Island. This lighthouse is the second oldest lighthouse in Victoria and […]

Unfortunately Cape Liptrap Lighthouse seems to be one of those places where the journey is better than the destination. This is probably partly due to the fact that after Wilsons Promontory anywhere else would seem a bit second best. The drive from The Prom passes through fairly boring farmland which seems to be dominated by […]

Perched atop a massive granite outcrop on the southernmost point of mainland Australia, Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse stands watch over the treacherous waters at the eastern end of Bass Strait. For over 160 years, its powerful beam has guided countless vessels through one of Australia’s most hazardous maritime passages. The lighthouse occupies a commanding position on […]

By chance I discovered that Green Cape lighthouse was going to be closed for at least 7 months for maintenance and the last available tour would be at 10.00am on 15/4! As Green Cape was 5 hours south on Milton I decided to leave the night before and overnight in Narooma, I figured it would […]

Point Hicks Lighthouse marks a site of profound historical significance, the first point of mainland Australia sighted by Lieutenant James Cook aboard the HMS Endeavour in 1770, a moment that would forever alter the course of the continent’s history. Positioned on Victoria’s remote eastern coastline Point Hicks Lighthouse is one on three charged with the […]

As previously mentioned, with me back on the road and the kids planning their own overseas adventures it did feel like we were all heading in different directions and it was going to be a new experience for Marianne to be on her own, so understandably we were all feeling a bit uncertain about what […]