Travelog for: Freaky

Hi Everyone,

Today Toto left us - he is travelling to Orange in NSW to stay
with another host for a while



See you later,

Freaky
xxooxx

Hi Everyone,

Boy we had a big day out today!! We went on the train to the city (Melbourne) and then had a ride on a tram around the city.

Here I am at Docklands - this was old docks area but has been done up and now has apartments, restaurants and a hugs sports complex - the bridge in the background is the Bolte Bridge.

here I am at the tram stop

looking out the front of the tram

Now I am on the steps of the State Parliament building looking over to one of  the theaters in Melbourne (woops my head got in the way a bit here!!

Now I am on one of the bridges that crossed the Yarra River - South Bank on the left and the city on the right. South Bank has the Arts area, hotels and restaurants

this spire is on the top of the Arts centre

this statue is called Family 2, so we joined in and made the family bigger!!

on this one the statue had been taken away - it was called Family 1 - so we became the family!!

Here I am having a little rest beside the Yarra River - lovely day here! 

I watched some ladies rowing on the river

Back on the bridge now looking towards the Melbourne Cricket Ground - this is where Australian Rules football is played and of course cricket!!

Here I am in Federation Square looking towards Flinders Street Station

Now here is Flinders Street Station behind me.

More soon

Love and hugs
Freaky
xxooxx

Back again!! 
Here are lots of pictures of bikes - We went into 3 bike shops to show you what is here


Oh boy Sue found a red one again!!

Looking good!






1940's model!










Phew, that's all the bikes for today!! 

I am at the train station ready to get on the train now

here is the train to Gisborne - actually to Bendigo but we get off at Gisborne

On the train and heading home! It has been a busy day and I am ready for a rest!! We are off to the beach for the weekend, so more on Monday.

Love and hugs
Freaky
xxooxx

Hi Everyone,

Today we drove through Geelong on our way to St Leonards - I didn't see much - just a look out the window





Hopefully we can get back here another day and have a better look around.

Love and hugs
Freaky
xxooxx

Hi Everyone,

Today we had a drive to Ocean Grove - it isn't far from St Leonards and has a surf beach. It was a windy day so the surf was pounding in!!





More soon

Love and hugs

Freaky
xxooxx

Hi Everyone,

We drove here from Ocean Grove - just up the coast - this area is known as the Shipwreck Coast - many sail boats ran aground here and all along this stretch of coast.


this is the entrance to Barwon Heads - this part is calmer





we found this bollard down near the childrens playground at Barwon Heads

More soon

Love and hugs
Freaky
xxooxx

Hi Everyone,

Back again...from Barwon Heads we drove to Point Lonsdale just a bit further up the coast and had a look at the lighthouse - it was seriously windy here!! 



Back home I helped cook hamburgers for dinner...yum!!

Love and hugs

Freaky
xxooxx

Hi Everyone,

How are you all?
Today we had a walk along the beach at St Leonards  - the sun  had come out!! 

Here I am on the walking track at the top of the Bluff


this beach is usually calm - no waves- but today it is still very windy and so the wind is pushing up the waves

a little rest on the way

a bit close to the water for me!! 

Hee hee I got to ride in a carrier bag!!  Can you see the yacht out on the water?

here is part of the track to the beach

back at the house we got to sit in the sun for a while and have a rest - it is very warm here! 

Love and hugs
Freaky

xxoooxx

Hi Everyone,

This is a photo Sue forgot to put on yesterday - this was taken  from the car driving home to Gisborne.


Lots of gum trees here! 

Love and hugs

Freaky
xxooxx

Hi Everyone,

Today we drove into the city again because one of the staff at Harley Heaven in the city told Sue there was a cafe called Route 66 Cafe in Brunswick opposite the Harley heaven shop there! Phew! So we walked and walked up Sydney Road and finally found Harley Heaven. But.....there was no Route 66 Cafe to be seen.
So, we went into the Harley shop and asked - they said the cafe was Highway 31 and yes it was over the road.
So we went over to have a look but it was closed!! Oh boy!! It didn't open until 11.30 and it was not 10.15 am. We took some photos anyway through the window - not very good photos - Sue says sorry and maybe we can get back there another day when it is open! 









Hey guess what?? Phinook arrived today!! We will have a photo soon!!
Love and hugs
Freaky
xxooxx

Hey ,

Two new arrivals came today before Phinook arrived, they are Diddl - Maus and Flummi.



Love and hugs

Freaky
xx00xx

Hey Everyone,

Here are the reunion photos!!



here are all the TV's..

There is Diddl-Maus, Flummi, Binky, SchokoCookie,Me, Shane, Hasune, Meav and Phinook.

Love and hugs

Freaky
xxooxx

Hi Everyone,

Tonight we went to Hanging Rock - a strange rock formation near Gisborne for an outdoor concert. Sue was a bit anxious about going because there were suppose to be 12,000 people at this concert - too many for her she thought, but she went with people from work and we went too.  We got to see Rod Stewart!!! The stage was a long way away for me, but I got to hear everything really well.

Sue says sorry for the shakey photo!! This is at the entrance to the park - some one with a sense of humour has hung a rock from the road sign!! 


Here we all are enjoying the late afternoon sunshine - it was 28 degrees C today!

things are starting to happen!


I had a good time here, lots of dancing and singing

Love and hugs
Freaky
xxooxx

Hi Everyone,

Today we went back to the Highway 31 Cafe to get some photos inside but the owner wasn't friendly to us - we think he got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning!!  We only got two photos and Sue won't be going back there again!! Sue had hoped this would be ok for one of my life missions, but it isn't really. What do you think?




Love and hugs
Freaky
xxooxx

Hi Everyone,

Today we went to the Ballarat Wildlife Park to see some Australian animals.

Here we are going in


we saw two koalas snoozing up a tree 

this is the Tasmanian Devil - it got its name from the noise it makes ( screams) and when the early settlers in Tasmania heard these animals and saw just the red of the ears, they called them Devils. Their ears look life devils horns when the sun shines on them from behind.



then I met Tilly the koala - she has a baby in her pouch, at the moment it is tiny.

Later I met a grey kangaroo, but it was too busy eating the food mix we had for it!

these are red kangaroos - they a nervous of people so have to be in a fenced off enclosure.

This is Patrick the wombat - he was trying to sleep but didn't mind us dropping in for a photo - he is nocturnal so gets up at night.

over there is a giant tortoise - he really liked having his back hosed!
He isn't Australian but lives here at the park.

Mmmm. Sue can't remember what this is.....


these are fresh water and salt water crocodiles we think! 

Love and hugs to all
Freaky
xxooxx