Road Trip

We left Melbourne on Tuesday morning. Brian and I went to the Europcar outlet down the road and picked up our Subaru Outback 4wd 2.5L estate. What a drive! Tiptronic gears and a sport setting... Yipes!

We packed the car, had a ton of stuff after only a few weeks (check out the height of wheel arch on the front suspension). We were on the road and leaving Melbourne by 9 o'clock. We drove through the city centre and took some photos as we did. Melbourne is roughly 12 hours direct to Sydney but we'd be taking the ocean road, for the views and the craic!

The drive was grand, Brian and I sharing the load. The roads are really good and Aussies are much better motorway and dual carraigeway drivers than the Irish are. They actually use the right lanes for overtaking, how silly is that!?! We hit a seaside town for some mini-glof (for the record Joe and Ian tied the lead with a score of 46!). I was let down by the par 2 forth, where the mini-golfer is challenged with what only can be described as the Everest of tee shots!! We stopped over in a quaint town called Bega with a lovely lady at a local motel sorting us with a room for the night.

Up early the next morning for the road to Sydney again, driving straight there as we had to drop the car off that day. We arrived in Sydney at 4 in the afternoon and Joe and Brian dropped the car back. We hit the town for a few drinks with our good friend Matt again. We had a brilliant night as always, actually managing to make it home before the sun came up!

We're here, here to stay for approximately six months. Brian has a job sorted here already, but no we have no accommodation as of yet. Joe and I are off back to Melbourne for the races next week. We will be meeting up with his lovely sister and doing a spot of betting on the horsies!

Hope everyone is well! In the next set of pics I'll be suited and booted, and at the races! And they're off!

In other news, the Dubs Down Under: Ray (my brother), Dave (Fitzy) and Dec (Codeine) have started their Asia adventure this week. Check out they're blog at www.dubsdownunder.net

Outside the apartment, ready for the road

Michael Knight really loves when kit serenades him!!

The Open Road

The Open Road & a truck! You don't see much traffic so a truck was a novlety

Eh cows?!?

And Sydney at last!

Run for your life!

Nostrils on Ian!! =)

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