Canberra Mountains to Melbourne

Canberra Mountains to Melbourne
Back to the big cities of Australia

I left a 5-story, highly contemporary, beautifully
decorated, well stocked and wine racked, apartment in
Canberra to bus to the Snowy Mountains, "Man from
Snowy River", territory in Victoria near the border of
New South Wales.

My coach captain (bus driver) was suppose to drop me
off at the "submarine", a full-size black WWII
submarine submerged in the grass to the normal sailing
water line. Instead he took me to the Holbrook Main
Bus Station: a glass and metal bus stop about the size
of a phone booth. We're talking small town Australia.

I trudged back to the submarine about 1 mile away
dropped my load as I arrived at the submarine 
my friends Neil and Barbara
drove up. Timing. It's all timing when you travel.

Off to the mountains we drove where we spent the
weekend traveling around their mile square mountain
land and various other great sites in the area of the
Murray River and the Snowy River.

(add the story of my three days and two nights with Neil & Barbara in the Snowy Mountains)

Then back on the "coach" to catch a train to
Melbourne.

Last night I stayed in the area of the first
settlement in Victoria, Williamstown and Williamstown
Beach across the main bay from Melbourne several kms
away.

This morning I road into town with the commuters by
train and began my tour of Melbourne.

First things first: breakfast, orientation to the city
centre, find an internet cafe and then off to the post
office to ship more stuff.

I think I finally lost the rain that has been
following me since Sydney.

Wandering Alan in Melbourne