One Year Away

Joseph

We spent most of our time in Melbourne
enjoying the city, site seeing and being with friends and newly discovered family members.
But after a few days of that we figured we should head out and see
the gorgeous ocean scenery around
the city.  We borrowed Evan’s car and headed out
for a drive along the Great Ocean Road. 

The road makes its way to the coast
about an hour and a half outside of Melbourne.  We rounded one corner
and there was the golden coastline, rugged cliffs and blue water.
The waves begin to crest far out and you can see the white wake of
five or six parallel waves making there way toward land.  The
coastline is different than those we’ve seen in other places because
of its impression of immense size.  The views are unobstructed and you can
see the coast continue out into the distance. 

It was a Monday afternoon of a long
weekend and we could see that traffic was starting to get heavy going
back into town.  So when we hit a picturesque lighthouse at Split
Point, we pulled in to have a look before heading back into town.

Our time in Melbourne reminded me of
some of the good things we have waiting for us back at home;  friends
and family, a nice place to live, great food, etc.  The drive back to
Melbourne also reminded me of one thing I don’t care for; traffic.  We eventually made it to the Eureka Towers condo building
(tallest building in Australia at 88 stories) where we’ve been
staying with our friend Evan.  We spent our last night in Australia
at a delicious restaurant in the scenic old suburb of Williamstown. 

Next we head to Nepal!