e mërkurë, 17 tetor 2007






The second leg of our journey in Eastern Australia began on Oct. 6 as we traveled to Canberra, the capitol, with Rex Barrington of BYU. We visited with Church leaders and later visited Parliament, the seat of government. Next stop was in Albury, a beautiful town on the Murray River, the border between the states of New South Wales and Victoria. Again, checking performance venues and meetings. From there, we stopped in Wangarrata where the Warby Mountain Range is to the west with a state park and even a Best Western Warby Inn. On to Geelong and then down to The Great Ocean Road, one of the famous scenic spots featuring an unusual rock formation just off shore called the Twelve Apostles. Back to Geelong, more visits and then to Melbourne for even more venue checks and meetings. That evening (Oct. 9) we traveled on the Spirit of Tasmania, the overnight ferry to Tasmania. It was more like a cruise ship and we did sleep comfortably in our cabin with two berths along with our own private but small bathroom. We rented another car and traveled to the city of Launceston where we met more contacts and visited even more venues. We stayed overnight in the "posh" Grand Chancellor Hotel. Then about a two hour drive south to Hobart where we wound our way up Mt. Wellington, a large mountain that provides a spectacular overlook over Hobart. More venues that evening followed by a delicious barbecue with the Watson family. More venues and meetings the next day along with shopping for good deals on clothing and souvenirs. We visited the tourist town of Richmond and then flew back that evening to Melbourne where we stayed in the Airport Holiday Inn. The next morning, we said goodbye to the Barringtons and then traveled by bus to downtown Melbourne where we did more shopping in the famous Queen Victoria Markets, did some more sightseeing and then back to the airport to catch our flight back to Sydney and home. Quite a trip for the past two weeks. Hopefully, we will be able to do more traveling and seeing this beautiful country and continue to meet such wonderful people.

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