In December, 2024 Grace and I visited Australia to attend the 80th birthday bash for my good friend Dexter Irvine. While this may seem like a long way to go for a birthday party we made the excuse that we could celebrate my 80th as well. But in reality this was mainly for Grace as this was her first time Down Under. We flew to Sydney for a long weekend, then to Melbourne for the birthday lunch. From Melbourne we joined a one-day tour of Philip Island to see the fairy penguins. We then rented a car and drove the famous Great Ocean Road to Kangaroo Island with stops in the coastal towns of Lorne and Robe. We then drove back to Melbourne, overshooting it to spend a couple of nights in Wilson’s Prom before flying back to the US from Melbourne. We stayed in Airbnb rentals along the entire route with a couple of exceptions.
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