Family Road Trip to Aireys Inlet

Timeline

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   SightseeingSep 26Don Moseley Park, Keith, Australia13°C

   Water play and the monorail in Keith

   First stop after leaving Adelaide: the water play, play towers and ride-on monorail at Don Moseley Park, then coffee and croissants at Henry & Rose.

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   SightseeingSep 26Jaypex Park, Nhill, Australia16°C

   Leg stretch in Nhill

   A fenced playground right off the highway to run off some energy, then vanilla slices and pies from the Nhill Bakery.

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   CarSep 26Horsham, Australia14°C

   Arrived in Horsham

   About four and a half hours of driving from Adelaide, done. Horsham is our base for the next four nights.

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   OtherSep 27 · 9:00 amNourish360, Horsham, Australia8°C

   Breakfast at Nourish360

   Coffee and breakfast to start the day.

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   SightseeingSep 27 · 9:45 amHorsham Nature & Water Play Park, Horsham, Australia8°C

   Riverfront water play

   The riverfront splash park: yabby-shaped water features, splash jets, water gates and sandpits.

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   SightseeingSep 27 · 11:15 amHorsham Botanic Gardens, Horsham, Australia12°C

   Botanic Gardens playground

   Big wooden climbing structures and toddler swings in gardens designed by William Guilfoyle, who laid out Melbourne’s Botanic Gardens.

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   OtherSep 27 · 12:30 pmWaack's Bakery, Horsham, Australia13°C

   Lunch at Waack's Bakery

   Pasties, sausage rolls and cakes from a Wimmera institution.

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   SightseeingSep 28 · 9:30 amMount Arapiles-Tooan State Park, Natimuk, Australia6°C

   Mount Arapiles

   Up to the Bluff Lookout for the view over the Wimmera plains, watching the climbers on the cliffs.

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   OtherSep 28 · 10:45 amArapiles Artisan Bakery, Natimuk, Australia11°C

   Morning tea in Natimuk

   Coffee and pastries at the Arapiles Artisan Bakery.

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    SightseeingSep 28 · 11:30 amHorsham Aquatic Centre, Horsham, Australia14°C

    Splash pool at the Aquatic Centre

    The indoor heated pool with zero-depth entry, splash zones and small slides: something for both boys.

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    OtherSep 29 · 9:30 amFlamebros Roastery, Halls Gap, Australia13°C

    Coffee in Halls Gap

    Coffee at Flamebros Roastery before the zoo.

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    SightseeingSep 29 · 10:00 amHalls Gap Zoo, Halls Gap, Australia15°C

    Halls Gap Zoo

    Hand-feeding the wallabies, deer and farm animals, plus the cheetahs, meerkats and monkeys.

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    OtherSep 29 · 12:00 pmHalls Gap Bakery, Halls Gap, Australia20°C

    Lunch at Halls Gap Bakery

    Pies and sandwiches from the wood-fired bakery.

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    SightseeingSep 29 · 12:45 pmHalls Gap Adventure Playground, Halls Gap, Australia20°C

    Timber fortress playground

    A big wooden fortress playground, with kangaroos often grazing on the lawn around it.

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    SightseeingSep 30Victoria Park, Ballarat, Australia16°C

    Lake Wendouree castle playground

    On the way to the coast: the wooden castle playground at Lake Wendouree, then coffee and lunch at 1816 Bakehouse.

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    SightseeingSep 30Poppy Kettle Playground, Geelong, Australia22°C

    Geelong waterfront

    The Poppy Kettle playground by Cunningham Pier, with the painted Baywalk Bollards, water fountains and the long tunnel slide. Coffee at Cartel Coffee Roasters.

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    CarSep 30Fairhaven, Australia22°C

    Arrived at the coast

    Made it to Fairhaven, next to Aireys Inlet, inland the whole way. Home base for the next ten nights.

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    SightseeingOct 4 · 12:05 pmQueen Victoria Market, Melbourne, Australia14°C

    Queen Victoria Market

    Visit to the Queen Victoria Markets. Ericka was in heaven and we nearly lost her multiple times.

    
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    SightseeingOct 4 · 1:14 pmMelbourne Museum, Melbourne, Australia

    Melbourne Museum

    The boys loved the museum!

    
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    SightseeingOct 9 · 9:54 amNaracoorte Caves National Park, Naracoorte, Australia16°C

    Fossils and caves

    Ethan met the Diprotodon at the Wonambi Fossil Centre, then we headed down into the caves.

    
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    OtherOct 10 · 1:33 pmEncounter Bay, Australia

    Lunch with grandad

    Back in Encounter Bay with grandad