On the road! Early in the morning, in the drizzling rain of Melbourne, the Eklund family and their hustysk left the city for Australian adventures. First stop – Wilsons Promontory. This national park was badly struck be the fires in 2009 but it was amazing to see how nature is recovering. We went for a 5 kilometer hike – constantly hoping there would be a koala to spot – but no luck. We saw some emus but that was about it. Oh and some roadkill kangaroos. The first kangaroo – a dead one – was quite surreal somehow but it made me realise that I actually landed down under. Melbourne is amazing but it is a big city like most big cities. Heading out in the coutryside made me realise that I finally ahd arrived down under. The weather was ok, a bit of rain in the morning but the sun came out whilst we were hiking and we got some amazing views over the ocean. Our next stop was in Sale to get some food for dinner and later on we arrived in Lakes Entrance. The apartment we’ll be staying in for the night has two bedrooms and there is a pool inhouse as well! Em and I will probably head there straight away before it’s dinnertime. Promised the parents to play some cards as well, guess who is so going to loose 
. Summary of the first day: weather mixed, only dead animals to talk of, no beach. But still a lovely day with lovely company. Tomorrow we’ll head for the beach and then on to Merimbula. Puss och kram /H
(Lakes Entrance, 18 December 2010)
