You want a what?

As Australia is an English speaking country, it generally makes it easy for us to get around. This is not true when it comes to ordering food and coffee. My first attempt at ordering a white coffee went something like this:

A cappuccino and an americano please.
A cap and a what?
americano, er white coffee
Huh?
You know large coffee with milk.
You mean double espresso ?
No, single espresso with hot water and milk will do.
OH a tall black macchiato .
Er..ok thanks.

This turns out to be almost correct. In future I need to ask for a tall black with milk on the side!

Something else they love here is their Parma night. Now I assumed this had something to do with chicken, as there was one on the sign. I ordered it out of curiosity. It is a chicken breast, butterflied and flattened covered in breadcrumbs, fried and served with ham and cheese, or Napoli sauce, served with chips. Rather tasty actually.

Oh by the way a half pint is a pot. On our way back to the house we saw a sign for Australia Day Thong contest!

Today we drove The Great Ocean Road or part of it. We joined it at Apollo Beach and finished in Torquay. It is everything you read about and more. Built as a war memorial after WW1, it  is carved out of the rock face on the edge of the sea. To drive it is great fun and the views are stunning. Yes, I paddled in the Southern Ocean, which makes 2 in one week, the other being the Persian Gulf.