http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/DK-DownUnder08/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from DK DownUnder08 en-us Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:50:41 +0000 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:50:41 +0000 Hello everyone Welcome to our final blog and we have a lot to catch up on.Well we had another couple days in Mooloolaba we met the girls on Thursday morning and enjoyed another round of surfing with them then on Friday we had our opening mass with the church and hung out with lots of the Canadians there including Archbishop Smith. This was also the day we went to the Australia Zoo We all go http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Hurstville/blog-303041.html Cheers from Caloundra We are currently writing to you in the company of Jordan and AJ two of our WYD crew from Spruce Grove who are with us at our host family's house. We are staying in Mooloolaba which is about 20 minutes from our host parish Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. The rest of the kids are in 3 other homes in Caloundra. We met the kids yesterday at about 1 after all of them missed http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Caloundra/blog-296911.html Hey everyoneHow was everyone's Canada Day I hope it went swimmingly. Thanks for all the birthday wishes emails and facebook messages and also a big happy birthday belated to Marilyne Well we are now in Hervey Bay Queensland after our LAST long bus ride 13 hours and overnight. YUCK. But we are here and its wonderful and warm We last left you in Airlie Beach which we thoroug http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/blog-294773.html Ahoy maties Welcome to Airlie Beach where the surf is warm the coral is shallow and the sun is SMOKING Here you will discover your Canadian friends lying on the beach kayaking the Whitsundays and eating some tasty baconWe last left you in Cairns where we were going on a snorkeling trip onto the Great Barrier Reef on a great big catamaran. Well this was a trip we won't soon forget. We boa http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Airlie-Beach/blog-293863.html Hey guys We made it to OZ It is a GREAT feeling to walk outside and not realize it because the temperature outside is as nice or nicer than the controlled inside. We got here late last night after a bumpy landingWe last left you on our first full day in Christchurch. Well the next day we took a bus to Akaroa for our harbor cruise to see some pretty sites. AND LET ME TELL YOU they were p http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/blog-292710.html Hello you much warmer Canadians It's been a chilly couple of days here in New Zealand. First we arrived in Mount Cook with a light dusting of snow on the ground nothing we couldn't handle... then... duhdundunnnnnnnnnThe next morning we woke up to.... 3 inches of that white stuff that we THOUGHT we had left behind in Canada It had been raining when we went to sleep pouring in fact which qu http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Christchurch/blog-291437.html Hello everyone Currently we are in Mount Cook National Park. The town of Mount Cook is about 150 people at best. And.. one restaurant. And..... its chilly Yesterday we went to Milford Sound on a day trip. It was sooo amazing both on the drive there and back and the amazing cruise we took. We left at 7 in the morning and the drive there took 5 and a half hours with several stops along the way f http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Mount-Cook-National-Park/blog-290653.html Hellloooooo Canada And surrounding areas...Well we have arrived in the adventure capital of the world. Last time on Kim and Dennis Down Under.....We got to Franz Josef and saw a great big glacier. It was very chilly at night there but we managed. In fact the second night we were walking around in shorts and sandals because everything else was in the wash People gave us crazy looks especially http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Queenstown/blog-289520.html Hey everyoneWell here we are in Nelson although we leave for Franz Josef early tomorrow morning. We had a great two days here. After arriving on the ferry from Wellington which was a very cool ride we took a bus from Picton to Nelson and arrived around 3. We got into our hostel and I was just settling down to call Dads for Father's day when in walked Lisa and Ashley It was great to see some f http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Nelson-Region/Nelson/blog-288360.html Hey guysLast we left you we were in Auckland and heading to Wellington. Well we made it. After a 10.5 hour bus ride. We saw sheep Mount Doom from Lord of the Rings and a great big lake that is actually a volcano crater that exploded 26 000 years ago called Lake Taupo. Wellington is beautiful. Our hostel sits right on the ocean and when we were walking to it late last night ok it was 6 http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Wellington/blog-287530.html Hey everyone We decided to update today rather than tomorrow because we had some time on our hands and tomorrow we are on an 11 hour bus ride and then when we get to Wellington we want to go watch the New Zealand vs. England rugby match which is HUGE hereSo we slept for 12 hours from 830 to 830 in our noncentrally heated room the heater is on a timer so it turns off after an hour but we http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Auckland/blog-286772.html Hello fellow CanadiansWe finally made it. After nearly 24 hours of traveling from Edmonton we finally made it. Los Angeles was fun driving on the freeway there not so much But Dennis did extremely well Universal Studios was a blast although due to our... ahem.. bumpy Swervy Icky HORRIBLE plane ride Kim was feeling not so great. After riding the Simpsons theme ride which was AW http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Auckland/Mount-Eden/blog-286367.html Hey Everyone Here is our new travel blog. We are heading out to Auckland New Zealand in 40 days leaving June 10. It is our honeymoon for a month and then we are meeting 9 other people from our Church Holy Trinity Spruce Grove for World Youth Day in Sydney Australia We did this travel blog thing our last trip and people seemed to enjoy it. I know its early but we both have a busy May ahea http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Edmonton/blog-271721.html