http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/dinosontour/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from dinosontour en-us Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:49:58 +0000 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:49:58 +0000 Hi here are some photo's from our journey from Sydney up the East Coast to around Frazer Island. Words to follow. Enjoy. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/blog-399171.html We saw a solitary sign for World Super Bikes close to Philip Islandhellip..so we went there for a long weekend bonus in the process making new friends Phil and Kent his son very apt as that is where we are from and Richard and his absent new wife he was on honeymoon she is not into bikes.We stayed with Richard and his new wife in Cowes before we left Philip Island.We watched the famo http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/blog-397223.html Hello again bit slow in putting these together long days travelling and not the coverage with wifi etc. Currently in Alice Springs rather odd name as there in no water here just getting over last nights celebrations for St George dont remember coming home. We got in with a good crowd of Bikies 'Vietnam Veterans' who are here to parade on Anzac day 25th April.Anyhow after we escaped the ro http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/blog-393468.html We could smell the smoke as soon as we started our descent into Melbourne from the fires that had occurred in Victoria recently.We took a cab out to Diamond Creek north east of the cityhellip.. It was so dry and brown not a green blade of grass anywhere.Martin and Jane had offered kindly put us up.This was a nice gesture as Martin is volunteer fireman and has been a bit busy lately.We got an http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/blog-391526.html Just to confuse you all this blog for Fiji should have been entered before New Zealand but I got a bit distracted by New Zealandrsquos beauty. This is where we were for a week in November. We left from L.A. for Fiji after a brief delay to swap planes due to a problem with our scheduled aircraft we got something towed from its slumber that had panels missing and seemed old for a Jumbo.The fli http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Yasawa-Islands/blog-383926.html More photo's from our earlier write up.....................enjoy.The write up from Oz to follow soon. luv ya. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/blog-378048.html Just sending out more photo's from our last entry we ran out of time.Please enjoy. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/blog-376088.html We decided to hang around for a while as the dive shop had planned a dive to the Lermontov a few days later.The following day the sun was still shinning so we decided to go out on a boat safari in Kenepuru Sound. We went out with 2 other couples and a guide. We each had a little aluminium boat with a 10hp outboard. We whizzed about having great deal of fun considering the minimal power. We watch http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Bay-of-Islands/Paihia/blog-371178.html After the spit tour we went of to see Cape Farewell the most northerly part of the south island then round to Wharariki Beach on the top of the west coasthellip.what a contrast to Golden Bay and Abel Tasman wild and windyhellip. Beautiful but much too dangerous for swimming. We then went and had a look at Devils Boots hellipa couple of big rocks strangelyhellip. looking like a pair of http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/blog-363130.html Into the new year now so time for an update. We left Hanmer Springs after Christmas and headed for Nelson via Murchison. Our lovely adopted parents tucked us into the van and checked our seat beltshellip. Gave us slabs of cake wrapped in festive napkins for the journey and waved us off videoing our departurehellip. We left our Santa and Rudolf in their carehellip and they duly promised http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Abel-Tasman-National-Park/Marahau/blog-362241.html Here are more photo's to go with the last entry.The weather here has picked up and we might go for a walk and a dip in the local springs.Enjoy the photo's. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/blog-357427.html We didnrsquot do much in Murchison as it kept raining. The town is rather small and quiet but is a mecca for white water rafting and kayaking. The surrounding countryside is quite beautiful. The nearby Buller Gorge is another adrenaline spot with jet boats and zip lines as well as the far gentler pursuit of panning for gold in the Buller River and a few other nearby locations. We needed to hea http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Hanmer-Springs/blog-357264.html After the deep dark scarey jungle Kevin heads towards the bright lights of Hollywood to meet the girl of the moment after a brief break from her................ahhhhhhhhhh. I rejoined with Wendy and we spent 2 nights on board the Queen Mary which is smashing well worth the visit and very cheap.We then stayed in our first ever hostel sharing room space with upto 4 other people no problem.It wa http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/blog-356812.html Hi Guy's I thought I had better publish some stuff about the trip I took into the Amazon Jungle after we finished our tour along the Inca Trail and into Machupicchu. Most of us carried on with this trek and we still had the guide Neil great peruvian name with us.We flew down into Puerto Maldonado deep in the Amazon jungle.From the airport we were transfered by small coach to a motorised cano http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Amazonas/blog-356786.html Well what can I say. Now we have settled in a place called Hamner Springs for 5 nights this is to allow the poor van to recover after a near non stop 4000 km . I also get and oportunity to punish my Evil Liver with some local brew stuff. We have had to use the fridge on the site as ours is full Wendy insisted on putting food in it. We have Bucks Fizz for breakfast not sure how it won Eurov http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/blog-356761.html I ran out of air time putting last lot on I have put more picies under photo's IV please look.Meanwhile here are some more. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/blog-356594.html Hi out there now its stopped raining I shall show more photo's to go with a previous entry. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/blog-355986.html Hi Peeps still luvvin ya. Enjoy the photo's we are off to enjoy the possible rain and buy some Christmas prezzies. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/blog-355886.html Hi everybody today we did some shopping for booze odd fealing that we did it in Woolworths not the same as at home...................enjoy the pictures. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Arthur-s-Pass-National-Park/blog-355512.html Hi guy's and gal's more pictures for you to look at sorry about the blue skies I hear the weather at home is pretty pants he he he. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Fiordland-National-Park/Doubtful-Sound/blog-354618.html