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November 17th 2008

Published: November 19th 2008

G'Day Mate! Many good days in fact. What a country! I think it would take a book of many chapters to give a fair account of all the good things on offer down under so I'll apologize in advance to the Aussies for not doing it justice. Needless to say we had a wonderful month, highlighted by the reunion of old friends and filled with the exploration of a land and culture at once so alike and so a... Read Full Entry

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Lisa & Andy

Exodus

Lisa Sciambra Andrew Steyn Two New Yorkers (one native, one South African) who decided to put our ¨normal¨ lives on hold for about a year and see the world. Without much of an agenda, we quit our jobs, gave up our apartment, and left behind all but what we could fit into two backpacks in hopes of expanding our minds, broadening our horizons, and possibly creating a new sense of normal for ourselves. We hope you enjoy reading about our travels. ... full info

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The kangaroo explorer

our home while we spent a few days diving the reef. Absolutely awesome time. fantastic diving.

The kangaroo explorer

they run a "tight ship" if you'll pardon the pun. Hitting the water at first light was awesome. The visability was perfect and the fish abundant

The kangaroo explorer

Prepping the equipment. everyone is assigned a spot when you get on board and the crew make sure you're good to go. The crew were an awesome group

The kangaroo explorer

The dive deck

The kangaroo explorer

our little cabin was more than comfy. after a full day diving and snorlkelling I could have slept on a bed of nails

The kangaroo explorer

the dining hall. The food was pretty good too

Cairns Backpackers

Zanzibar, the bar/restaurant/lounge of our backpacker in Cairns

Cairns Backpackers

Our little hut

Cairns Backpackers

the pool area

Byron bay

One of Byron's Beaches. A Surfing/hippie/trendy/hip town just south of brisbane. Dolphins abound and we saw humpbacks in the bay aswell

Byron bay

another beach

Byron bay

and yet another. large countries with few people mean empty beaches!

Byron bay

The largest light in the southern hemisphere

Byron bay

The entire country stops once a year for an hour to watch the "melbourne cup", a horse race. we got in on the fun in the afternoon.....

Byron bay

....and had some beers, made friends and had a merry old time of it long into the night

melbourne cup night

the misses and i

Surfers paradise

...has turned into a developers paradise. A bit spring break, a bit miami, a bit overdone with lots of testosterone. still a great spot to surf i guess

Byron bay

Lee, MK and Francois prepping for the sun. lotion is not optional down here

Byron bay

a little beach cricket never hurt. a scintilating cover drive on disply here, you'll note the steady head and straight left elbow...i think i missed actually

Tallai

CJ, MK, SK and Danno or Connor, Mark, Sara and Daniel for those not familiar

Gold Coast

Danno, Lachy and Connor...a future force to be reckoned with, let there be no doubt of that!

24th November 2008

Sara Kennedy
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Tallai Mob
Hi just loved the "tour" through Aussie. It was so wonderful to see you again Andy and we were absolutely delighted to met Lee who definitely meets with the family's approval! Love to you both Sara and JD xx

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