Blogs from Australia, Oceania - page 4307

Eh bien oui, deja a Darwin! Ce fut rapide mine de rien. C'est d'ailleurs le seul point decevant de ce trip dans le trip... (en ce qui me concerne). L'outback, c'est vraiment particulier. Il peut paraitre ingrat, ennuyeux, trop chaud ou trop froid, trop venteux, trop rouge ou pas assez vert,... mais si vous le voyez comme moi je l'ai vu, vous y trouverez du changement, des couleurs facinantes, une vie sauvage impressionnante (notamment ces aigles qui planent au-dessus des routes et des champs) et des sites interessants, tant au niveau visuel que spirituel. Je dirais meme plus.. L'outback c'est F****N' Awesome.. WIcked! Or donc, nous avons passez environ 5 jours dans le "Red Centre" de l'Australie, dont 3 en tour organise. C'etait super! Jour 1: 5 heures de trajets avant d'arriver au Kings Canyon... ou ... read more

Geo: -38.1, 145.71711 September K, P & M arrive G Coast 15 September A+S arrive 2.10pm D+T arrive 12.30pm 16 September A & S go to Cooktown 17 September S+C arrive 12:40pm R+L arrive 2.10pm P+H arrive 2.10pm 18 September K+M arrive 2.10pm L+R arrive 2.10pm Family Dinner at Yorkey's Knob Marina at own expense 20 September Reef trip at own expense 21 September Family BBQ BYO Drinks meat (S,P,R salad. D,A,K dessert) 23 September Arvo Footy trip to Cairns hotel BYO supper/Drinks for adults at resort 8.30pm 24 September Church 10am Port Douglas – Port Doug market followingLunch at Central Hotel, Beach/Tyre hire option 25 September HAPPY BDAY Kate Family BBQ in Cairns –... read more

Melbourne June 21-27, 2006 Melbourne (or Melburn as the locals call it) is a city you don’t hear a lot about in America. Sydney is the city that gets all of the attention but Melbourne is the city that we loved. If it wasn’t so far away from our friends and family, we’d be packing our bags and settling down here. It is a city with an international flair that has a lot of things to do and interesting neighborhoods to explore but that is also very friendly, laid back and accessible. As great as we thought it was, it was probably even ten times better because it was the first large western city we had enjoyed since leaving the United States -- we were sick in Singapore and Darwin and Alice Springs were more like ... read more

5th - 8th September 06 - All the news and papers, here today, refer to 'Steve Irwin'. Its really strange that only the other day at the aquarium at Hillary's Harbour, I was watching the stingrays in fascination, as they swam safely around me, while I walk through the glass tunnel. I thought how cute they looked with their smiley face underneath. (like my drawings of a smiley face). :-) Thanks everyone for the great texts and emails on the subject!! The bus journey was 6 hours from Perth to Albany. The vast countryside was surprisingly flat moorland (ranges) with unusual shape trees and many sheep. Dairy farms and vineyards are plentiful. There are many crators, in the fields, which are apparently dams, dug out for the water to collect to feed the animals. Lots of ... read more

We waited until 8.15am to wake Wigg and Ross even though we were excited, having not seen them since Cambodia. As usual, they didn't thank us for waking them at such an 'anti-social' hour! We had a brief catch up before our room was ready. We hadn't slept since the night before flying, so were desperately in need of some sleep... the excitement of a bed was short lived for Greeny though as within 10 minutes of getting into an actual bed for the first time in 2 1/2 months, her friends from home, Iain and Jacks, text and were in Cairns, so whilst Whits and Smithy slept, Greeny dodged snoozing and went to meet them. We were staying at the Caravella 77 backpackers on the Esplanade, opposite a huge manmade lagoon with a gorgeous chilling ... read more