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July 9th 2009

Published: July 8th 2009

Hello again, is the weather still nice over there?😞😊 We've ended up driving 4163 miles (over a 1000 miles a week!) between and around Melbourne to Cairns settling into fine sunny dry weather by the second half of our journey and now (via a 4hr flight) have been put back right where we started or so it seems! Auckland, like Melbourne can't make up its mind between being sunny and over... Read Full Entry

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Simon Hartley & Jessie Watts

Si and Jess 2009 RTW adventure

Travel Itinerary 31/03 - 25/08/2009 31st March London - Jo’burg; transfer flight to Vic Falls 1st April Vic Falls to Cape Town Overland Tour (Zimbabwe/Botswana/Namibia/South Africa) 3 weeks 02/04-24/04 Capetown Township Teaching Volunteer Project 3 weeks 24/04-15/05 16th May Cape Town - Bangkok (in Bangkok for check in 2pm on 17th) Gap Adventures Siam Discovery 22 day tour 17/05-07/06 (Bangkok - River Kwai - Ayutthaya - Chiang Mai - 3 day hilltribe trek - Chiang Rai/Golden Triangle - Khao Sok NP - Koh Samui - Koh Tao) 7th June (after 1pm) Bangkok - Melbourne Backpacker camp... full info

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So many eels!

Paronella Park by night

Stunning!

Curtain Fig Tree, Yungaberra

Lake Eacham

Allosaurus, Kuranda

Freshwater Crocs, Kuranda Koala Gardens

Baby Joey and Mummy Koala

The Joey stays in the pouch for the first 7 months and with the mother for another 5 months after that. This one can be seen licking the faeces off its mother's bum! They do this to ween them onto eucalyptus leaves - so they can digest them.