http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 21:22:38 +0000 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:22:38 +0000 Ihr Lieben nach der aufregenden Reise von Sydney nach Perth und wenn ich mich recht erinnere knapp 13.000 km waren wir dann in Perth und was soll ich sagen Ich liebe diese Stadt nach wie vorGleich am ersten Abend sind wir zu meinem heissgeliebten Scarborough Beach gefahren und ich haette schon wieder heulen koennen 2008 habe ich ja drei Monate in Scarborough gelebt und war fast jeden http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/blog-786604.html Saturdaywas a beautiful sunny day in Mooloolaba and a good day for doing a load of washing.Once this was done we heard from our friend Michelle that she was coming up from Brisbane for a visit and she arrived around 11. Took the opportunity of her car to do a shopping run to Coles and take in some of the sights of Mooloolaba and Marochydore along the way.Lunch at the Surf club with views over th http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Maroochydore/blog-786598.html Today we drove down to Jenolan Caves we left the van in Katoomba as the road is too narrow and steep for caravans.It took us just over an hour to get down to the caves. We have not been to Jenolan Caves for many years. It was so lovely to return and walk through the Grand Arch. Today we toured the River Cave. This tour took 2 12 hours and was very interesting. There were one thousand two hu http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Katoomba/blog-786587.html Today decided to visit the Ballarine Peninsula as I had one day left of the car hire before I left for Adelaide. The drive took about an hour and twenty minutes. Visited both Queenscliff and Portarlington both very nice little sleepy seaside towns. I had thought about going on the ferry to Mornington Peninsula but by the time I got there it didn39t leave enough time as the ferry only goes once http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Queenscliff/blog-786577.html Ihr Liebenbeim letzten Mal hatte ich euch ja die Strecke Broome nach Perth versprochen and here it comes.Dass ich so hinterherhaenge beim Berichten ist zwar nicht so dolle aber dafuer mache ich meine Reise dann immer noch mal man vergisst doch so einiges ueber die Zeit da ist es gut wenn man die grauen Zellen noch einmal aktiviert.Broome fand ich bei meinem ersten Besuch nicht so spannend http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Broome/blog-786486.html Today we set off on an Outback Adventure to the Flinders Rangers. We hope to visit Lake Eyre.First stop Katoomba. Katoomba is situated in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney.We arrived here at lunchtime and set up the van. After lunch we drove to Scenic World which was only a few minutes away from the Caravan Park. At Scenic World you have a few choices. There is a cable car which travels out ove http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Katoomba/blog-786471.html A long passage to next safe anchorage its still blowing like crazy so we left 4am. Arrived at Morris Island 12 hrs later. Morris Island isnt an island as such more like a glorified sand bar However it has a large reef so once again even though the winds were very strong the sea was protected and calm and we were very comfortable. We didnt launch our Zodi at all as it was quite wet http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Caboolture/blog-786457.html Had a big sail for our next anchorage so decided to leave while there was still a lot of wind to get us there. wind had dropped from 2530 kts to 2025kts sw we left early in the morning. Actually had a pleasant day sailing only to find out that the anchorage was very rough and rolly. Werent going to stay there so continued on to Cape Melville. Arrived 9pm. Neither of us like anchoring in http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Palm-Cove/blog-786454.html 201We had to check out at 10 though our flight wasn39t until 4.15pm The motel offered a free shuttle to the airport and as there was nowhere to sit around at our motel we had to head to the airport the weather wasn39t great so not like we could even go for a walk We got to the airport around 10.30 and sat back in Darwin airport in the same cafe we39d spent hours in just a few day http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/Padbury/blog-786452.html From Flattery we moved on to Lizard Island We didnt do much for the first 2 days as it was still very windy and raining. On the first night we had sundowners with 2 couples off 2 other boats. Gary and Lyn from KicknBack and Bob and Helen from Makani Kai. Went for a walk to the other side of the island one day and just as we got to shore a massive downpour happened. Luckily we hadn39t start http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Lizard-Island/blog-786447.html Sarina gt Rockhampton gt Yeppoon gt Gladstone gt Bundaberg not all in one day23rd November to 7th December 2011Leaving Sarina we had mixed feelings again we had a great spot on the beach which all of us had enjoyed particularly Jackie so we were sorry to leave this campsite but we are headed towards Rocky and Yeppoon which we were looking forward to. Our first stop was Camilla b http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Rockhampton/blog-786433.html We39ve been very slack with our blog and are going to try and continue with our blogging and maybe even back track to catch up. We are currently in Whyalla fourth day here 9th straight of sleeping in the car as it39s easier than putting the tent up and down all time plus we39ve made it more comfortable with a double blow up bed. We travelled from Northshields which is down near Port Li http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Whyalla/blog-786389.html Started off with meeting oldies en newbies in a hostel. Which meant in my case so many smiles and laughing about stories from Perth side seeing a friend I39ve met 7 years ago in Central America through whom I have a house now. So yup gone are the days of waiting to cook in a crowded kitchen searching for forks stolen food from your cubbie and flip flop showers. It all changed into having a http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/blog-786318.html After leaving Warrambool set my GPS for Halls Gap decided to take the fastest route as it was going to be a two hour drive. Well it was an incredibly straight road so I couldn39t grumble about that and it obviously ran parallel to the main road but the surface Was awful in places and at times it went down to one lane of bumpy rough tarmac. The good thing was I think I was the only perso http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Halls-Gap/blog-786293.html Diesmal schreibt die Chefin. O.k. so fngt39s an Wir stehen im Flughafen von Cairns sprich Kns und haben zuerst mal Probleme ein Telefon aufzutreiben. Dieses brauchen wir um die MietwagenCompany anzurufen damit die uns abholt wir haben natrlich wieder mal die exotischste am Platze die nur in der Stadt eine Filiale hat um unseren Karito in Empfang zu nehmen. Frank schaf http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/blog-786286.html Yulara to Perth.Leaving the big rocks behind us we turn west for the final leg to Perth. This proves to have a few challenges of it39s own. Somehow I managed to get yet another puncture and this time in the new tyre and on sand. I think I have developed a new special talent. At least now we are all very adept at tyre changes and we are soon back underway. The great central road is a fairly dece http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/blog-786232.html Woke Wednesdayto the first sunny morning of our trip.We had plans to head further north but the westerly winds were not good for anchoring on the west side of Moreton Island and without any other anchorages that attracted us strongly and as we had perfect conditions at Peel sheltered and few other boats which is rare we decided to stay where we were.Took the dingy through the beautifully clear w http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/blog-786179.html With the reunion with our family looming in Perth we set off to catch up with them by weeks end.When we visited Western Australia WA previously the only southern coastal link we had not covered was Esperance to Albany though we had covered part of this as we passed through Ravensthorpe last time on our way to Wave Rock.This time we continued on the highway through to Albany. This coastal city http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/blog-786175.html Just a very quick update on Singapore before I get onto Darwin... Apologies for the delayed contact by the way its been a busy few days. I got up early again on my final day in Singapore to begin the tour... Unfortunately it was pretty disappointing and definitely not worth the money. My own fault I suppose we spent the whole day seeing all the places I39d already been to myself on the pre http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Darwin/blog-786173.html The areas we have travelled through in the last 4 days have all recorded really high rainfalls of course its good to see that we have maintained our drought breaking status. No doubt if we publicised the fact that it is due to our travelling the farmers and the community would be particulary thankful perhaps throwing money or at least inviting us back.This morning this strange thing in th http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Hamilton/blog-786129.html