Geo: 51.5002, -0.126236... read more

Geo: 51.48, -0.605995We arrived in England after a very long flight from Sydney. It was 8 hours from Sydney to Singapore and then another 13 hours from there to London. We were quite happy to get off that plane. We picked up our rental a car and it was off to Windsor Castle. Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world. We really enjoyed our tour of the castle. It was interesting to see the state rooms, St.George's Chapel and the lovely grounds. The Queen was in residence while we were there, as it was Ascot Weekend. Ascot is the famous horserace. It is a very prestigious event. We saw lots of people dressed in their best finery for the event.Later that day we visited Winchester which is a lovely country town ... read more

Geo: -37.8143, 144.963On June 10th we arrived at Melbourne airport and were welcomed by the familiar faces of our friends Linda and Geoff. They graciously put us up at their lovely home. The weather here is much cooler than what we were enjoying at Clifton Beach. Linda and Geoff were wonderful hosts and were kind enough to show us many of the wonderful sights in Melbourne and the surrounding countryside. On our first day in Melbourne ,Geoff took us on a walking tour of the city's downtown where we enjoyed seeing such sights as Federation Square, The Royal Exhibition Building, The Shrine of Remembrance, Flinder Street Station, and wandering through charming laneways and arcades full of eateries and coffee shops. The next day we drove out to the Yarra Valley where we saw miles and miles ... read more

Geo: -16.7631, 145.672Today we did a lovely drive up into the Atherton Tablelands. It is a rich farming area which also has ancient volcanic lakes and tropical rainforests. We enjoyed the Barron Falls at Kuranda which is a beautiful rainforest area. From there we stopped at Mareeba for coffee. The coffee beans are locally grown. It was then off to do some nice hiking at Granite Gorge, where we also enjoyed seeing Rock Wallabies. We later visited the Curtain Fig Tree and hiked around Lake Eacham. We had fun looking for wildlife and birds. Still no kangaroos!... read more

Geo: -31.9554, 115.859We enjoyed one night in Perth. We spent our morning on a ferry ride to Freemantle and exploring this lovely old seaside village. In the afternoon we enjoyed wandering around King's Park before we headed to the airport for our late night flight to Cairns.... read more