Blogs from Oceania - page 6501

Before we left England on this epic adventure, I remember hearing something on the telly about things people would like to do before they die. Not the most cheerful of topics granted but it was interesting to discover that the number one, top of the list thing to do before you die is swim with dolphins. Well, I hope that doesn't mean that Glynn and I are ready to kick the bucket just yet even if today we got to fulill that very dream - yes, we got to swim with dolphins! Our day began with an enjoyable clambour on the rocks at Curio Bay where fossilised trees from the Jurassic period have been unearthed through gradual erosion by the sea. We honestly weren't expecting much of this petrified forest but it was actually rather interesting. ... read more

Hello people...its been a long time i know, and yes i still havn't finished the Oz blogs! Im very slack. I do have some new photos for you tho, from the overland safari type trip we took from Cairns to Darwin...was very good fun and much better than flying. Got to stay in tiny little towns, saw tons of wildlife, emu's, roo's etc and got to drink beer in random tiny pubs! Anyway,we are in South Africa at the mo and its fantastic, amazing place. Been to Kruger already which was great...also loved Swaziland..so relaxed...actualy its chille dout everywhere here, love it. Will get another blog done very soon with alice springs and Ayers Rock on! Promise!! Take care everyone...happy birthday Nev for the other day...Peace and love to you all. Respect your elders Peace Ginge ... read more

Having fully completed our road trip in Albany we headed back to the Perth area to reluctantly hand back our motor, then went for a few nights in Fremantle, so called Freo by the locals. Fremantle is only a few miles from Perth but it has completely different atmosphere and character. Staying in a less than perfect, dirty, overcrowded but lively backpackers called Pirates we had three nights in freo just to do nowt after our tours. It is one of the few towns in Oz that has a bit of extra character to it, a problem with such a new country. Freo consists of loads of brew pubs, cafes, markets and shops and is set right on the mouth of the Swan river on the fishing harbour, good fish and chips. Having got bored of ... read more

This place is just about partying and adrenaline sports. I wasn't going to do much here as skydiving was what I came here for. Also I had done many of ther activites in South Africa a few years back which were a lot more extreme and also a lot cheaper. However I got bored so I signed up for all 3 bungy's sites. One of them was the Nevis which was 134m jumping off a cable car. Its currently the biggest in the world but I did the 218m jump in South Africa 4 years ago. Its close now due to a death and safety issues which is a worry but hey what the hell. Loved the jump and I'm actually going to do another in 1 hour strapped to my waist instead of my feet ... read more

Yeeahhhh, vandaag met de dolfijnen gezwommen was beetje een gedoe, er mogen namelijk maar 13 mensen zwemmen per boot, en aangezien het vandaag super mooi was (28 graden), was het al vol toen ik kwam. ik kon alleen wel mee als 'shareswimmer' dan betaal je iets minder, maar dan mag je in het water als iemand anders eruit gaat. ok, ik dacht, wie niet waagt wie niet wint. wij (Bjorn en ik) met de boot (hij ging alleen kijken), na 15 minuten een hele school! zoo gaaf, eentje was helemaal gek, sprong alle kanten op in de lucht. de mensen mochten 4 keer kort in het water, en het was zo gaaf dat ze erin bleven(groot gelijk) probeerde er nog een de boot af te tackelen zodat ik kon..helaas niet gelukt. 9ook geen haaien om ze ... read more