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Oceania » Australia » Victoria March 6th 2006

Leaving Katie and Danny (who I've been staying with in Melbourne) now to explore some of Victoria for a week...I will do a decent update on my time in Melbourne when I'm back at Katie's so I can put up some pictures too :) 2 weeks til my birthday...yesss, I can actually go to a beach for my birthday and the sun will be a shining...... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland March 5th 2006

Well here I am in a ( free!)internet terminal in Auckland- well not exactly free.... I had to buy a 200 pound travel pass to get the free access but thats a minor detail! Jet lag improving today after my absolute disaster yesterday- a quick afternoon 'nap' turned into a marathon sleep session when I awoke at 10.30pm to find the whole world had gone dark around me....all very disorientating, then of course I spent the whole night wondering what to do with myself!! Anyhow, not moving on from Auckland too fast as Ive got to hang around till Tues to have my allergy testing done- hence Im just chilling and already trying to save money as I overdid the retail therapy when I first arrived ( new trek trousers/ sandals/phonecards etc). Ive even moved from ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island March 5th 2006

Hello! I haven't been able to upload piccys for a while so here is a round up of some of the best photos from the North Island. Still having the time of my life. Hope you enjoy them, Lau xx... read more
That Would Be Me Then!
Do I Look Nervous?!
A Teeny Tiny Part Of Lake Taupo

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mission Beach March 5th 2006

Soede Caroline! Du grinede kaerligt til mig, da du spaendt sad ved siden af mig i stuen paa Bakkevej. Husker du, da jeg kontaktede Charlotte fra MyPlanet for lige at faa stykket det sidste sammen. Det var ret spontant, at jeg lige pludselig fik lyst til ogsaa at rafte i Australien. Hvorfor ikke? OK - gi' mig 1 stk. af den rafting tur var vist mine ord dengang midt i januar. "Mor det toer du altsaa ikke, er du da helt fra forstanden?", spurgte du. Jeg kan godt forstaa, at du som 17-aarig pige havde svaert ved at se din mor - og saa en kylling som mig - i susende fart, baglaens, forlaens og paa hovedet flydende gn. Tully-river, store sten og vandfald. MEN........................ skattepige. I've been there, seen this & done that. Og det ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney March 5th 2006

Again, I am doing Australia in short! So here's a run through of what we did.....t We were in Oz from the 23rd January to the 5th March. From Bali, we flew into Australia's Red Centre, or more specifically, Alice Springs. ALICE SPRINGS 23 JAN 06 - 27 JAN 06 We were thrown into a true outback experience here, as we did a 3 day/2 night tour of Uluru (Ayers Rock), Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) and Kings Canyon. We saw sunsets and sunrises- they were very early starts (i.e. 4am), but we appreciated in the end as it got hot there by 8am, by which time we had done all the walking. At times it was more than 40C. We camped out in the middle of the bush- not in a campsite like most other tours. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Freycinet March 5th 2006

Thanks to lawyers I felt my first real pangs of homesickness this last weekend. I don’t tell you this because its bad or really sad. Its just a matter of fact. I’m sure it won’t be the last time. But as Count Rugen (the man with 6 fingers on his right hand) said, “this is for posterity so be honest.” So the story: I went to Freycinet National Park with all intentions of some real alone time. I was going to rent a sea kayak and kayak down to the sound end of the peninsula and camp there by myself. Well when I got there I found out that the rental place wouldn’t rent to groups of one person… no matter how much they beg and plead. WHY? Because of Liability Insurance…. DAMN lawyers F!$ing everything ... read more
My "backpack"
Jumping Jack Ant
Hazards

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania March 5th 2006

Tasmania: Cradle Mountain English Our tour of Tassie (Tasmania) follows heading towards the South-Est. Next stop is the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. Highlight of the area is the Overland Track, a beautiful hike between lakes and mountains which takes 5 or 6 days depending on your hiking skills (mine are almost not existing…). Obviously it is not for me! Also my fellow Nick agrees to skip it. The program will be "just" two hikes: an easy one around the Dove Lake and a more challenging one around the Crater Lake (we were also climbing the Cradle Mountain, which was not included in the initial plan!). The views were really nice and we have been very lucky with the weather! The first day was sunny, whilst the second was cloudy a circumstance which proved quite ... read more
Cradle Mountain & Me
Looking down...
The only for of live on the way up!

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney March 5th 2006

Well, here is the rest of the run down to Sydney..... So, from Airlie Beach, we then got the bus to Rockhampton, where our hostel picked us up and took us to Emu Park... ROCKHAMPTON/EMU PARK 07 FEB 06 - 09 FEB 06 We just chilled out here for the afternoon. The next day we got the ferry across to Great Keppel Island, an island of many beaches and not many people. We walked around the island a bit before settling down on the beach. Around lunch time, a massive thunderstorm chased us from the beach, so we sat it out and then returned to our spot for some afternoon snoozing. Caught the ferry back, had a relaxing evening. BUNDABERG/MON REPOS 09 FEB 06 - 10 FEB 06 The hostel we had chosen did a special ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo March 5th 2006

In the center of North Island is New Zealands biggest lake, Lake Taupo. It is fed by Waikato River, a beautiful river with clear turquise water. A few kilometers after the rivers outlet out of Lake Taupo the river flows into a gorge and tumbles down Huka Falls. A free campsite right on the river bank gave us a good opportunity to explore the place. Just a little bit further north we could enjoy a hoot stream. A small river flows over thermal ground in a forrest creek and is heated to about 40 degree. Several steaming pools hidden in the forrest invite for a bath. At the weekend it's popular with the locals, in the daytime families visit and in the night the local youth sets up BBQ and beer right next to a pool. ... read more
Waikato River
Hot Pool
Power Station

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Sunshine Coast » Lake Baroon March 5th 2006

Considering that we want to start doing some overnight hikes, we thought it best that we do a couple of shorter hikes first so it won't be such a shock to the system when we eventually do an overnighter ;) We managed to rope our good friends Matt and Carly into coming along as well and it gave us a good opportunity to test out our new boots :D For our hike, we headed to the Sunshine Coast to check out the Great Walks that one of Kate's co-workers told her about. The Queensland Government has been working on a "Great Walks" project for a while that provides walks of various lengths for those keen to experience a bit of the outdoors. The Great Walks are split up into various sections and you can pick which ... read more
Lake Baroon 02
Rockin'
Don't look down!




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