Sailboat from ship - Hamilton Island

This was typical of the scenery we saw along the east coast of Australia - mountains and a few coastal communities. The Great Barrier Reef was a disappointment, as it didn't live up to the gorgeous color photos usually published - and taken at night with very bright strobe lights, which we didn't have on our glassbottom boat. We were glad we didn't try to snorkel, because it hardly seemed worth the trouble.

Ayers Rock, Alice Springs and Darwin

February 26th 2005
Sorry we haven't been in touch with Travelblog lately, but we've been roughing it in the Outback and just got back to civilization (meaning our beautiful ship!) yesterday. We have covered a LOT of territory. Australia is roughly the same size and shape as the US. Our tour guide compared our travels the last 4 days to starting in NY, flying to Colorado, then taking a hop up to Michigan, and endi ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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