This is the view we hope no one else sees (no, not Sally in her fishermans raincoat). Bear in mind, this should be one of the most stunning beaches in the world, but was reduced to a view worse than a grey English day.
Airlie Beach and the Wetsunday Islands January 31st 2007 Before leaving Townsville (blog: Townsville) for Airlie Beach, we had breakfast at the highly recommended 'Ladah cafe'. They had lots of different breakfast options to choose from. Jason had sardines and tomatoes on toast (not everyones cup of tea for breakie), but apparently tasty all the same - and it prepared him for the long journey ahead. [You're not wrong, without that big breakfast I wo ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays 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
"Following the light of the sun, we left the old world.", Christopher Colombus
After 15 years combined service at Philips, it was time for a couple of qualified management accountants to have an adventure that didn't involve spreadsheets. Above all, it was time for a new challenge - no, not getting home in daylight, but seeing a bit of this beautiful world we live in. After promising ourselves countless times, this would be the year we did it, we eventually headed off on our hard earned career break on 19th January 2007 to travel for 4 1/2 months, taking in :
6 wks Australia
4 wks Ne... full info