Monthly Archives: July 2010
Our Digs in Sydney
For the first time on our trip, we were actually glad to be leaving a place and moving on to the next. Our morning stop at McDonalds in Alice Springs was enjoyable, and we made our way to the airport … Continue reading
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Back to Alice for an Exotic Dinner
After a stop for breakfast sandwiches and coffee at the resort’s shopping area, we hit the road for the 4.5 hour trip back to Alice, stopping only once at the one turn we had to take for quite possibly the … Continue reading
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A Hot and Fly-Ridden Hike in the Olgas
We slept fine and got up later than we should have for a hike at Kata Tjuta (also called the Olgas), which is a rock formation in the same vicinity of Ayers Rock. We ate our yogurt and granola bars, … Continue reading
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The Ayers Rock Experience
Packing the car for our 4.5 hour drive to Ayers Rock, we weren’t quite sure what to make of the Australian desert. We set out on the hot adventure, stopping first at McDonald’s to check e-mail and grab breakfast, then … Continue reading
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Encountering The “Red Center”
Australia was one of the first countries on our list when we planned our trip, and a visit to the middle of the massive desert, specifically to see Ayers Rock (Uluru), was a priority of mine. This was no easy … Continue reading
The Quest To Spy Crocs By Spotlight
For our last full day on the northeast coast, we decided to drive north through Port Douglas and Mossman Gorge to the Daintree River, where we would join Dan Irby on his night time Mangrove Adventure. The prospect of spying … Continue reading
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Relaxing In Trinity Beach
Our trip to the farm was a bit of a marathon, as it was over 3 hours away from Brisbane. We’d driven there in the morning, spent that night back in Toowoomba (an hour closer to Brisbane), and then woke … Continue reading
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The Kuranda Trap
By the time we were done with breakfast on our first morning in Trinity Beach, I had our three days mapped out: today we’d go to Kuranda, tomorrow to the reef and the next day to Port Douglas and a … Continue reading
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The Main Difference Between Australian and American Farmers…
…is shorts and sock guards. (We made dad some sock guards for Father’s Day, but he opted to wear them on his ears rather than around his white ankles.)
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