Darwin: A place out of time
November 9, 2009Having accomplished our Barrier Reef trip, there was little left to do in Cairns. We weren’t terribly fond of our… Continue reading
Great Barrier Reef: Chance of a lifetime
November 7, 2009No visit to Cairns would be complete without a trip to the Great Barrier Reef – the world’s largest coral… Continue reading
Cairns: Eat, Run, Shop, Drop
November 6, 2009We spent a few days in Cairns relaxing and settling into some kind of routine. Cairns is a large and… Continue reading
Cairns: Tilt all the way
November 3, 2009Aside from using Airlie Beach as a base for visiting the Whitsundays, we didn’t do a whole lot else there.… Continue reading
Whitehaven: This one’s all about the destination
November 2, 2009Our second trip around the Whitsunday Islands was vastly different to the first. This was our purely tourist tour to… Continue reading
Whitsundays: Tall ships, blue waters
October 31, 2009The day dawned slightly cloudy with a hint of rain in the air. We rose early to get some breakfast… Continue reading
Airlie Beach: Pick a Tour, any Tour
October 30, 2009For our time at Airlie Beach we were actually staying out of town in the Bush Village Backpackers in Cannonvale.… Continue reading
Hervey Bay to Airlie via Sunlander: The Long Night
October 29, 2009Back in the Aussie Woolshed we happily spent a full day doing well… nothing. We slept in, made ourselves some… Continue reading
Fraser Island: Vistas of Sand and Sea
October 27, 2009The group congregates once more for breakfast once it’s light outside. At some point during the cereal and coffee, Mrs… Continue reading
Fraser Island – Fair Dinkum, I knew that would happen!
October 26, 2009Our tour to Fraser Island starts bright and early in the morning. We cram enough items to get us through… Continue reading