The Big Day has arrived!
7 февраля, Канада ⋅ 🌙 -13 °C
The bags are packed….We have started on our trip to Australia. It is about minus 12 in Calgary and we are at Calgary Airport going via Vancouver to Sydney.
We are using our 35 year pass andЧитать далее
No drama
9 февраля, Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
We both slept well on the airplane and the flight was around an hour under schedule so it didn’t seem long after we woke up that we arrived in Sydney. My previous experience with Aussie customs hasЧитать далее
Aussie walk about !
9 февраля, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
It is too early to check in, so we changed to more appropriate summer clothing in the Pullman hotel lobby washroom. The bus to Coogee beach is just around the corner from the hotel, so we left ourЧитать далее
ПутешественникRight now we’re cruising in the NZ sounds, coming to Melbourne on Saturday and Sydney on Monday.
Hike from Spit Bridge to Manly
10 февраля, Австралия ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
After a quick bus ride where the driver was a tour guide we began our hike from Spit Bridge.
The day started out sunny, but showers were in the forecast. It was a good start with a warm breeze andЧитать далее
ПутешественникSuch a small world! One degree of separation from Alberta to Australia...
Trivia night!
10 февраля, Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Billy Lockley is the son of friends of ours. He hosts trivia night contests in and around Sydney, and tonight he is hosting at a pub within walking distance of our hotel. After drying out from theЧитать далее
ПутешественникI'm getting rain all day here in San Diego and it's supposed to be worse tomorrow. Then later Friday evening the Scales arrive to dryer weather
Drying out.
11 февраля, Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
24 hours later still drying out from our hike yesterday.
ПутешественникI always used the hand warmers and put them in my shoes overnight and presto completely dry
Sydney Sites
11 февраля, Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We put some more miles on our shoes today seeing some of the sights around Sydney. Our hotel is across from Hyde park, we walked to Darling harbour and around the city. Tomorrow we make our way toЧитать далее
Melbourne
12 февраля, Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
We met up with our travel partners Liz and Alan at the Sydney domestic terminal in the Jetstar checkin area. They had arrived from Vancouver on the same flight we took 3 days ago and they lookedЧитать далее
City sites of Melbourne
13 февраля, Австралия ⋅ 🌬 28 °C
Street art, central train station, ANZAC memorial, Victoria parliament, all are on our city tour today. Not everything was photo worthy and not much wildlife inside the city. I think Australia is oneЧитать далее
Shrine of Remembrance
13 февраля, Австралия ⋅ 🌬 29 °C
This was our official first stop on today’s tour. It is the Victoria State war Memorial. The soldiers pictured are practicing for for the commemoration that will take place tomorrow.
Melbourne beach
13 февраля, Австралия ⋅ 🌬 30 °C
The beach is unremarkable, but real estate is another story. One of these beach huts recently listed and sold for over 900 grand. This is crazy, no power, no running water just a storage shed! I standЧитать далее
ПутешественникThey’re not storage sheds though, they are beach huts. Huge difference, still not worth the asking price. LOL
To market, to market to buy a…..
13 февраля, Австралия ⋅ 🌬 34 °C
We had lunch in this neighborhood and picked up some fruit for tomorrow’s bus ride. The market was huge and well attended.
The last photo is an old wooden roller coaster, larger than the one atЧитать далее
Cook’s cottage
13 февраля, Австралия ⋅ 🌬 35 °C
The Cook we are referring to is Captain James Cook, the famous British explorer and cartographer. The cottage was his parent’s cottage in England that was moved here to Melbourne in pieces andЧитать далее
Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne
13 февраля, Австралия ⋅ 🌬 35 °C
This is probably the first of many churches/ Cathedrals to visit. It is large not too decadanct.
The grounds are pretty and well cared for.
Tonight we went for a tapas dinner on a barge. Fun nightЧитать далее
Epic bus ride
14 февраля, Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Anglesea, Lorne, Separation creek, Wye river, Apologies bay are places that sound like they should be in NewfoundLand but are on the Great Ocean Road south of Melbourne. The destination is The 12Читать далее
Twelve Apostles
14 февраля, Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
So this is what we rode on the bus for 8 hours on a windy, twisty, queezy tummy ocean road to see the 12 Apostles. The “stacks” as they are called. We saw only 8 not 12….
The view was amazing,Читать далее
Shipwreck walk
14 февраля, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
As the story goes a ship, the Loch Ard crashed into the rocks May 1878. 2 survived; climbed the cliffs and made there way to a farmhouse for help. It is amazing anyone could survive these waters.
The Capital
15 февраля, Австралия ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
This morning we hit the floor running; up at 5, brekkie at 6 and bus to the airport at 630!
Arrived in Canberra at 10. First stop on the tour is the National ANZAC war memorial. It pays tribute toЧитать далее
Parliament
15 февраля, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
The new parliament building has been open since 1988. Our tour gave us the opportunity to see representatives chamber and the senate chamber. The government functions much like Canadian parliamentЧитать далее
Next is Cairns!
16 февраля, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Another early morning, brekkie & luggage loaded by 8 am. Flight to Cairns with a quick stop in Brisbane was good but makes for a long day.
Did a short walk around before dinner to get our bearings.Читать далее
The Great Barrier Reef
17 февраля, Philippine Sea ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
A planned boat excursion to the Great Barrier Reef is on today’s agenda. Our group boarded a good sized vessel about 8:30 and together with some other tourists we motored out of Cairns harbour.Читать далее
Snorkeling pic
17 февраля, Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Tom & I had an amazing time snorkelling. The water was murky at times; due to heavy rains but for most of the time it was great. The water was warm and we only saw friendly jellyfish!
Train to Kuranda
18 февраля, Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Out of the hotel at 8 and get into a large transportation vehicle that looks like it could ford a swift flowing river. It takes us to the train station where we all board a vintage train that isn’tЧитать далее
Dream walk
18 февраля, Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
The dream walk is an introduction to the indigenous culture of the area. The didgeridoo is demonstrated, spear throwing and boomerang chucking are also part of the curriculum. Finally there is a aЧитать далее
More dream walk
18 февраля, Австралия ⋅ 🌩️ 30 °C
The return boomerangs did NOT return😂😂😂we just needed one more try!
ПутешественникThose bags look to be over 20kgs. Hope you get some sleep.
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Have a great trip!!
ПутешественникWow.!