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- Day 7
- Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 12:12 PM
- ☀️ 34 °C
- Altitude: 75 ft
ChinaBeijing Capital International Airport40°4’35” N 116°36’20” E
Signage of the times by KC
July 27, 2016 in China ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Enjoyed a number of the public signs in Beijing
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- Day 7
- Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 1:27 PM
- ⛅ 34 °C
- Altitude: 85 ft
- ChinaBeijing Capital International Airport40°4’31” N 116°36’11” E
Flight to Hong Kong by KC
July 27, 2016 in China ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
James is excited to be back on a plane
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- Day 7
- Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 6:06 PM
- ⛅ 34 °C
- Altitude: 610 ft
- ChinaLongtanshan43°52’39” N 126°35’3” E
Goodbye China... By Rachel
July 27, 2016 in China ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
Thanks to Evelyn for helping us navigate Bejing! I thought we were going to miss out on seeing a Panda. Thank goodness for Bejing Airport.
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- Day 7
- Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 6:35 PM
- ☀️ 32 °C
- Altitude: 79 ft
- ChinaBeijing Capital International Airport40°4’47” N 116°36’11” E
Big in Beijing by KC
July 27, 2016 in China ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Just in case you thought Heathrow was a big airport...
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- Day 7
- Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 7:22 PM
- 🌙 29 °C
- Altitude: 59 ft
Hong KongA Ma Wan22°19’1” N 113°56’1” E
Hong Kong viewee by KC
July 27, 2016 in Hong Kong ⋅ 🌙 29 °C
James suggested we should find the airport children's area.
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- Day 7
- Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 8:45 PM
- 🌙 29 °C
- Altitude: 52 ft
- Hong KongChek Lap Kok22°18’53” N 113°55’26” E
Unexpected upgrade!
July 27, 2016 in Hong Kong ⋅ 🌙 29 °C
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- Day 8
- Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 12:56 PM
- 🌬 23 °C
- Altitude: 13 ft
AustraliaReynolds Park16°29’23” S 145°27’50” E
Australia!
July 28, 2016 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
Seriously tired but we made it to Port Douglas! Gorgeous place everyone so friendly.
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- Day 8
- Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 2:25 PM
- 🌬 23 °C
- Altitude: 13 ft
- AustraliaReynolds Park16°29’23” S 145°27’50” E
Made it to Oz by KC
July 28, 2016 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
We're in Port Douglas which has some amazing views from the sea front
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- Day 9
- Friday, July 29, 2016 at 4:54 PM
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitude: 13 ft
- AustraliaReynolds Park16°29’23” S 145°27’50” E
Boat ride by James
July 29, 2016 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
We went on a boat trip to the great coral reef. On the boat we got really wet and soggy. We were wondering about what the great coral reef was going to be like. I tried to force myself to have a lookRead more
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- Day 9
- Friday, July 29, 2016
- 🌬 23 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- AustraliaReynolds Park16°29’23” S 145°27’52” E
Bay Villas Resort - Port Douglas
July 29, 2016 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
James's comment: it's perfect!
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- Day 10
- Saturday, July 30, 2016 at 3:42 PM
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 2,516 ft
- AustraliaAtherton17°16’48” S 145°28’12” E
Amazing find by James
July 30, 2016 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Today we had a tour of the wild and on the way we saw a platypus it was really cute. We had 3 attempts to try and find them. They were only 30/40cm that so it was worth trying to look for them. TheyRead more
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- Day 10
- Saturday, July 30, 2016 at 8:40 PM
- 🌙 23 °C
- Altitude: 13 ft
- AustraliaReynolds Park16°29’23” S 145°27’50” E
Tablelands by KC
July 30, 2016 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
It's stunning here in tropical Queensland. This is just one day's worth...!
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- Day 10
- Saturday, July 30, 2016 at 8:56 PM
- 🌙 23 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- AustraliaLow Island16°22’59” S 145°33’38” E
Swimming with sharks by Rachel
July 30, 2016 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
I had a great swim with these reef sharks and a very inquisitive bat fish. Snorkelling the reef was really amazing like being in a aquarium with no edges.
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- Day 10
- Saturday, July 30, 2016
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 52 ft
EnglandCherry Hinton52°11’12” N 0°8’25” E
A few more from Port Douglas
July 30, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
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- Day 11
- Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 2:18 PM
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 46 ft
- AustraliaWujal Wujal16°10’29” S 145°16’36” E
Crocodile Hunting by KC
July 31, 2016 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Saw some crocs in the wild today from a boat on the river Daintree. Despite appearances apparently they never sleep...
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- Day 11
- Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 2:29 PM
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 36 ft
- AustraliaKimberly16°15’34” S 145°23’54” E
Bush trails and tribulations by KC
July 31, 2016 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We visited Cape Tribulation today. I was last here as a backpacker in 1999 - I think at PK's Backpackers from the look of it - which is a bit surreal. The beach is still pretty impressive but weRead more
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- Day 11
- Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 4:40 PM
- 🌧 23 °C
- Altitude: 108 ft
- AustraliaMossman River16°28’30” S 145°20’54” E
Unexpected see by James
July 31, 2016 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
Hi there! Today we saw a really rare species of bird, a Cassowary. it's way to defend itself is to kick with it's foot but it can be really painful if they kick you. It might slice through you. If youRead more
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- Day 12
- Monday, August 1, 2016 at 9:10 AM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 3,425 ft
- AustraliaWujal Wujal16°18’49” S 145°13’27” E
Tropical rainforest by Rachel
August 1, 2016 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Another amazing day exploring the tropical rainforest and seeing some of the places significant to Cook's journey along the coast, including a trip along the Daintree river to see crocs. When theyRead more
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- Day 12
- Monday, August 1, 2016 at 10:09 AM
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 2,867 ft
- AustraliaWujal Wujal16°18’31” S 145°13’17” E
Flora and fauna by Rachel
August 1, 2016 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
I have been struck by the abundance of wildlife here. Bird watchers in the UK are a very patient bunch. You go into a bird hide here and the number of different birds milling around outside isRead more
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- Day 12
- Monday, August 1, 2016 at 11:27 AM
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 52 ft
- AustraliaLumley Hill16°52’37” S 145°45’13” E
Guide to using Australian toilets by KC
August 1, 2016 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
This helpful guide at Cairns Airport prevented me from making any serious errors. Phew!
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- Day 12
- Monday, August 1, 2016 at 7:48 PM
- ⛅ 9 °C
- Altitude: 174 ft
- AustraliaAdelaide Railway Station34°55’18” S 138°35’46” E
Adelaide by Rachel
August 1, 2016 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
James is happy with the size of his bed for the next couple of nights. At the moment I'm wondering why we left sunny Port Douglas, it's cold here. I love all the old buildings dwarfed by the new. NeedRead more
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- Day 13
- Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 11:37 AM
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 92 ft
- AustraliaPark Twelve34°54’53” S 138°36’20” E
Adelaide zoo by Rachel
August 2, 2016 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
A Quokka to stroke on arrival and Funi and Wang Wang the giant pandas to watch. Also one of James's favorite animals, the wombat. What a wonderful place. All the animals seem happy, as does James! WeRead more
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- Day 13
- Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 11:38 AM
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 66 ft
- AustraliaAlbert Bridge34°54’52” S 138°36’17” E
Painting tigers by KC
August 2, 2016 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Here is the tri-annual Tiger stripe re-painting at Adelaide zoo.
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- Day 13
- Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 7:34 PM
- 🌙 9 °C
- Altitude: 151 ft
- AustraliaRundle Mall Tram Stop34°55’26” S 138°35’52” E
one big panda by james
August 2, 2016 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
Today we saw a massive panda at the zoo called Wang Wang. We were just in time to see Wang Wang eat his food and while a lady was commentating another lady was putting panda cake that the pandasRead more
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- Day 13
- Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 9:13 PM
- 🌙 8 °C
- Altitude: 138 ft
- AustraliaAdelaide Railway Station34°55’22” S 138°35’43” E
How rude! By Rachel
August 2, 2016 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
A property developer, who longed to see his name in lights has 'tagged' all the buildings he owns, so you see 'Polites' all over the place here in Adelaide.