Ubud rice paddys and crowds
2 июня, Индонезия ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Get an early start to try and avoid the crowds. Check out the palace, a local coffee shop and the market. On the way to our walk, don appropriate cloths and walk around temple. Walk up along the ridgeЧитать далее
Ubud
1 июня, Индонезия ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Pack up, leaving quite a bit of our gear behind. Feeling much lighter, we venture out into the somewhat quieter streets. Find that the motorbikes are actually quite accommodating. Find ourselves onЧитать далее
Helene RimbergI don’t recall the name of the type of dance but it was a version of the frog princess. King is turned into a frog by a god, princess loves him anyway, god turns him back into a man.
Exploring the chaos
31 мая, Индонезия ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Early morning rain brings a lovely rainbow. Venture out for coffee and wind up eating breakfast. Finish bike assembly and head towards the beach, walking along very busy streets with skinny sidewalks.Читать далее
Bali
30 мая, Индонезия ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Easy van ride to airport and once again we are crazy overweight. TBF, the limit was lower than we have had before. Rearranged like mad and paid a crazy amount, but so be it. Short flight over the seaЧитать далее
Packing Day and Mindil Market
29 мая, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Take my newly serviced bike out for a spin to get to the pool. Lovely, outdoor 50 meter pool that was mostly empty. Spend the afternoon packing. Walk to Mindil Beach for the evening market and sunset.Читать далее
Botanic Gardens and swim lagoon
28 мая, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Wake up to pouring rain. Brunch of bagels and lox by the sea. Not spectacular bagels but overall pretty good. Walk to Botanic gardens. Meander back along the Esplanade, learning about Darwin bombingЧитать далее
Bike ride and beach walk
27 мая, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Set off on a bike ride back along the coast. Walk through mangroves and along the beach. Tide is way out. Beach is covered with little sand balls produced by sand bubbler crabs who deposit them asЧитать далее
Darwin
26 мая, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Complete a few errands on the way into the city. Return to north east coast for a walk and swim in a safe lake. Check into hotel and enjoy the a/c. Walk to dinner, passing a snake along the way. FishЧитать далее
Darwin … almost
25 мая, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Very short distance to cover to get to Darwin. Set up camp right outside of the city. Do some cleaning of the car and organizing. Though very hot, go off on a bike ride. Ride along beautiful oceanЧитать далее
A day for falls
24 мая, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Decide to head out of the park a day early. Short walk to see Tolmer falls with alot obscured by smoke. Florence falls and Buley Rockhole are next. Very hot (95) and the water is lovely. Check outЧитать далее
A bike ride and falls
23 мая, Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Go for a bike ride in the park. Good to get those cycling legs going in the heat. Take a dip in Walker Creek. Quite smoky out. Doug almost gets run over by water buffalo; i only see them from aЧитать далее
Litchifield NP
22 мая, Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Drive through wetlands área of Kakadu - stopping for a little walk. Doug spots a croc but i don’t see it. Stop at the town of
Humpty Doo (love the name) for food and drive to Litchfield NP. Camp byЧитать далее
Kakadu - Burrungkuy
21 мая, Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Head out, stopping first at different visitor center. Nice displays about the park. Hike up a short way to Nawurlandja overlook. Great views. Back down to main tourist area - Burrungkuy. Many displaysЧитать далее
Kakadu Park - Yurmikmik
20 мая, Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Although there seems to be many parts of the park closed (early season) decide to check it out anyway. Stop at visitors center and get good information and head off to Yurmikmik - nice hike and 2Читать далее
Edith Falls
19 мая, Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Stock up on food before leaving Katherine and drive to the north side of Nitmiluk park. Another lovely hike along the river to croc-free swimming holes (how do they promise that?). Continue north toЧитать далее
Katherine Gorge
18 мая, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
As we have been doing, stay in place while exploring. Today we headed out the gorge road to Nitmiluk park. We were surprised to find that a lot of the park still closed as they clean up from the Wet.Читать далее
Mataranka and Katherine
17 мая, Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
No morning visitors in the bathroom! Get on the road and cover the distance to Mataranka quickly. Stop at the hot springs and see our first croc signs and experience little to no flies for the firstЧитать далее
NT Outback
16 мая, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Driving day. Not much to see besides termite mounds (some of which are dressed up in clothing). Break up the nothingness with a stop at Devils Marbles. Very cool rocks but swarming with flies. ManageЧитать далее
Bike ride and a museum
15 мая, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Head out on bikes into the west MacDonnell Park - a range of ‘mountains’ that go east/west. Ride the Simpson cycle path through the bush to Simpson gap. Quite green and somewhat less red. ShortЧитать далее
Путешественник
I don’t think looking at all these is good for my med school dedication
Helene RimbergSorry. I could carry on about the flies, heat and dust? Maybe that would help
Onto Alice Springs
14 мая, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Another early morning to catch the sunrise over Uluru. Afterwards, hike around the base. Retrace our drive back to Stuart Highway and then continue north to Alice Springs. Find a campground, set upЧитать далее
Kata Tjuta
13 мая, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Wake up early to catch the sunrise over Kata Tjuṯa - the other structure in the park. Amazing colors as the sun hits the red rocks. Hike the Valley of the Winds - wandering through the chasms and upЧитать далее
700+ KM to Uluru (Ayers Rock)
12 мая, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Another early start. Many miles of Outback in front of us. Coming out of town pass many opal mines. See a dingo but not much wildlife - except for flies which swarmed as soon as we got out of the carЧитать далее
The Breakaways
11 мая, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
With a fixed tire (2nd flat of the trip), off we went on a bike ride. Quickly established how to wear a bug hat with a helmet. Easy ride on an outback road and then turned into the red dirt. RideЧитать далее
Helene RimbergLots of livestock. At times standing water. Heat. And according to legend to torment people. Or maybe that was in NZ.
Coober Peedy
10 мая, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Up and out early. It’s amazing how much faster you can go when don’t load up bikes. Drive for a bit, passing very large salt flats. Stop in a tiny town for gas and a break. Continue along theЧитать далее
To the Outback
9 мая, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Another chilly morning. Head up our little hill to watch the sunrise. Pack up and head north to Blinman - lots of animals out. Turn onto gravel road and drive through Parachilna Gorge to other side ofЧитать далее
Путешественник
Hold on, did Doug actually comb his hair?!
Helene RimbergHa. He combs it with a scissors