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    • TravelerGapYearLap

      Cleaverville

      May 20, 2022, Indian Ocean ⋅ 🌙 25 °C

      Turn off the road just near Karratha, drive down a dirt road to Cleaverville. You find a Camp without power and water perched on the waterfront with rock pools for exploring , spots for fishing and good phone signal.

      The water problem was solved with a couple of rain days, buckets and a funnel. The car and van got a wash as well.

      Surprisingly fishing was good for small fish so we threw back everything we caught. I caught a shark in inches of water, at the same time dad was wading out to unhook his snagged line. We all survived and the shark swam away to grow into a big shark.

      Beautiful sunsets, nice spot.      Read more

    • World Cruise: Paul and Donna
      Day 101

      Day 101: April Fools Day Indian Ocean

      April 1, Indian Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F

      I did it! I am so happy to report, I have updated ALL my Find Penguins posts for the entire World Cruise Since December. 23, 2023. Here are some metrics:

      - 101 Days, 23-Dec-2023 to 01-APR-2024
      - 16 Countries
      - 228 Foot Prints (Blog posts)
      - 2,600+ Photos
      - 84 Followers

      First thank you (the 84 - and others) for supporting me along the this adventure. I am pretty much a what you see is what you get kinda of person. I’ll will always have your back if you need me. I hope you have enjoyed the ride. We have 39 more days to go.

      Today’s agenda:

      - Got caught up on all my blog posts
      - Craft class - Made a bracelet
      - Laid out on the pool deck for a bit - we normally don’t do that.
      - Laundry
      - Oh, yes, we did eat at least once or twice.

      I still have countless number of photos to go through. I know I missed a bunch, and there are all the Sony pics (at least 3K worth to purge and edit)

      But the goal of 1 post for every day - I am happy to cross that finish line. Just need to keep it up.

      Enjoy the day tomorrow we are import Louis, Mauritius.      Read more

    • TravelerCoral Adventures
      Day 17

      Final day-at sea

      April 3, Indian Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

      Awoke to the ship moving around a bit as we sailed towards Broome our final destination. It affected some, however we tucked in to a hearty breakfast. Then we sat on the aft deck watching the lesser frigatebirds follow the ship effortlessly.
      A couple more presentations Terry on Kelp and its decline in parts and Howard on WW2 and WA. Both v interesting. At 2 Niall ran a quiz: our team adopted Pearls of Wisdom as a name - and we won!!
      A slideshow and captain’s drinks concluded proceedings at sunset before dinner on the aft deck accompanied by Bridal Terns one of which got too close.
      A great end to an amazing cruise.      Read more

    • Süd Afrika
      Day 15

      Walvisboot en township

      August 13, 2019, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

      Heute früh mit dem ersten boot. Leider nur einen wal kurz gesehen. Dafür viele seelöwen und delfine. Leider war Karen seekrank und Kay musste an bord brechen. Nachmittag hat unsere Freudin Kongo ons ihr township gezeigt. Sehr beeindruckend was Mandela hier bewirkt hat. Morgen weiter nach oudtshoorn.👍👋Read more

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    • TravelerNoodles and Cats
      Day 330

      T3 - Exmouth

      September 15, 2019, Indian Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

      LAKESIDE

      ▪️5:30 Uhr klingelte der Wecker, schnell Zelte abbauen, bevor der Ranger uns erwischt - somit konnten wir aber wenigstens den wunderschönen Sonnenaufgang am Leuchtturm sehen :D
      ▪️Den Tag verbrachten wir an dem Schnorchelspot "Lakeside" (ohne Lake :P) , leider war die Sicht dort auch nicht so gut und die Strömung war mega stark
      ▪️Trotz allem konnten wir bis zu einen riesigen Riff schwimmen, welches wir fast berühren konnten :D
      ▪️Habe einen Schnupfen bekommen - schlief den restlichen halben Tag am Strand :(
      ▪️Abends trafen wir uns mit dem Convoy in "Froth Craft" eine Minibrauerei und aßen Burger bei Live Musik, denn der Lukas hatte Geburtstag :)
      ▪️Eine Huntsman nutzte Henry als Taxi, während der Fahrt krabbelte die riesige Spinne übers Beifahrerfenster - wir kreischten so laut, aber zum Glück war es von außen 👀      Read more

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    • TravelerNoodles and Cats
      Day 351

      Riesen Bäume

      October 6, 2019, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      ▪️Sind den 65m hohen Bicentennial Tree im Warren National Park über in den Baum geschlagen Eisenstangen hoch geklettert - Adrenalin pur und hammer Aussicht :D
      ▪️Im D'Entrecasteaux National Park haben wir an der Steilküste Mittag im Regen gegessen :P
      ▪️Spazierten einen Tree Top Walk im Valley of the Giants für 25 p.P. entlang, das ist eine Art Brücke zwischen den Kari Baumkronen in 40m Höhe - Preis-Leistungsverhältnis ist nicht gut :(      Read more

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    • Auf den Spuren von Sindbad
      1
      Day 34

      Auf See und total offline....

      November 21, 2019, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

      Heute ist der zweite von drei Seetagen und wir sind mitten im Indischen Ozean und seit gestern bis auf wenige kurze Momente komplett OFFLINE..... Satelliten WLAN versagt auf dem Schiff und es bleibt mir nur die Möglichkeit, offline zu schreiben...

      Der Himmel ist bedeckt bei knapp 30 Grad und so findet viel auf dem Schiff statt. Heute beispielsweise haben wir eine ungeplante Privattanzstunde ( 45 min. !!) Salsa gehabt. Vita und Alex haben uns ganz neue Tanzfiguren beigebracht und immer wieder auf exaktes Tanzen 🕺💃 hingewiesen.

      Danach gab eines einen Kochwettstreit zwischen dem Cruise Director Ross und dem Küchenchef Ross. In 20 Minuten sollte ein Drei-Gang-Menü gekocht werden. Das ist eine absolut gelungene Spaßveranstaltung, in der der Cruise Director beweist, dass er nicht kochen, aber umso besser entertainen kann. Das Klatschen von 200 Zuschauern entschied auf ein Unentschieden..
      Ich besuche Kittys Kunststunde, in der wir heute Schmuck hergestellt haben und Thomas puzzelt mit Inbrunst zusammen mit anderen Gästen an dem 3000 Teile Puzzle.

      Auf dem ganzen Schiff verteilt findet heute auch ein Minigolf Turnier statt, bei dem die Crew sehr kreativ verschiedene Stationen aufgebaut hat.
      So wird es nicht langweilig, auch wenn das Sonnenbaden am Pool heute nicht so attraktiv ist.
      Wie fast jeden Abend gehen wir zum Tanzen vor dem Dinner und unsere Philipino Band spielt unsere Lieblingslieder.

      Abends holt uns die Zauberkünstlerin Romani Romani, mit der wir vor ein paar Tagen ein gemeinsames sehr nettes Abendessen hatten, in ihrer Show namentlich auf die Bühne des Theaters. Wir sollen ihr bei ihren Zaubertricks assistieren und das vor 150 Zuschauern... Thomas wird leicht nervös dabei....      Read more

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    • TravelerHalf around the world and back
      Day 128

      Cape Range National Park

      March 13, 2020, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

      It rained a bit in the night, and there was more rain predicted. As the wind was also strong, we decided against staying at our campsite for another day. The snorkeling wouldn't be good. We packed our stuff, filled our water bottles and water tank, and drove north.

      In Exmouth we restocked at the supermarket, filled our fuel tank and cooked lunch at the town beach. We thought the latter was a good idea to avoid the flies, and have some wind to feel colder. Turned out we had a lot of wind and still some flies. Overall not the best experience but we made it work. Interestingly enough though, despite the fact that they tell you how valuable water is everywhere, just when we had lunch, a truck drove by to water the gravel street and us. We drove further and via the northern tip of the peninsula we got into the Cape Range National Park. We proudly hang up our purchased 'Park Pass' on our rear view mirror, but it seems like in every park we've been so far, nobody cares to check it. And Cape Range wasn't any different, no employees were present at the park entry station.

      In the park we had booked a basic campsite. From there it was just a few minutes walking to the beach, where we enjoyed a medium sunset. The location was nice, with only 8 camping spots in total, some trees for shade and just nature around. Less nice were the amount of cock roaches around the toilets at night. At least we could also spot a big ghost crab.      Read more

    • 9 months Sabbatical
      Day 163

      Gordon river and Sarah Island boat tour.

      March 10, 2020, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

      Last bit of my birthday prezzie was Hannah treating us to a boat cruise.
      Got up at 7 to get to the dock. Managed to sneak some last min discounted window tickets, setting off in only 10 mins time. Whooo.
      Glassy smooth fast catamaran ride up the river with a brief stop off to look round the world heritage Woodlands.
      Had a tour around Sarah island, a very nasty place back in the day, where second offending convicts were sent to do hard labour, including boat building.
      Back at the port we saw a saw mill in action and some lovely bits of Huon pine slabs which would make a fantastic table, only 2000 dollars a pop....
      Driving East towards Lake St Clair we saw some old mining towns with some impressive coloured landscapes.

      So there we were... driving along, when suddenly a huge metal plate with a number plate detached from a trailer passing in the opposite direction. Did a very quick jerk to the left but it still skimmed the side of the van. Only a 15cm scratch, but could have been way worse, as it had bounced pretty damm high.
      The other car didnt stop, so I retrieved the number plate from the road and went onwards. Knowing lots of insurance based faff was to come. 😫

      Stopped in a nice wood pub for the evening, where they let you stay in the car park if you have a pint. We had a curry.      Read more

    • TravelerHalf around the world and back
      Day 130

      Money laundering

      March 15, 2020, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

      When you're down because of reading the news, it's welcoming when cockatoos try to cheer you up. And they were trying!

      We again went to the information center as we wanted to rent fins for snorkeling. Then we went snorkeling at Lakeside. What we didn't anticipate was that the reef required a 750 meter walk through sand. Which is quite tough in 30 degrees and full sun while carrying snorkel gear. But we were happy we took it because the snorkeling was worth it. The visibility was good and we saw a huge ray hiding in the sand. It must've been 4 or 5 meters long. There was a strong current so we definitely needed our fins. Afterwards we were quite exhausted. So instead of preparing for another beach we went back to the campsite.

      Susanne manually washed her pants after she walked into a dirty tire. She didn't realise she also washed the cash that was in them. It's totally normal to hang up your money on a drying line, right? It doesn't at all look suspicious how we are able to afford this fancy campsite.

      At sunset we once again tried our luck at spotting baby turtles. A different beach this time. There were some other people searching as well this time, but nobody found any. They did tell us that the evening before they had seen some at this very beach. Grrr :)      Read more

    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Indian Ocean, Indischer Ozean, Indijos vandenynas, Indonesian Ocean, Océan Indien, Oceano Indiano, Индийский Океан, Індійський Океан, 印度洋

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