After rising early we did a quick walk around downtown Melbourne and some of the parks by the river. Then we were off to the great Ocean Road, described as the most beautiful highway in all of Australia. It was…
Getting Reacquainted with Family Friends in Melbourne
When Ann was in high school many years ago, she participated in an international competition called the Macabi Games in Cleveland. There she met an Aussie high schooler by the name of Thomas Herz. They became friends, stayed in touch…
G’Day Alice. Ya’ Got Great Birds!
We left our cute little apartment this morning at The Desert Palms Resort (and golf club) for a bit of breakfast at The Red Dog downtown in the pedestrian mall. Fantastic birds all over including one Mulga Parrot who joined…
Snow in the Desert and a Quick Tour of Alice Springs
If you don’t believe us about snow in the desert with the temperature at 106° just look at the pictures. After stopping to view Mt. Connor, a huge Mesa, we hiked a sand dune and there it was…. A pristine snowfield.…
From Ayers Rock Resort… For the Foodies
Just a bit of information for the foodies (you know who you are). At lunch we skipped eating at Ayers Wok, the Chinese noodle joint, and instead chose to support the local Aborigines by eating at their culinary school outpost…
Uluru Sunrise and a Touch of Culture
Awoke at 4:00 AM to watch sunrise over the desert and Uluru. Breakfast in the cool of the morning outside was spectacular as was the views of the awakening land. The other “Rocks” you see are Kata Tjuta or the…
Hard Rock…… No Cafe!
This morning we said goodbye to the tropical rain forest and winged our way to the Outback and Uluru. For those not fluent in Aboriginal you may know it as Ayers Rock. This is definitely the desert. It’s only early…
Finding Nemo! And a Few friends
Finally, truly down under in down under! We traveled to three reefs in the Agincourt Group at the edge of the Continental Shelf and I did SCUBA on two while Cheryl, Alan and Lois snorkeled all three. I joined them…
Down Under In…… Well, Down Under
Ah, The Great Barrier Reef! It is everything they say it is and much more. We spent the full day on the reef at three different dive sites north of Port Douglas, an area of the reef known as Agincourt.…
Searching for Kangaroos and Exploring with Bill
Today we hired a private guide to drive us into the great Dividing Range and old growth rain forest. Bill is a naturalist with a great knowledge of the flora and fauna of Australia and he took us into private…