We are on our way but due to the International Date Line and the long flight, we won’t be back in touch for several days. We’ll be back in touch from Port Douglas in Northeast Australia.
I’m a Seoul Man (Gangham Style)
After an easy 14 hour flight with wonderful Korean cuisine, and a successful landing on Asiana Airlines (no easy feat) we are safely ensconced in the Asiana Lounge awaiting our next flight to Sydney as well as an authentic Korean…
G’Day Mates
Time for Shrimp on the Barbie – although if you say that here you get strange looks. More like Sushi for lunch before our next flight to Cairns. Great flight over complete with pitch and putt golf. Got a wonderful…
Good Morning. We have touched down on our 7th continent!
G’Day to all, We have made it to Port Douglas, AU. After a wonderful Italian dinner last night ( no Aussie accents here, just Roman) we had a great night’s sleep. Cheryl and I strolled the beach at sunrise this…
Off Roading to Cape Tribulation and Daintree Rain Forest… and Shrimp on the Barbie
Today we drove north through the Daintree Rain Forest and then further north off road to Cape Tribulation where we found a swimming hole in Emmagen Creek. We drove through streams, took a cable run ferry over the Daintree River,…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…