We arrived in Sydney yesterday afternoon and after getting settled in we decided to go up The Sydney Tower for a panoramic view of the city. No small feat for those in the crowd who were afraid of heights. The…
27 Hours on Kangaroo Island… Ah! Wildlife!
During the day you don’t need to spend as much time dodging Wallabies and Kangaroos on the road, but you do need to be cautious as shown. In addition to the kangaroos and Wallabies, we also saw numerous beautiful multicolored…
27 Hours on Kangaroo Island… The Sites and Amazing Geology
Be patient! We’ll get to the wildlife on the next installment. KI has some amazing geology between the granite outcroppings that have been molded over the millions of years and the white beaches from the limestone sediment throughout the island.…
27 Hours on Kangaroo Island… The Nocturnal Tour
Kangaroo Island off of Adelaide has to be one of the most spectacular places on earth that we have ever been! We are still attempting to edit down the over 1000 pictures that we took. Let’s start with our first…
A Morning in Adelaide
Adelaide is a garden city, with parks completely surrounding it and throughout the downtown area. It is also a very “tolerant” city. Lots of partying into the wee hours (not us), relatively open use of drugs and a great tolerance…
Mt.Gambier, Coonawarra Wine Country and on to Adelaide
Mt.Gambier was our halfway point on the road trip to Adelaide. It truly felt like a throwback to the fifties as you can see from Cheryl’s photographs. It is built on the base of an inactive volcano with three distinct…
Melbourne and the Great Ocean Road Drive
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.…