Ubud, Bali, Indonesia We arrived safely in Bali. Yesterday was spent checking into our new home (Pari Gong), and touring the beautiful city of Ubud . Many craft, fabric, and clothing stores, beautiful friendly people, and gorgeous scenery with streams through a royal monkey forest and rice paddies scattered through the town. Can’t get over …
Darwin, NT, Australia Tonight marks our last night in Australia (sadly). We have had an incredible time in this amazing country, and will be updating the blog soon with pics and tales. Tomorrow we fly to Bali to sample our next country: Indonesia. ———————————– We returned to Darwin early, and spent the afternoon walking around …
Kakadu National Park, NT, Australia After an eventful night in Darwin, we left town for a 300 km drive to Kakadu National Park for a couple of days of eco tourism at it’s finest – Not enough time! We stopped at a few places on the way, taking in some scenes of the Northern Territory. …
Darwin, NT, Australia Darwin was a destination we will never forget. Within one hour of arriving in Darwin, we found ourselves in a surreal situation. I remember Grant kneeling beside a busy road, topless, holding his balled-up T-shirt against the bloody head of a grey-haired, semi-consious, arboriginal man. Prior to that, I was running frantically …
Cairns, Queensland, Australia Splurging for a night in posh Cairns. We arrived at our hotel this am only to find it was over booked. Luckily, they had made arrangements with a 4 star resort hotel to have us stay there instead for the same price…. gotta hate that – not! 🙂 Once again, the Grant …
Port Douglas, QLD, Australia We’ve checked into our new home for the next 2 nights, the Port O’Call Lodge . Tomorrow’s our big trip to the Great Barrier Reef, with HABA Dive . We’re planning to do 2 or 3 dives (hoping and praying that Grant’s ears don’t have any issues clearing). ——————————- Port Douglas …
Cow Bay, QLD, Australia The drive down from Mareeba to N. Cairns was spectacular. The road winded through lush tropical rain forest, with bright green waxy folliages, palms, vines, etc. while providing us with a view of the ocean. I wish we had stopped to view some of the waterfalls, but at the same time …
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Yungaburra, QLD, Australia We traveled all day (ferry and car), to get to the Atherton region by sunset. This part of Australia ( Atherton Tablelands ) is quite different from anywhere else. It’s an elevated hilly plateau (looks like mountains from the coast), and a lot of the forest up there is part of the …
Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia A retreat to magnetic Island for some cabin camping, Kayaking and Koala cuddling. ———————————– We spent 3 nights on the island, enjoying the jungle like atmosphere of our cabin at [missing text. If memory serves me well, it was Bungalow Bay Koala Village ]. We ran 6k through the forest, up …
Townsville, QLD, Australia We’re chilling out in Townsville for a couple of nights before taking the ferry over to Magnetic Island for some kayaking and diving. Staying at: Townsville – Civic Guest House Magnetic Island – Bungalow Bay YHA ———————————— After one more sleep in Arlie Beach, we rented a car and drove 3 or …
Airlie Beach, Queensland, AustraliaFriday, July 7, 2006 Sailing, diving, and lounging about in the tropical sea for about a week in the Whitsundays. ————————- We were quite tired of driving, so we decided to fly from Brisbane to the Whitsundays (Arlie Beach). This is where we’d get to really practice our sailing skills. As luck …
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia On Canada day, we arrived at the home of an old friend from my (Joanne’s) youth. Aimee was my best buddy throughout elementary school, but moved away when I was 13. We kept in touch through letters and audio tapes early on, which turned to Christmas cards as we got older, and …