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Boat Trip!
Well the trip on Broomstick was great! The one down side, was that unfortunately, I could not partake in the diving as I failed on the Medical Questionnaire. However there was a great atmosphere on the boat and snorkelling for the first time ever was ...
Australia - Airlie Beach / Whitsundays
... a few drinks at Magnum's (a popular bar / hostel in the centre of the main street). Stopping off for a hot dog on the way home we packed our day bags for the sailing trip and made it to bed by 1:00am. Day 2 No sooner had Andrew informed his ...
Another sailing trip!
... that evening I met up with a Mike (who I went to school with) and a couple of his friends. They were over in Australia for the rugby, and were obviously quite pleased with England heading for the finals. James had recently just had a call asking him to ...
Day 281-287: Airlie Beach to Rainbow Beach
Monday 20/06/05: Woken up by some German bint with pleurisy hacking away at about half 7. The 6 bed dorm was full last night despite there only being 3 of us late afternoon, definately gonna have to try and stick to 4 beds wherever possible, 6 is just ...
Home Valley
... the station, it is run 100% as a tourist destination, and is owned by an Aboriginal enterprise group. Our second day at Home Valley was relaxed and enjoyable. The children played at the playground from early on, then we went to the nearby waterfall ...
Vampires....
Day 276 ; 11th Home hill Day 13 Australia road trip Kilometres travelled ; 397 The day started of well with phils first accident of the day, usually when closing the back door you move your head out the way, Phil decided to try and shut it with ...
Sailing
After a much needed break in Bundy, we set off on a 10 hour journey to Airlie Beach where we would meet up with KC's friend Kylie and Kylee and take our 3 day/3 night catamaran journey to the Great Barrier Reef/Whitsunday Islands. It was a sailing trip ...
Australia Week 1
... , though we did have to crack open the wine at about 4pm as we rocked side to side in the wind and sheltered in our home made tent wearing bright yellow fisherman's macs. Also, the food was excellent as it was cooked by a trained Italian chef, ...
Zielone trawniki Home Valley
... nie zatrzymywac poniewaz mozna zalapac sie na posilek do krokodyla. Sam przejazd jest bezproblemowy poniewaz dno jest wylozone kamieniami. Home Valley Station wyglada jak oaza po srodku pustynii- zadbane, zielone trawniki, basen, obok nas jest wybieg ...
Sailing the Whitsundays
Well, when they say you're limited to a two minute shower (at the most), they mean it! We've all arrived safely back on land, a bit toasted (some more than others) from the sun and sea, in desperate need of a good, long, hot shower. Angelika, one of ...
1 sleep left!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>Kaspar's Entry... OMG (oh my god) THERE IS ONLY ONE SLEEP LEFT BEFORE WE LEAVE TO EUROPE!!! I CANT WAIT!!!! We are all so exited that we are leaving. Oskar is jumping up and down, Dad is getting nervous and making us do everything twice-or more. ...
Sail away, sail away, sail away
J: So basically we are beach hopping. I know, I know, it sounds rough. We have been having the most incredible weather since we left the rainforest, which I guess makes sense. After Cairns we jumped on a bus to Airlie Beach. Now here is the thing about ...
Our Itinerary
... http://www.volcanosvillas.com/santorini-hotels/studios.html * Rodes 19-20 Jun http://www.mediterranean.gr/html/home.html *Bodrum 21- Jun www.suhotel.net * Ephesus 22-23 ...
Jak chcielismy byc ekologiczni
... ostro i siedzimy w cieniu przyczepy czekajac, az bedzie mozliwa jakas wycieczka. Jak na razie obserwujemy samochody wjezdzajace i wyjezdzajace z Home Valley. Obok nas pasa sie spokojnie konie, co jakis czas zalatuje obornikiem. Tak, ze „czuc” ...
Getting Excited
... Paris and Riga (where we'll meet lots of relies) and Berlin and Zurich and Roma and then back to London and then home. -Oskar I am also getting excited and must admit to feeling a bit of pressure as we try to finalise our preparations. But in ...
East Coast 2
We rented another van, this one with jelly beans on it, and drove from Brisbane to ...
Arlie Beach...Party Town Australia
... a party town, Arlie is also the gateway to the Whitsunday Islands. Hailed to have some of the most beautiful and deserted beaches in Australia - they are also part of the Great Barrier Reef. So tommorrow we might get on some boat and tour around out there ...
Preparation.
... ; Planned Route Around Australia anti-clockwise from/to Eagle Heights, Queensland via Roma, Winton, Cloncurry, Barkley Homestead, Cape Crawford, Daly ...
Steak!
... to check it was still closed – it was! So we drove back down to the Gibb River Road and continued on to Home Valley Station. The Cockburn Ranges featured in the background of most of our driving today, they are absolutely amazing. The bands of red ...
Holy Crap….There’s a Snake in the Van!
... it was hard to get any speed anyway. We passed some gorgeous scenery on the way and at about 4pm, we finally pulled into Home Valley Station and I can’t tell you how happy we were to find that they have onsite tyre repairs! Awesome. Not ...
Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum
... dinner one night! haven't had one of those in a while. Saw all sorts of wonderful things under the sea. Bit scary though in Australia, if you are a certified diver they just plop you into the sea on your own (with a buddy of course) tell you roughly ...
4 Weeks to go !
Wow !! 4 weeks today and I will be in the hustle and bustle of Bangkok. I still wish that I could share the time with Kath, as she could really do with the experience and a complete break from her very busy life. But if she hadn't pulled out I ...
Whitsundays - Airlie Beach
Well, yesterday was my birthday....and I can't say it was the most relaxing day I've ever had. I didn't end up going to sleep because I was getting picked up for the airport at 4.30 am! I had a 6 am flight from Hobart to Melbourne, followed quickly by ...
Sailing adventures
hey guys feels a bit akward writing about what happened a week ago, im trying to remember what happened and in what order! my brain has gone to mush since ive been away, really struggle to remember what day of the week it is, so bad. anyways flew ...
Back on dry land...
... ;s “Big Mango”. How many more “Big Things” will we see on this trip?! We stopped then in Home Hill for the night. We parked up and well this place was pretty amazing for a free overnight area! It had ...
Abschied aus Home Hill
Der Abschied aus Home Hill In Home Hill, ein kleines typisches Dorf im Herzen Queenslands, habe ich die meisste Zeit meiner Australienreise verbracht. Zu guter letzt wurde ich noch von meiner Nachbarin in einen typisch australischen Zoo eingeladen. ...
The Life of a Fruit Picker
... good 30 kms away and no car, public transport, or money to get there, most would find them self in quite a predicament. Fortunately, in Australia another way to get from point A to B is to stick out your thumb and hope for the best. It works even better ...
Wild Wallabies
Birkin A stop off over night to break up the journey, we were lucky enough to stumble across a campsite in a beautiful setting, fields surrounding us,one side a river and the other side mountains. On approaching the campsite down a dusty old track, ...
Funny Dunny
... a problem...so were the sharks. The boys had a fantastic time and Dianne was about 20 paces ahead of them on the way home just in case they wanted to hand over some of their muddy t'shirts. Another camper told us that there was a dingo nearby and ...
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