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Port Douglas Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Port Douglas, Australia
1. Woche auf der Farm
... wir schoen in den Pool springen. Am Freitag haben wir gar nicht gearbeitet, weil Veikko zum Arzt musste. Er dachte er muesste nach Port Douglas und Samy&Ich konnten die Stadt erkunden (allerdings hat es geregnet) bis Veikko gemerkt hat, dass der Arzt ...
Time in Oz so far
... the UK!!!!!!!!!) The sun hasn't been out but it is still hot enough to walk around in shorts and T-shirt all day. Accommodation in Port Douglas has been amazing 4* villa - goodness knows what the 5* is like. It is a really nice place though everyone knows ...
Port Douglass-Hitchhiking
... Richard und Prömmel) gedacht erstmal gen Norden zu trempen(in 2er Teams). Das hat heute auch gut geklappt. Sind in Port Douglass angekommen. Richard und Prömmel sind dabei sogar bei ner Football-Mannschaft mit gefahren und nach einer Stunde fahrt ...
"Heaps" of fishies all around me
Wake up call was 6am, quick change and ready for the pick up at 6.45 to head to Port Douglas. Stunning 1.5 hour drive along the coast (Palm Cove....beautiful...prime spot for a beach house...). We got to Port Douglas and there she was: the massive ...
A hole?
... nbsp;of the rain. And when the alarm rang at 3:30 am so we could make our 6:45 am flight to Australia I had a sinking feeling about the day. Let me take a moment and tell you about the one highlight of yesterday. Flying Air ...
Das echte Great Barrier Reef
So, nun gehen, resp. schiffen wir nocheinmal hinaus, auf das richtige grosse Barrier Reef. Wir werden um 8:00 vom Campingplatz abgeholt und legen um 8:30 ab. 70km sind's bis wir draussen sind. 3x können wir ins Meer zum Schnorcheln. Der erste Platz ...
Day 44 Port Douglas
Spend the whole day at Daintree NP and went to Cape Tribulation. This was and will be the most northern point of our Australian journey. And what a beautiful point!!! ...
Kanga Bangas
... und nach einem kurzen Check in unserem Lonely Planet war es entschieden: Heute geht's in "Wildlife Habitat"! Die Fahrt nach Port Douglas dauert eigentlich eine gute Stunde, aber man muss noch die vielen Baustellen dazurechnen. Ausserdem ist der "Highway" ...
A Rainforest Wedding
... at 11:30. The wedding ceremony was to take place at a lodge in the Daintree Rainforest - approximately 45 minutes away from Port Douglas. Originally, the ceremony was supposed to be held next to a waterfall. However, it has been so dry ...
Muddy waters at Port Douglas
... next 5 days so we were not planning to tackle a boat trip out to reef with our very sea- sick Molly while at Port Douglas. The view from Flagstaff Hill was great looking down 4 mile beach, and looked about the Marina and the main shopping ...
A break from travelling in Port Douglas
... klm approx to Mt Molloy before we could head for the coast. A "squiggly" road wound down from the Tablelands into the outskirts of Port Douglas where we have booked in to the caravan park for 6-7 days. Monday morning - we had a quick look ...
The Outer Barrier Reef Marine Ecology Study
Friday, November 9 It was a perfect day for a cruise out to the Great Barrier Reef. We boarded a catamaran at the marina in Port Douglas for the 60 km journey to the Outer Barrier Reef, where we docked at the large pontoon anchored out at the edge of the ...
the best job
Today we woke up early and were picked up by the Calypso people. They took us to the Wharf in town, and loaded us up on their boat. It was about a 40 footer double decker. The first order of business was to remove shoes and get snorkle gear. I did ...
North and South
We woke and drove back into Port Douglas for a look around. It seems like a very nice town. We then decided to head a little bit further to Mossman Gorge. There are so many mountains and forests here on the East Coast, very different than the West. We did ...
Crocs, fish and the beach - Port Douglas NFQ
... D booked a trip to the GBR (Great Barrier Reef) which we were totally pumped about. We spent some time exploring PD (Port Douglas), nice place, kinda small though. Dad loved the Marinas, checking out boats seems to be something he likes. ...
Port Douglas, la 'posh'
Port Douglas est une petite station balneaire entre Cape Tribulation et Cairns, lieu de vacances des "beautiful people" apparement...Mais tres jolie petite ville, tout sauf bling bling! Mon auberge est plutot centrale et sympa, la chambre est super grande ...
Larry is a FIVE
... to evacuate their rooms at 5 AM and stay out of the glassed in dining room. We lucked up staying north in Port Douglas. However, there’s another storm brewing and last week’s cruise missed Christchurch with gale force winds. Looking out the ...
Sailing away from Sydney
... his problems with Cyclone Larry hilarious! Not so funny for the sugar cane and banana growers as we saw much destruction between Port D. and Cairns. Long lines to get thru security, but great seats (row 1 business section.) Good flight, decent meal. Bus ...
Day 44 Port Dougals
... French toast, it was lovely! We didn't do much today we just relaxed at the caravan park. Later this afternoon we went down to Port Douglas wharf for a fish. First we bought some prawns for bait. We then headed out to the wharf. As soon as we put our ...
We got Married!
A few tears, a couple of "I do's" and several drinks later, we tied the knot and we are now offically known as Mr & Mrs Kittelty. More to follow on this ...
It Rained in Heaven!
Soon cleared though. Spent the day sunbathing and shopping and that's it. ...
What we have learned so far about Australia.
So far in Australia we have learned numerous things can kill you! Today we went up to the Daintree rain forest which is the oldest rain forest on the earth. We were introduced to some plants which can kill you. Went to the beach where boxie jelly fish ...
Low Isles Snorkel Tour
... The ship is beautiful and there is loads of room for everyone as there are only 15 passengers. It is only a 1 hour sail from Port Douglas so we are soon deposited on the beach of Low Isles. From there we can snorkel off the beach. At ...
Port Douglas, Daintree, & Cape Tribulation
... a gateway to the Daintree rainforest and Cape Tribulation national park. We only stayed a couple of days, just enough time to explore Port Douglas itself a little and also head up to Cape Trib on a day trip. Up in Cape Tribulation we stopped off along ...
Port Douglas
... morning, we awoke at 5am for a sunrise viewing, and then an 8km hike up through the Olgas (the other, larger rock formation). We made it into our resort in Port Douglas last night, and are looking forward to a relaxing week! -Jeremy and ...
Proper Far North Queensland
... the pathways. Lovely. So, we went and picked up the hire car, a Ford Falcon XR6, and headed up further North to Port Douglas, our next destination stopping off for brekkie in Cairns on the way,The landscape was very different to that of Melbourne but ...
Living Sweet
I'm busy driving up to Port Douglas to visit some very good friends....Looking forward to sunday's markets ...
Day 43 From Mareeba to Port Douglas
Early this morning we went to the Mareeba Wetlands. Set inside the dry landscape the location was very beautiful. Sadly there weren't many water birds around, so we cancelled our planned boat trip and went on to Port Douglas. ...