Madeline Island

Welcome to our diary of our time in Sydney, travels around Australia and (hopefully!) further afield.

... from our bus. There were some particularly cool people on our bus, namely Becky, Philly, Alice, Hector, Cheryl, Jo, Jeff, Pauline, Madeline and Chief (sorry if i forgot anyone!) Flo: Just as our noses were getting used to rotten eggs, we left the next ...

rented a house in the Apostle ...

... pool for a while.  We had lunch at the Lagoon Grill while watching the dolphins. After lunch, Austin and I went snorkeling while Madeline was at the pool.  While snorkeling, a very large turtle nearly swam into us.  We didn't even notice ...

... beautiful, if not more so.  We found a nice spot under a large shade tree.  Austin and I played in the water while Madeline lounged under the tree.  We had lunch at the Mauna Kea Beach restaurant and then headed back to the hotel. Back at ...

... our car at the end of the trail and hitchhiked our way to the start of the trail with a lovely French-Canadian girl called Madeline, and her mother. They had roughly the same itinerary as us but were trying to cram everything into a 2 week vacation. We ...

... the Corolla back at Jucy. Booooo hoooo! After 3440km she deserved a servicing - we went over the 200,000km mark. Called Madeline (a friend of our friend Helen) who was put us up for the night. Herself and her mate Jane picked us up and we ...

Madeline, Austin and I flew to Kona, Hawaii.  The flight was smooth and uneventful, and we arrived before noon.  We rented a car and drove to Kailua-Kona for lunch on the waterfront.  After a trip to Safeway to stock up on snacks, drinks, ...

... house in Howick where his life is noted on a plaque; we also found his grave up the street behind the Church. Stayed with Madeline again. Her cat Minx kept us entertained for our stay. Lunatic loves poking her head in everything - and getting it stuck ...

... 's eldest daughter, Shirley, at a Greek Restaurant in Ladysmith, a little town nearby.  We remembered Joe and my mother Madeline, his sister, and celebrated their lives and influence on us.  Shirley now lives here and loves it.  It was an ...

... to our hostel, with a couple of bottles purchased throughout the day and see where the evening led. Suffice to say Rachel, Kris, Dan, Ben, Madeline and me all got a little tipsy, ended up in a pub down the road and cleared off some lovely wines. The ...

... can't believe that we have been in residence at the Sublime Lodge for 2 weeks already. Steve, Fenella, and their 2 wonderful children Madeline and Cassidhe have made us feel very welcome. We intended to only stay for one week but it didn’t take ...

... the pub.  We enjoyed it immensely, and walked back to the bed and breakfast listening to him rail on Tony Blair and Madeline's parents.  He was an English Andy Rooney, except he looked like Nigel Tuffnel from Spinal Tap.    Today we ...

... his boat, the Cherry Pit.  We headed out immediately, and within the first 10 minutes, Austin caught a nice Mahi Mahi - very exciting. Madeline was next up, and it wasn't long until she had a fish on.  She caught a very large Ono, and it took ...