Surf or Sound

... reef before making our way down the East Coast, stopping at Brisbane, Surfers Paradise and Byron Bay on the way. I shall hopefully learn to surf at some point. We end up in Sydney, home of the lush opera house and infamous bridge (which I plan to walk over ...

... the gradient on the road was 1 in 5 and as we came over the top of the pass we had a magnificent view of 'Doubtfull Sound', glistening  below us in the sunshine. It is named 'Doubtfull', because Captain Cook passed the mouth of the Sound in the late ...

... trusting people these Kiwis! So, after a takeaway breakfast, which we gobbled down in the car, Dave drove us to Milford Sound this morning, which we reached in plenty of time for our 'Scenic and Nature Cruise'.  The route of about 120kms runs, ...

... the car which set off a horrendous parkinsons attack in Jackie, as I went to the boot for the DEET all I could hear was the sound of expletives filling the alpine air & the car was shaking as the "awe the animals" Cuthbert turned into a crazed killing ...

We are about to leave Rock Sound after 3 days of Strong winds.  The sail across was great.  Till we got to Davis Chanel where the wind got up over 23 knots.  Caught out with too much sail up, so we dropped it all and motored in the last few ...

Early in the morning we organiazed to meet our fellow travelers in Pearl Harbor the main harbor for the doubtful sound cruises.  There is no road there as there is for Milford Sound so you first motor across Lake Manapouri and then get picked up at ...

... on. At the other end of the road were the 12 Apostles. 12 Sea Stacks (although now there's only 9) dotted along a cliff. It doesnt sound to amazing but I have to say it's probably the most beautiful view I've ever seen and I dont use that lightly. The ...

... inland through the foothills and mountains mostly, but at one point, we followed the coastline and had the chance to see some great surf. With all day tomorrow to explore Fox and Franz Josef glaciers, we settled in at the hostel. We then spent a lovely ...

... he meant by a physics test (which didn’t sound too bad), he clarified himself….. "FAECES test".  Which did sound bad.  I couldn’t stop laughing as a mildly embarrassed Ciaran wished he hadn’t called his buddy and new girl ...

... Dundee showed us around the place and later gave us a surf lesson! Hence we put on our wetsuits, grabbed our boards (we make it sound easier than it was) and made our way to the waves. Surfing is actually really really tiring, but huge amounts of fun. It ...

... . What a pile of shit. Then there was the manager and his welcome talk. From Essex, late 20s, skinhead, brash and liked the sound of his loud, rasping voice far too much. His idea of an icebreaker for the group (presumably he was unaware we’d just ...

... asked if it was uncommon for parents to pay for uni there, and he said no, we just finish school at 18 anyways. He made it sound as though all of Australia doesn't go to uni, which the numbers are far lower than the US but there are still some that go. ...

... rusty hull would know, human wrecks may be a better word. I didn't find it too hard to navigate around, although the waves were a sound four foot. It may pose more of a threat in larger swells. But like bunkers in golf once you become aware of them ...

... , we knew the trip should take about 3 hours but if you stopped at every photo stop you would never get to Milford Sound. Having travelled the world extensively I can honestly say no where will you find grandeur so spectacular, the nearest is the Swiss ...

... it surfing in the mist...not being able to see the shore and having to paddle from the boat to the waves based on the sound of them breaking. We saw lots of wild animals. A family of massive ghekos (25cms plus each) that lived behind a painting and ...

... of the town lasted a mere five minutes and we quickly returned to the comforts of 'Nilla to escape the rain.  The soothing sound of raindrops on fibreglass filled the van as we sat quietly working on our journal for our travel blog.  We only ...

... of "an eccentric bunch" of weirdos, i mean people we escaped to the beach to watch the sun set of the indian ocean with the sound of the waves at our feet. Happiness. Quickly moving onto Margaret River where the accom was great, lovely people, pool, good ...

... to the flight was a dozen or so particularly annoying ring-tones which I can't really do justice to here and the sound of the pregnant woman beside Dee constantly texting from take off to landing. For some reason there was a bit of a ...

... waking from their much needed siestas from the previous nights partying, and the streets begining to fill with people and makeshift sound sytems that block the streets to all but the most determined car drivers (they are repaid however by geers and ...

... our pictures). Some of the highlights of our lawn bowling experience included not wearing shoes and drinking beer on a cloudless day. Does this sound like the perfect summer hobby or what? And for only $2, we could have eaten a grilled sausage! There are ...

... and fruit) inc a big mug of tea of course :) We've had torrential rain all night, sleeping in a tin shed made it sound tropical! The thunder hasn't stopped rumbling. Seen a few spiders but nothing worth bothering too much about. It was the morning of my ...