Destination: Australia

12/06/2013 Cape Range NP - Tulki Beach

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 | By pauline | Views [761]

Saw a huge humpback whale in the surf at Kurrajong. Went to get the binoculars but by the time I got back the whale had disappeared.  Marg went straight to Turquoise Bay and I went to the Info centre to book the whale shark tour which I had now ... Read more >

Litchfield, Kakadu and katherine

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 | By r_d_touring | Views [332]

So much to see in the top end. Litchfield was an amazing place spectacular waterfalls, cataracts, rockpools and pockets of monsoonal forest. I could have stayed another week, but, time is running out. Kakadu was a bit of a fizzer, really most of what ... Read more >

Photos: Queensland

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Photo Gallery

Prince Rupert

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 | By aliryan | Views [429]

Was more of a stop over rather then a destination. A great place to just chill, recharges, grab supplies, and figure out our next move. Staying at the Pioneer hostel, it was lovely. Yep I said lovely. Cute even, with it’s white picket fence and ... Read more >

Tags: cougar, mountain, ranger

More about me

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 | By nikki_morf | Views [670]

So to continue from my little blurb earlier. I am a 29 yr old girl (I say girl cause i dont believe I'm grown up yet) who has 2 jobs in the gold coast. 1 of those jobs I love as I work at Dreamworld and it is the place of FUN! the other, hmmm blah, so ... Read more >

Tags: big decisions, contiki

what to do?

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 | By nikki_morf | Views [220]

cue dramatic music!   I have a severe case of itchy feet. After doing the typical Australian thing and partaking in a Canadian winter (I had a fucking awesome time by the way) I decided it was time ... Read more >

Tags: decisions

11/06/2013 Cape Range NP - Kurrajong

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 | By pauline | Views [539]

Left  at 7am  for the Mandu Mandu Gorge walk. Nice walk with some steep up and down sections. Knees were Ok surprisingly enough, maybe helped by the snorkeling. Bacon and eggs for breakfast at Marg's restaurant then it rained ... Read more >

Photos: WA Misc

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 | By hannahhackett | Photo Gallery

Happy birthday to me!

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 | By hannahhackett | Views [996]

Thanks to the R&D team's generous 30th birthday present of experience vouchers I got to tick something off my bucket list this morning - we got up very early to get to Northam airfield for a hot air balloon ride over the Avon Valley!!   Luckily ... Read more >

Tags: ballooning, beach, sunrise, sunset

From (A) Port Hardy to (B) Prince Rupert:

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 | By aliryan | Views [387]

I highly recommended taking the BC ferry from these points. Expensive, but definitely worth it. It was travelling in style and if you pay a little bit extra for the trendy food and cocktails and you’ll be sweet, because and lets get one thing perfectly ... Read more >

Tags: boats, captains, fancy, sea, sickness, steer

Photos: Porty Hardy, BC ferry, and Prince Rupet.

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 | By aliryan | Flickr Photo Gallery

Photos: Day trip to Blue Mountains

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 | By thomasz | Photo Gallery

Photos: With Clancy

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 | By thomasz | Photo Gallery

10/06/2013 Cape Range NP - Kurrajong

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 | By pauline | Views [370]

Windy overnight and windy in the morning. Went to visit Dave, Al, Graham and Bruce again to get some info on Karijini. Thanks to Greg next door who showed me how to repair a puncture using the same type of kit I have, and how to use my jack Then packed ... Read more >

The countdown

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 | By loveadventures | Views [249]

This time in 3 days, we'll be on the plane, this time in 4 days, we'll be in Tokyo, this time in 2 weeks, we'll be in Kyoto (Kyoto!!).  And so the mantras continue.  Before then, there are a couple of to do lists to complete, ( tidy the ... Read more >