Destination: Australia

NSW Port Macquirie

Wed, 23 Mar 2016 | By dawnandmark | Views [386]

Camped at the coastal resort of Port Macquarie, really lovely beach town. had a great few days in the sun. kayaked up a mangrove creek and saw thousands of fruit bats and sea dragon lizards.  Been body boarding on Flynn beach. Had lunch at ... Read more >

Photos: NSW Nelson Bay & Lake Myall

Tue, 22 Mar 2016 | By dawnandmark | Photo Gallery

NSW Nelson Bay & Myall Lakes

Tue, 22 Mar 2016 | By dawnandmark | Views [389] | Comments [1]

Long time no blog, sorry!  After leaving the blue mountains we headed out to the coast north of sydney.  We had a cheeky stopover next to the beach at Nelson Bay and then stayed two nights at the Myall Lakes national park.  Both amazing.... Read more >

Day 53 v2: nothing but relax

Sun, 20 Mar 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [159]

...really, we did nothing all day ;) here is mike working in our kitchen space and you can see the book I'm reading. Peruvian myths...cool

Day 52 v2: Rocks...ouch

Sat, 19 Mar 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [133]

Sat through our 2 hour metro ride to MiraFlores (south of Lima), yay. Walked down the cliffs to the sea side. There's over ten surf rental tents along the shore and it gets super crazy and packed in the water, but fun to watch. I was geared up for a ... Read more >

Photos: NSW blue mountains, Katoomba Pt 2

Thu, 17 Mar 2016 | By dawnandmark | Photo Gallery

NSW Blue mountains Katoomba, Pt 2

Thu, 17 Mar 2016 | By dawnandmark | Views [454] | Comments [2]

Mark has gone native.... Do you think he needs to shave??  All hipster men in oz have a beard and a man bun, I think he can manage the beard but not the man bun!  We have had 3 fantastic days walking in the blue mountains.  The views are ... Read more >

Photos: NSW blue mountains, Katoomba

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 | By dawnandmark | Photo Gallery

NSW Blue mountains Katoomba

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 | By dawnandmark | Views [349] | Comments [2]

Arrived safety in the blue mountains after 2 days long drive on a straight, flat road through endless farmland! It is pretty cool in the mountains and has been raining on and off since we got here yesterday.  Very wet start to the day so we ... Read more >

Photos: Voyager of the Seas

Sun, 13 Mar 2016 | By copperowl | Photo Gallery

Voyager of the Seas

Sun, 13 Mar 2016 | By copperowl | Views [366]

The ships keep getting bigger and more flashy. This one carries about 3000 passengers and boasts an ice-rink, a flow rider (aka fake surfing), and a shopping mall. The passenger numbers mean endless queues. The ship is bold and brassy. Despite all this, ... Read more >

Leaving Victoria State

Sun, 13 Mar 2016 | By dawnandmark | Views [357]

We are heading north for the next couple of days as we have been here 2 over two weeks and are only a couple of hours from where we started!  We have 2000 miles to cover to get to Cairns so we better start the northern stomp!  Over and out ... Read more >

Photos: Goldfields, Ballarat

Sat, 12 Mar 2016 | By dawnandmark | Photo Gallery

Goldfields, Ballarat

Sat, 12 Mar 2016 | By dawnandmark | Views [392] | Comments [1]

We are now in the Goldfileds of Victoria, who knew Oz had gold mines?? I didn't.  This area produced 16 billion oz dollars of gold between 1850-1880 which caused a huge gold rush to the area.  Yes, I have been to the gold museum to learn all ... Read more >

Photos: Grampian Hills, Halls Gap

Thu, 10 Mar 2016 | By dawnandmark | Photo Gallery