Australia
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Monday, 23 Jul 2007 | Views [512] | Comments [1]
The Low Isles are so named because when Captain Cook first saw them, the lowness of them struck him. He is also responsible for naming the Wooded Isle which is, eh, wooded. Great explorer. No wordsmith though. Anyhow, these Low Isles are just a ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sunday, 22 Jul 2007 | Views [454]
Inspired by our furry friends from yesterday, we took to testing how exactly one (well two, I suppose) could spend a day that consisted of only four waking hours, half of which are spent eating. Not too difficult, let us assure you, in fact we mastered ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Saturday, 21 Jul 2007 | Views [444] | Comments [1]
Today we hired bicycles and took to the road, not for too far mind you, 'cause after a couple of miles we came across the Rainforest Habitat , a wildlife sanctuary located at the other end of Port Douglas. During the couple of hours there we met several ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Friday, 20 Jul 2007 | Views [457] | Comments [1]
Apparently Four Mile Beach is one of the best reasons to visit Port Douglas, and it is quite an impressive beach, though fairly windy and home to a few too many jellyfish, or stingers, to make you comfortable (see Ruth with sign above). We did find another ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Thursday, 19 Jul 2007 | Views [465]
5 hours or so after take off from Sydney (where, by the way, not one person checked our ID), we arrived in Port Douglas, 67km north of Cairns and one of the sunnier places to experience the Aussie winter. We're staying here for a week, and sick as we ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Wednesday, 18 Jul 2007 | Views [482]
Wrecked from last night, we took a bit of a lie in (while our hosts made the effort to go to work), and then a gentle boat ride across Sydney Harbour, under the magnificent and famous bridge and past the equally magnificent and famous Opera House to ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Wednesday, 18 Jul 2007 | Views [470] | Comments [1]
One of the thirty of so pubs (though they're all called hotels ) in Balmain is Dick's, a lovely spot where you can tuck into a good Aussie steak for no more than six Euro or so, and wash it back with a few quiet pints - at least that's what we did last ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
Tuesday, 17 Jul 2007 | Views [433]
Took a flight through the night, and a separate journey through the maze of inspections issued by Australian immigration, customs and security - serious stuff, intended to keep out all undesirables, from dodgy fruit to foreign wood (!) to all sorts and ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
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