Category: Australia

Now that Leo and I are officially back and coherent, we’ve put together a video to display his photos. I cut some, but included most so you can get an idea. This means it’s a bit long, so feel free to FF. 🙂

Our Australia trip was amazing. Communicating was easy since everyone spoke English, well maybe not in Chinatown, but there are still some differences between America and Australia. Here’s a quick list of things I learned while being in Australia for three weeks. People and The Country The country is spread across three time zones. From…

As Leo said, we ended our trip with a splash. Tuesday (Day 20) – Cairns/Great Barrier Reef We got up early Monday and headed to the pier, where we boarded yet another boat. This large catamaran is owned by a local company, Reef Magic, and would take us to a section of the Great Barrier…

I touched a koala’s butt. Not exactly my dream, but I did hope to hug one while here in Australia and in that, I succeeded. We spent the past two days in Brisbane, relieved at last to wear flip flops and T-shirts as spring continues here down under. Saturday we grabbed a late lunch before…

Friday – Sydney (Day 16) Thank goodness for Dori. That little blue fish from Finding Nemo helped me climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge. I stepped up to the ladder, noticeably shaking. I began stepping up. Breathe in. Breathe out. “Just keep swimming,” I said. I’m not sure where it came from, but I chanted it…

When you really break it down, tourism is about looking at things. You go by boat, by helicopter, by airplane, by car and most of all, on foot – all just to stand and gawk for between two seconds and 10 minutes at something. We’ve done some looking the past few days and although it…