The day of departure, back to that cold little frog country, sob... It's supposed to be 36 degrees Celsius today, by the way. First, we had to store our suitcases; that wasn't possible in the same apartment, but three blocks away. A lot of lugging around 100 kg...
We were going to the market in Kirribilli, a neighborhood on the north side of the river. And they have beautiful jacaranda trees there. It turned out the market wasn't every week, but every two weeks, and not this week. But don't worry, there are...
We're leaving the charming cottage park in Byron Bay. Driving to Sydney is still too far, so our destination is halfway there: Port Macquarie. We stop in Coffs Harbour for lunch at the botanical gardens. It's almost becoming a tradition. Buying plants...
Slowly this morning, definitely an hour late, because yesterday we crossed the New South Wales border, and they do have Daylight Savings Time here. Had breakfast while the half-meter-long lizards stare at you, the kookaburra bird on the edge of...
To Byron Bay, not very far. But there were heavy traffic jams and slow driving, five lanes wide, for almost an hour. We decided to drive along the Gold Coast, Australia's top holiday destination. It might be a good idea to stop by...
We're staying in Sunshine Beach, near Noosa National Park. Today we walked the coastal trail there, about 10 km long, to Noosa Head. It's a beautiful coastal walk. Sometimes it climbs along steep cliffs to the cape...
This morning we first swapped houses for an extra day, and chatted for a bit with the manager, who's from Argentina, as was the cleaning lady, by the way. She gave us some tips for the last day. Today we walked from Nelly Bay, the capital city...
This morning we first secured our next sleeping spot, at Airlie Beach. Then we took the bus to the hike on the other side of Magnetic Island. The path leads to an old WWII fort perched atop the cliffs. It's 27°C, the sun...
Relaxing day, everyone's still tired. From traveling, or maybe from snorkeling? Forgot to stock up on breakfast supplies, so we went grocery shopping. This village doesn't have a supermarket, so we took the bus to Nelly Bay, the neighboring village. In the afternoon, we swam in...
We were picked up early (7 a.m.) by a van and headed to the Daintree Forest. It was a beautiful drive along the coast to Port Douglas, about an hour's drive on a winding road. Upon arrival at the visitor center, we first had to go through a smoking ceremony...
