Family Idema
in Australia

Traveling along the East Coast
and visiting Carmen

To Airlie Beach

We're leaving the island again, heading for Airlie Beach, 400 km further south (a short distance by Australian standards). At the ferry terminal on the mainland, we looked for the car again; it wasn't allowed on the ferry by the...

Relaxing day

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...

To Magnetic Island

We leave the hostel in Cairns. We take a taxi (there's no bus here) and head to the airport to rent a car. We've sorted out the paperwork at Avis, and we get an Outlander, and all three of us get to drive it.

Snorkeling on the Reef

(Videos to follow, Wi-Fi is slow here on the island) Today we're going to the reef! The Greater Barrier Reef is right off the coast here. It's enormous, the size of France, or Japan, so big. Well, off the coast, between…

Checkup

I decided to go to the hospital after fainting the day before yesterday. It shouldn't happen with the pacemaker. Or are the settings wrong? I called Cairns Hospital, an impenetrable phone fortress. After ten calls, I was put on hold, hung up, and went straight to voicemail...

Daintree Forest

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...

Day off

Booked a car this morning for a one-way trip from Cairns to Sydney, about 2,000 km. Just make sure the three bulky suitcases fit in the back. Hostel pictures: In the afternoon, I walked through Cairns and went to the coast for a swim. At the coast, it was…