Day Seven Sept. 20-21    I finished the first book of the Game of Thrones. I only bought the one book in the States thinking that 500+ pages would be enough to hold me over the entire trip and that Chris would yell at me and say that I could buy the rest of the series in … [Read more...] about Perth, Australia 2011

Day Four, Sept. 17     We packed up our suitcases this morning. Ate breakfast at an Asian bakery up the street. Tasty little buns; chocolate, pineapple, sausage and durian crepe. I could not eat the crepe, had a couple of bites before throwing the rest in the … [Read more...] about Cairns, Australia 2011

As we were getting close to the airport, I looked down at the ground and was surprised by the eerie red sand of the land. It looked like we were about to land on Mars instead of Ayers Rock Airport. There are two gates at this airport, in and out. When you walk through the arrival … [Read more...] about Uluru, a.k.a. Ayers Rock, Australia 2011

Day Five, Sept. 18    We picked up our transport to Port Douglas. After the hour long bumpy van ride we arrived at our port. We were warned that the water was going to be choppy and to take some nausea medicine. The pills were made up of powdered ginger. The sailboat ride was a … [Read more...] about Great Barrier Reef 2011

Day Three, Sept. 16    Our full-day tour of the Blue Mountains and Australian wildlife began at 7:30am. We took a small coach ride to our 46 person large coach ride. We were picked up at the Star Casino and whisked off to Leura, a small village in the Blue … [Read more...] about Blue Mountains, Australia 2011