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Cairns / Palm Cove
(Oct 20 '07)
This was our next planned rendezvous with the family in the Double Decker Black Bus. The girls were so excited to see their friends that we skipped all planned stops en route. Amid luxury hotels, we ...
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The Road Trip and Party Town
(Oct 16 '07)
"I bet their nightmares had come true when two crazy girls got on the boat."
If the driver is careful and the road safe I love taking long journeys in the car, especially when you’re with fabulous ...
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East Coast Roadtrip
(Mar 21 '06)
21.3.06 – 27.3.06
Picked up our brand new luxury camper van (a $1 p/day relocation bargain with money towards fuel!!!), and started our east coast road trip from Sydney to Cairns.
Our first stop ...
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Cairns- feeling wet,wet,wet!
(Feb 15 '07)
"As soon as we reached the bottom I saw two white tipped reef sharks"
Following a longer flight than anticipated (no-one told us they are an hour ahead in Queensland!) we landed at Cairns airport at 11pm ...
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The Great Barrier Reef - Under the Sea!
(Nov 29 '06)
On the Wednesday we started out Open Water Padi. The day started off in the class room learning the theory then into the pool to learn the skills. I did a 'try' dive last year which I was glad I did ...
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Cairns - Cuddly friend!
(Dec 04 '06)
Today was our last day in Cairns. We spent the day going up on the sky rail through the rainforest up to a small village called Karandu. You can get off along the way to walk through the rain forests. ...
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So after completing the outback we arrived at the coast. To be honest we arrived at Townsville first but after a brief conversation with a lady about sea sickness and the great barrier reef headed ...
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The Outback
(Apr 28 '06)
"sticky toffee cake with dates...YUM! You have to know by now it is all about the food!"
Ok I got my sense of humour back.....I also got a nasty sinus infection and feel quite loopy with the ...
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Into the Outback!
(Jul 18 '06)
"The Outback and bush are often seen as the spiritual heart of Australia and its people."
On our way into the outback,we pass the village of Mereeba. House have pointsettia bushes and every town has a ...
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Horses, Rainforests and Gators
(Sep 08 '01)
From Cairns we head North to Cape Tribulation. Cape Trip is famed for its superb scenery, with long beaches stretching north and south from the low, forest-covered cape. Were we checked out the ...
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