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Australia 18th November - 18th December 2000 |
New Zealand |
Day 239: Saturday, 18th November 2000
By the time we arrived in Darwin Claire was feeling very grim...
Day 240: Sunday, 19th November 2000
Another quiet day resting and trying to kick the amoeba, arguing over who is the most ill...
Day 241: Monday, 20th November 2000
Seeing Will without an appetite over the last few days has been strange...
Day 242: Tuesday, 21st November 2000
Our last day in Darwin before we head off to Kakadu tomorrow...
Day 243: Wednesday, 22nd November 2000
Up far too early and in the back of a 4WD Toyota LandCruiser bombing down the only road south (to Kakadu and beyond) by 7am...
Day 244: Thursday, 23rd November 2000
No lie-ins on this trip, despite a disturbed night (incredible sweaty humidity and a thunderstorm) we were up early...
Day 245: Friday, 24th November 2000
Will let the wildlife, an assortment of flies, crickets and a small frog, out of our tent this morning...
Day 246: Saturday, 25th November 2000
Getting out of bed this morning was an effort, we're both stiff and achy from using dormant muscles on our trip around Kakadu...
Day 247: Sunday, 26th November 2000
Had a lazy day around the hostel which has a good back garden with plenty of shady spots - much needed in the daytime sun...
Day 248: Monday, 27th November 2000
The sun had already risen when we got up at 5.30 this morning to catch our tour to Uluru (Ayres Rock) and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas)...
Day 249: Tuesday, 28th November 2000
Steve (our straight talking, no nonsense tour guide) woke us at 4am, he didn't sound like he was going to tolerate any snoozers...
Day 250: Wednesday, 29th November 2000
Enjoyed a quiet morning around the Alice, catching up with email, before we caught our early afternoon flight to Cairns...
Day 251: Thursday, 30th November 2000
Will collected our hire car this morning - a dinky little Mazda that will hopefully allow us to get off the Queensland beaten track(?!)...
Day 252: Friday, 1st December 2000
Early this morning we caught our boat, bound for the Great Barrier Reef, enduring a couple of hours bouncing around on the choopy Coral Sea...
Day 253: Saturday, 2nd December 2000
The hostel we arrived at last night is the best we have stayed in so far in Australia, its small and set in peaceful surroundings...
Day 254: Sunday, 3rd December 2000
Claire woke wishing she could spend the day in bed, tired and achy from hugely active days in succession...
Day 255: Monday, 4th December 2000
Another day on the road, driving further south to Airlie Beach, lots more small sugar cane towns on the way...
Day 256: Tuesday, 5th December 2000
First day of our three day sailing trip around the Whitsunday Islands, we're on a large sailing yacht, an 80 foot maxi...
Day 257: Wednesday, 6th December 2000
Probably the most embarrasing and funny thing happened this morning when Will woke to discover...
Day 258: Thursday, 7th December 2000
Claire finally got an opportunity to try her hand at sailing today - hoisting and trimming the main sail on the grinders...
Day 259: Friday, 8th December 2000
A drive inland from the coast to Queensland's gemfields area where we hope to find our fortune...
Day 260: Saturday, 9th December 2000
Spent today fossicking for gems, which is hot, hard work...
Day 261: Sunday, 10th December 2000
Left the gemfields region this morning and headed back to the coast - another long drive taking all day...
Day 262: Monday, 11th December 2000
A shorter drive further south this morning to Brisbane, capital city of Queensland...
Day 263: Tuesday, 12th December 2000
Explored the centre of Brisbane on foot, sauntered through the main shopping area and central business district...
Day 264: Wednesday, 13th December 2000
After watching 'Peak Practice' (relegated to an early morning slot here) we packed up, left the most wonderful hostel ever...
Day 265: Thursday, 14th December 2000
Explored the coastline of Straddie by foot today, starting at the beach outside our hostel and walking around the headland...
Day 266: Friday, 15th December 2000
Another quiet day on Straddie, took a walk in land to a secluded fresh water lake where we swam...
Day 267: Saturday, 16th December 2000
Left Straddie in the morning and drove through the quiet countryside south of Brisbane until we hit the urban sprawl which is the 'Gold Coast'...
Day 268: Sunday, 17th December 2000
Jaqui had suggested that we all have a lie-in this morning...
Day 269: Monday, 18th December 2000
Said our farewells to J+M early and caught our flight...