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22 July 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Darwin

We really enjoyed our 5 days in Darwin. Mindil Beach Market was a great place to grab a bite to eat and then head over the sand dunes to watch the sun set. We also took a great 1 day tour to the Litchfield National Park. Here we took a river trip where crocodiles up [...]

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12 July 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Mackay and Eungella National Park

We spent 2 days in Mackay. The most culturally exciting thing that Mackay has to offer is that some famous opera singer (name already forgotten) spent 1 whole year here before deciding she didn’t like the climate and moving back south. One year! And you get to walk around the house that she lived in [...]

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06 July 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Agnes Water and Lady Musgrave Island

We spent 5 relaxing days at Agnes Water, mostly just lounging around on the beach. We did take a couple of day trips though. Firstly, we took some walks along (another) beach in Deep Water Park and then a kayak through a Tea Tree lined river. It was incredibly peaceful as we were the only [...]

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03 July 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Fraser Island

Fraser island saw us spend 3 days flashpacking at the lovely Kingfisher Bay Resort. Most people take a 4×4 tour of the island, but instead we decided to relax and enjoy the various ranger activities on offer. On several walks around the island we learnt about bush tucker (and then sampled a whole load that [...]

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28 June 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Sydney

Once again a little behind with uploading the photos… At the moment we are already halfway up the east coast of Australia. (More photos coming very soon!) We had a great few days in Sydney. Climbed the Sydney harbour bridge (thanks for the tip Neil!) which was fantastic. We also went to a concert at [...]

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