Sorry Folks! I just realized we never did our highlights from Australia so I started a blog to jot down thoughts and accidentally hit publish instead of Save Draft! Getting use to using a mouse again I guess. Chad Great Barrier Reef – Went with kinda low expectations since we’ve had such amazing dives elsewhere and in 2002 it...
Australia has been the place I’ve been wanting to go the whole trip. And thanks to my persistent pestering and puppy-dog eyes, it happened! And it only took 6 months! Australia first welcomed us with incredibly strong winds and very frosty air, which is not something we’ve grown used to. Who knew Sydney would be so cold?! The plane...
To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.” – Bill Bryson When we landed in Brisbane we picked up a rental car to spend 2 weeks...
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. – John Wooden Shia really wanted to add Australia to the roster based primarily on her love for Koala and Kangaroo. Somehow she got her way, even though it is winter here right now. We decided against Turkey/Greece/Bulgaria (where we originally intended to end our trip)...