November 6th, Thursday, we drove north to the Town of 1770, built on the site of the second landing by Captain Cook and the crew of the HM Bart Endeavor in May 1770. On our way we stopped at Bundaberg for lunch and to enjoy their famous root beer. We stayed in a small cabin…
Category: Australia
Fraser Island
November 3, Monday, we headed north to Hervey Bay, about a 4 hour drive from Dicky Beach. It is a natural bay between the mainland and Fraser Island, and the local economy is based on tourism, primarily whale watching and access to Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world, that stretches over 76…
Dicky Beach and the Sunshine Coast, Australia
October 26, Sunday, we left Brisbane on our way to Brad’s beach house at Dicky Beach on the Sunshine Coast. We took the scenic route along the Steve Irwin Way to the town of Maleny and saw a wonderful view of the Glass House Mountains from the Mountain View Road overlook. Then we drove to…
Brisbane, Australia
October 20, Monday, we woke up at 4am to get the 6am plane to Brisbane where we are going to get-together with the Metallurgy Class of ’69. We rented a car, Bob driving on the wrong side of the road…SCARY! and finally found our way to the Aynsley B&B, where Alex and Karen Currie were waiting…
Sydney, Australia
October 13th, Monday, we left San Diego on our way to Australia for Bob’s 45th Reunion of the University of British Columbia Metallurgy Department. We decided to begin our adventure by taking the Amtrak from Solana Beach to LA; it is a beautiful scenic ride along the coast most of the way and much more relaxing…
Tasmania – Cradle Mountain to Lake St Claire Trek
After returning from our day at Bells Beach, we made our way to the ferry terminal in Melbourne, ready to embark on the next leg of our adventure—Tasmania. It had been nearly 50 years since our last visit in 1975, and this time we were returning with our adult children, Kevin and Eric. The nostalgia…
South Australia – 2005
Sydney Our adventure to hike two legendary trails—Cradle Mountain to Lake St. Clair in Tasmania and the Routeburn Track in New Zealand—began with a flight to Sydney, Australia. This was the first stop on our way to meet our sons, Kevin and Eric, who would be joining us for this incredible outdoor journey. We were…