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April 30, 2004Shrek the famous sheepThe funniest thing happened here yesterday. Apparently there was this famous sheep named Shrek, and yesterday there was a half-hour special on TV where they sheared him....Read this update Lake Tekapo & Mt. CookSo we decided to rent a car in Christchurch, drive around the south island, then return it to Christchurch. We have a flight to the north island and we will do that afterwards in a shorter period of time. We...Read this update April 29, 2004Beautiful Country!I have a lot to post about, since in the last couple of days we haven't had net access. We went to Lake Tekapo, Mt. Cook and are now in Dunedin. Driving is GREAT and I'm so glad we decided...Read this update April 26, 2004Renting a CarGuess what! I think we are going to rent a car here. We are both pretty excited because it will be SO much freedom... we can go where we want, when we want. It's awesome. Tons of backpackers rent or...Read this update Books I've ReadI haven't mentioned anything about what I've read on the trip. Usually I spent a lot of time reading the guidebook, but when I'm done with that......Read this update April 25, 2004Still in ChristchurchI forgot to mention in the last post that I have a terrible cold and I almost went to the doctor for it. (Jim wouldn't let me) I think it was also because I met a girl who knew a...Read this update April 24, 2004It's Bloody Cold in Christchurch!Two days ago I wore a tank top, shorts, and sandals. Today I wore wool socks, sneakers, thermal pants, travel pants, a t-shirt, a micro-fleece and a fleece jacket. DID YOU READ WHAT I JUST WROTE??? It's not chilly, it...Read this update April 22, 2004The REEFSo Jim returned from his diving trip yesterday and he had a great time. He saw sharks and huge turtles and lots of things. Today we went on a snorkeling trip just for me, since I can't go by myself...Read this update April 21, 2004Aboriginal LearningI went to the "Aboriginal cultural park" just north of Cairns, called Tjapukai. I had huge reservations about going because it seemed weird to have a park ...well....like that. You know? I went anyway since I don't know anything about...Read this update April 20, 2004Cairns ZoorificFor today, I planned to go to either the Cairns zoo or the Aboriginal park thingy. The hostel I am staying at, Gilligan's, is awesome. When I woke up in the nice bed, with the nice blanket, I did NOT...Read this update April 19, 2004Another Day of MeSo yesterday I failed miserably at my task to find a cheap New Zealand Lonely Planet. I thought they would be everywhere, even used ones, since it is common for people to go to or come from NZ to Cairns....Read this update Left to my Own DevicesI thought it would be fun when Jim went on his diving trip today trip because I had a great time by myself when I came to Sydney before him, so I should have a great time again. But Cairns...Read this update April 18, 2004Cairns PlansYesterday, in Cairns, our plan was to figure out what diving trip Jim would take and what snorkeling trip we would take together. It was a sticky situation. Jim didn't need to come snorkeling except for the fact that I...Read this update April 17, 2004Enduring WhitsundaysSo. Whitsundays. (Or "Wetsundays," as Jim calls them...) First of all, the Whitsundays are a group of islands, FYI. And every backpacker traveling up the east coast does the islands as well as Fraser Island, so we weren't breaking any...Read this update April 13, 2004Hostel Review SiteBUG - The Backpackers Ultimate Guide to Australia I use this site EVERY time I go to a new place to read the hostel reviews. The reviews are better than I've found on other sites like hostels.com and hostelworld.com. Great...Read this update April 12, 2004Pics AddedG'day all, I just spent an hour adding lots of pics. There are a bunch on the Fraser Island entry and ones in "Easter in the Sticks" and "Movin on up" I think. If you just scroll down you can...Read this update April 11, 2004Easter in the SticksHi y'all.. I had no idea Australia had so many tiny little towns that were so.....well, hick! Other than the main big cities here-Sydney, Brisbane, Adeliade, Melbourne, Darwin and Perth (maybe Cairns so some other ones I don't know about)...Read this update April 08, 2004Fraser IslandYesterday and the day before we did Fraser Island, the world's largest sand island. I think something like 99% sand! We booked the trip at a Peter Pan office (travel agents for backpackers) along with the Whitsundays trip (these two...Read this update April 05, 2004Feed a TravelerHi everyone, I'm about to do something really annoying, but I also thought it would be fun. I'm adding a Donation button so if you have tons of extra cash just sitting around (I know you do) and you spend...Read this update April 04, 2004HostelingI forgot how great hosteling was. It's like a whole different way of living. Like a commune, ha ha. But every single day there is a new person or 2 or 8 in your room from Germany, Ireland, England, Canada,...Read this update Movin' on UpWe are now in Noosa, about 2 hours north of Brisbane. We ended up staying two nights at our friends' house, and we had a great time. They were the best hosts EVER and their hospitality was great. They were...Read this update April 01, 2004Hangin with the localsJim knows two people who live in Brisbane. If it wasn't for that, we probably would have left already. Yesterday we spent most of the day with a guy named Dan that Jim met briefly in Argentina years ago. Dan...Read this update |
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