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The east coast end of OZ

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

its the end.

So Cairns is a nice town meet up with Sarah from Echuca (who goes home soon, good people) and Amanda of all people, shocking. Went out said goodbye to friends and Oz, cinema wine goodway to leave a country, the 05:45 flight is a bit early.

We had all been to Cape Tribulation (the worlds only rainforest that mets the ocean) at different times over the corse of a few days. All three of us did the same trip just on different days, its a nice rainforest which has another beach….. ok I may not have explained yet but after a month on the east coast I hate to say it but…I’m beached out. Loads of great beaches, many deserted and streaching for miles (mission beach is 14 miles long, 4 mile beach isn’t 4 miles not sure where the name comes from) so a beach with a rainforest next to it is nice but its a beach been there done that got sand EVERY WHERE. I have SOOOOOOOOO many pictures of empty beaches (on me tod had no A to take pic of me in forground) that I get bored of them, I’d hate to be you guys at home who get to see the slide show….”thats a beach, and another, same beach.. no sorry thats a different one.. a crab, swimming with turtle”.

Well this is the end, we travel to NZ on the 1st of june and we are so looking forward to it. Have enjoyed our time here in Oz just after 5 months its time to leave, a change is a good thing. Had some gerat time seen the Opera House, watched Madam Butterfly at the Opera House, trekked in the Blue Mountains and brought back a forests worth of leaches into our hostel room, worked with fruits and rugs, manchester, and bras, travelled the Great Ocean Road, visited Melbourne for the Open, and Commenwelth Games, travelled up east coast, surfing sailing, snorkelling, sea kayaking, rainforests, SOOOOOOOO many beaches, had a good time, even the work we look back apon with a smile.  Will be travelling together from here on in and its gooning to be GOOD! NZ, South America, and New york New York, expected time of arrival back in ENGLAND mid September 2006.

 

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The Great Barrier Reef

Friday, May 26th, 2006

Have arrived in Cairns Tropical north Queensland, that means sunshine and 27c in the winter!!! COME ON:-)

It is also the place to hit the reef, well you can’t hit it there are laws and BIG fines and stuff. Lower down in the Witsundays I tried an introductory sucba dive and did some snorkelling of a boat, among the reef. Was a bit murky so didn’t see too much on the dive, the next day around Black Reef snorkelling was great sun shining fish reef, me in a big Gimp suit. Ok so you have to wear a full wetsuit and head cover plus clovers to go in the water due to the Jelly fish. You look kinda funny I have pictures. When I arrivied  I Cairns I went out on another boat to the outer reef and did some more snorkelling, well worth it I have swam with turtles!!! Still need to work on my free diving, not the best at holding my breath.

So having fun will see Amanda in a fewdays I’m of to Cape tribulation rainforest.

 

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Surf’s Up Dude

Sunday, May 7th, 2006
ok so after flying to Brisbane, checking in at 1am and evacuating at 3am due to fire alarm, i find myself in Byron Bay. Home of captain cook's look out, the most eastery point in ozm a lighthouse, and miller ... [Continue reading this entry]

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East Coast Massive

Monday, May 1st, 2006

Its time to start travelling again so good bye rainy Geelong, hello sunshine coast!!

A new start to are trip after working for so long and a new twist.....we will be travelling alone. Miller and Amanda are to go there separate ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Great Ocean Road and the Rugs

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

Hi,

so we have travelled along the great ocean road in possibly the worst weather we have seen since leaving the UK. Windy Rain, just like a cold day on the coast Anywhere in the Uk, but the 12 Apostels ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Echuca on the Murry

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006
we have now been in living and working Echuca for 4 weeks, or should that read; get up go to work get back grab tea bed, get up go to work grab tea bed, get up ...... We work long ... [Continue reading this entry]

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2 Weeks Later

Wednesday, January 18th, 2006
Having seen the sights of Sydney and tiring of city life,we headed north into the Blue Mountains. Katoomba was our base as we took in the sights of some beutiful senerary, the blue Mountains are called the Blue mountains due ... [Continue reading this entry]

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HAPPY NEW YEAR

Sunday, January 1st, 2006
ok so it is 04:29 in the AM here in Sydney. We watched the harbor fire works at harbor bridge and sydney harbor from Miss Macreals or something like that chair. Got a great view front row stands was there all ... [Continue reading this entry]

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