Hey, everyone! My time in Hervey Bay was short… but it was definitely sweet. My main objective here was to go whale watching and it was quite possibly the best day ever. Hervey Bay I arrived at Hervey Bay at 1am and had a 40 minutes walk to get to my accommodation for the evening.… Read More Hervey Bay: Swimming with the Humpbacks
Hey, everyone! While in Airlie Beach over the past week, I went sailing to the Whitsunday Islands. I have heard the Whitsundays being mentioned over and over, even since before coming to Australia, so I wanted to make it a priority to check it out. I’m quite glad I did – it was a good… Read More Sailing to the Whitsunday Islands
Hey, everyone! I have just returned from the mainland from a number of days on Magnetic Island which was quite the paradise. It may have been one of my favorite places in Australia… and certainly one of the best accommodations I’ve had. Koalas I took the ferry from Townsville to Magnetic Island (affectionately nicknamed Maggie… Read More Magnetic Island: Koalas, Venomous Snakes, and an Epaulette Shark
Hey, everyone! Since getting back from my scuba dive trip along the Great Barrier Reef, I’ve had two additional adventures: a camping trip to Murray Falls and a day trip to Fitzroy Island. Murray Falls Almost immediately upon my return to Cairns, Gene and I set off to Murray Falls. It was literally the next… Read More Murray Falls & Fitzroy Island
Hey, everyone! I’ve recently returned from a scuba diving adventure on the Great Barrier Reef. For a long while now, I’ve been apprehensive about scuba diving, but I’m so glad I decided to do it – what an unreal experience it was! Scuba Lessons The Learn to Dive course was a five day adventure, with… Read More Scuba Diving at the Great Barrier Reef
Hey, everyone! I have spent the last week in Cape Tribulation, the place where the rainforest meets the Great Barrier Reef. It has been a pretty important week for me. I’m really grateful for how it ended up working out. Introduction to Cape Tribulation… and Disconnecting When I first arrived to Cape Tribulation, I was… Read More Cape Tribulation: Disconnecting and Reconnecting
Hey, everyone! My trip to Green Island yesterday was absolutely incredible… so much so, that I felt the need to devote a post solely for the day trip. A bit of a double feature recently, since I had both the Daintree post come out and now this one. Green Island I met Indy (AKA Indigo… Read More Green Island: An Introduction to the Great Barrier Reef
Hey, everyone! The past few days have been somewhat busy, with trips to Behana Gorge and the Daintree Rainforest. I also went to Green Island, but I’m saving that for its own post! Behana Gorge One day, my new friends Charlie and Carlos invited me on an adventure to Behana Gorge. I hadn’t heard of… Read More Behana Gorge and the Daintree Rainforest
Hey, everyone! My first week in Cairns has been a bit of an ebb and a flow. I’ve had some days where I’ve hardly done anything except go out to eat, and other days I’ve gone out exploring. It has been a nice mix, to be honest! Crystal Cascades and Fairy Falls Shortly after arriving… Read More Cairns and Cassowaries
Hey, everyone! I have had some crazy wildlife sightings this past week – with two trips to Fogg Dam being the most bountiful. Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve is home to a wide variety of wildlife. It originally was built as a rice farm… but every year, the birds would come eat all the rice! Since… Read More Frilled-Neck Lizards and Fogg Dam