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Australia travalogue
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This is the travelogue of our trip to Australia.
The thumbnails of all pictures are on this page.
| Date | Route | Kms | |
| Fr 9/4 | Brussels - Amsterdam - Bangkok [photo's & diary] * From Brussels to Amsterdam with Sabena. * And then with Garuda via Frankfurt and Bangkok to Bali |
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| Sa 9/5 | Bangkok - Bali - Darwin [photo's & diary] * 14h30 in Bali, waiting 7.5 hours for our connection to Darwin. |
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| Su 9/6 | Darwin [photo's & diary] * 2h50: arrival in Darwin * Sleeping in airport building until 9u00, and then a breakfast and retrieving our car * Darwin: visiting the centre (including the shops), fish-feeding, market on Mindil Beach |
156 km | |
| Mo 9/7 | Darwin - Kakadu [photo's & diary] * Visit the crocodile farm and trying the croc-burger. * Ferry over Adelaide river (bridge collapsed) * Entering Kakadu-park, and sunset on Ubirr-rock |
358 km | |
| Tu 9/8 | Kakadu: Jabiru - Cooinda [photo's & diary] * Walk and ranger-talks near Nourlangie rock * 3h walk to Gubara-pools (in a extreemly hot sun) * Camping on Cooinda Lodge (with swimming pool!) |
76 km | |
| We 9/9 | Cooinda - Katherine Gorge [photo's & diary] * Very early rise to take a tour on the Yellow River (spotting lot's of birds!) * Gunlom-falls (swimming on top of the falls) * Via Katherine (roadtrains!) to Katherine Gorge |
358 km | |
| Th 9/10 | Katherine Gorge - Katherine - Mataranka [photo's & diary] * Walk to the end of the first canyon (Pat's lookout) * Canoeing to the second gorge * Camping near the hot pools of Mataraka (and big problem: a broken car key!) |
360 km | |
| Fr 9/11 | Mataranka - Tennant Creek [photo's & diary] * Enjoying the hot pools while waiting for the key repair * At 13h30 we start the drive to Tennant Creek (more then 550km) * Rest at Daly Waters and Elliot * Tennant Creek: dinner in Dolly Pot Inn |
157 km | |
| Sa 9/12 | Tennant Creek - Barrow Creek - Alice Springs [photo's & diary] * Early drive to Devil's Marbles * By noon we arrive at Alice Springs, here we get a replacement for our car: a mini-bus (place for 10) * Through Todd-mall and finishing with a didjeredoo-lesson * Sunset on Anzac Hill, dinner in Bojangles |
528 km | |
| Su 9/13 | Alice Springs - Yulara [photo's & diary] * Sunrise in a balloon (Spinifix), including a champagne breakfast * Then more then 500km to Uluru (Ayers Rock) * Walk to the top of Ayers Rock * Cloudy sunset |
517 km | |
| Mo 9/14 | Yulara - The Olga's - Yulara [photo's & diary] * Mali-walk (guided by a ranger) near Ayers Rock * To Kata Tjuta (The Olga's) and a walk through Valley of Winds * Back to Uluru and a walk around the rock * Beautiful sunset |
170 km | |
| Tu 9/15 | Yulara - Alice Springs [photo's & diary] * Back to Alice Springs * Visit to "School of the air" and souvenir-hunting in Alice Springs |
250 km | |
| We 9/16 | Alice Springs - Glen Helen - Alice Springs [photo's & diary] * Gorges in the West MacDonnell Ranges with Simpsons Gap and Standly Chasm * Also Ellery Gap, Ormiston Gorge and Glen Helen Gorge * In Alice Springs we go to the Aboriginal cultural centrum for a show |
305 km | |
| Th 9/17 | Alice Springs - Cairns - Yorkey's Knob [photo's & diary] * Visit the Ghan-museum and then a flight to Cairns * In Cairns we hired a 4WD (part of the lugage on top of the vehicle) * Camping in Yorkey's Knob (near the ocean) * Finishing the day at a café with lot's of funny peolple |
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| Fr 9/18 | Yorkey's Knob - Mossman - Daintree - Cape Tribulation - Cooktown [photo's & diary] * Drying our tents and then to Mossman * Walk in the rain forrest (Daintree) and on the beach (Cape Tribulation) * From here we enable the 4WD, and stop 40km before Cooktown to sleep in Home rule rainforrest lodge |
221 km | |
| Sa 9/19 | Cooktown - Lakeland - Kuranda [photo's & diary] * Via Black Montains to Cooktown * Visiting the city centre, the wharf and the fire tower * Via the inland road to Kuranda |
357 km | |
| Su 9/20 | Kuranda - Cairns [photo's & diary] * Sundag is market-day in Kuranda * 4 persons take the train to Cairns, the other will take the car * Chaging the 4WD for a monospace * Evening on Pier Market and the Esplanade |
78 km | |
| Mo 9/21 | Cairns, diving near Paradise Reef [photo's & diary] * With "Passions of Paradise" to the Great Barrier Reef * Diving (Introductory scuba dive) and swimming on Paradise Reef and Upolu Cay * Dinner in The Chapel |
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| Tu 9/22 | Cairns - Atherton - Millaa Millaa - Innisfall - Townsville [photo's & diary] * To Atherton and Millaa Millaa fot the water falls of Tablelands * Curtain Fig Tree, The Crater, Dinner falls, Millstream falls, ... * Over Bruce highway to 15km past Townsville |
612 km | |
| We 9/23 | Townsville - Airlie Beach [photo's & diary] * Visiting the animal Park 'Billabong Sanctuary' (with koala's, kangaroes, crocodiles, snakes, wombats, birds, ...) * Driving to Airlie (and retrieving the final information for the sailing trip) * Walk through town, find a camping place and dinner in Beaches |
274 km | |
| Th 9/24 | Whitsunday Island [photo's & diary] * Boarding the Iluka for a 3-day sail trip * Just killing some time on board, and walking on Whitheaven Beach * We will sleep in a bay on the west side of Whitsunday Island |
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| Fr 9/25 | Whitsunday: sailing [photo's & diary] * The people who slept on the deck witnessed a great sun rise * Swimming on the eastside of Hook Island * Turning around Hook Island, and supprisingly spotting some whales !! * Dropping the ancker, and a walk to a aboriginal cave with a lookout |
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| Sa 9/26 | Whitsunday: saling - Airlie Beach - Mackay [photo's & diary] * Real sailing (for the first time the engine can take a rest) to South Molle Island * Walk to the top of Mt. Hayman, with 360 degrees view * Back to Airlie Beach to finish the boat trip and then to Mackay |
158 km | |
| Su 9/27 | Mackay - Sydney - Penrith [photo's & diary] * Sunday is market day: Sidewalk Market * Flying to Sydney (with 2 short stops) * With a new car (14km on the odometer) to the Blue Mountains |
90 km | |
| Mo 9/28 | Penrith - Katoomba - Liverpool - Camden [photo's & diary] * Walking in the Blue Montains starts in Leura near the Gordon-falls * Then to Katoombe (Echo Point and Three sisters) * In Blackheath we walk to the bottom of the canyon (Grand Canyon Track) * Driveng via Liverpool (dinner in Pizza-hut) to Camden |
216 km | |
| Tu 9/29 | Camden - Sydney [photo's & diary] * Visit Australian oldest scheepfarm: Glenswood * Making wool, shaving a sheep, throwing a boomerang, guided tour in the homestead,... * Back to Sydney: Circular Quai and Opera House |
87 km | |
| We 9/30 | Sydney [photo's & diary] * Walk in 'The Rocks' and then the ferry to Manly Beach * Walking to Darling Harbour, and we also try the view from in the monorail * Chinees garden and a free show in abo-centre * Dinner in Chinees area and back to the campground |
36 km | |
| Th 10/1 | Sydney [photo's & diary] * Visit to the Townhall and Queen Victoria Building * Guided tour on the observation deck of the AMP-tower * Looking at fish in the Aquarium * Walk over the Harbour Bridge * Walk through the Botanic Gardens and to the House of Parlements * First time (and last nigh) that we don't use the tents |
34 km | |
| Fr 10/2 | Sydney - Bali - Singapore [photo's & diary] * Early wake-up to drive to the airport. * We arrive at Bali in the afternoon, and have to wait 7 hours for the next flight. |
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| Sa 10/3 | Singapore - Amsterdam - Brussel [photo's & diary] * 6h15: changing planes in Amsterdam : a KLM Fokker will bring us to Brussels * It's 8h00 when we are in Brussels, but our lugage didn't change planes in A'dam and will arrive one day later. |
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