Today we head to Darlington Harbour. On our way we pass thru a lot of construction sites putting up highrises and some wharf upgrades. As we stroll down the road we pass numerous coffee shops and eateries filled with office workers. We stop to have a look at the world’s largest Imax screen on our […]

Took public transportation out to Bondi Beach this morning, weather was a little overcast but comfortable. What a perfect beach, beautiful sand and surf. We removed our shoes and walked along the beach watching the surfers ride the mild waves, as well as a few people body surfing. During our walk we spot a porcupine […]

Spent the day strolling about the city of Sydney under clear blue skies. Our first stop was the Customs house to view the model of Sydney that you walked on to view. Then it was off to the Sydney Opera House to get a closer look and some more pictures of the Harbour Bridge.   […]

Bridge Climb day! Perfect weather with blue skies and no wind. 3 1/2 hours in total – 50 minutes getting ready in our jumpsuits and learning how to climb the steep ladders with the the wire attachment and then 2 hours walking over traffic, trains and people. We walked up the arch of the bridge […]

We didn’t stay long in Melbourne just one night but it seemed like a nice city. Fire dept arrived at the bus terminal just as we went to board our bus. Our flight to Sydney was packed with fans going to the footy game in Sydney, flight was bumpy but short. After missing our bus […]

Another early start today on day 2 of the Great Ocean Road Tour. We leave the Grampians in the drizzle and head to the Great Ocean Road. The scenery is similar to the Oregon coast with sea stacks and big surf. Our first stop is Bay of Martyrs, then London Bridge, Loch Ard Gorge,Apollo Bay […]

Started the last bus tour early this morning. On today’s drive we continue to drive thru the agricultural area of southern Australia with large fields of Canola on either side of the road. Around mid morning we pass into Victoria, and its agricultural lands along side the highway. I spot many brightly colored parrots. Long […]

Spent the day wandering downtown Adelaide. Lots of skyscrapers and lots of historical stone and brick buildings. We make a loop around town on the free bus and the visit the huge botanical gardens with its large cactus collection, palm collection in the palm house (very Amazon jungle like).  The  Amazon Waterlily Pavilion was amazing. […]

Up early once again to board our bus to Kangaroo Island. It’s a 3 hour drive to the ferry terminal thru the very busy streets of Adelaide and the rolling hills of the countryside. This city is much larger than I had imagined with tall buildings, and major traffic at 6:00am. The ferry crossing takes […]

Slept in till 6:30 what a treat, this is the last day of our Intrepid Tour. Today we head for our final destination – Adelaide. We drive thru an agricultural area with numerous herds of sheep. We even spot several kangaroos munching on the farmers’ fields. The road up to Alligator Gorge in Flinders Range […]