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Being A Tourist - Day 12

Tuesday was a designated rest day. A day to chill out, maybe sit on the beach, just generally relax. Relax? What is this Relax of which you speak? Instead, we drove down to the Daintree River for a cruise on the River Train which is the only one of its kind in the world. There are no life...

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Koala Bear on October 16, 2007 from Cape Tribulation, Australia

from the travel blog: Sod Off Great Big Mission Round Oz

Shining for Gliders - Night 6

Northwest of the ranch lies a small hill with an impressive rock outcropping sprouting from its zenith. Daniel, Aaron and I decided that we would attempt to climb this less than alpine peak Wednesday after work. Thus, my morning walk today served as a scouting mission to determine the most...

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exumenius on October 16, 2007 from Taroom, Australia

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Cat's Claw Fever - Night 5

As usual I was up at dawn. Along my morning walk, I kicked up numerous wallabies and two large grey kangaroos who had come near the homestead in order to drink from the retaining pond located near the creek. Attempts to accurate photograph these creatures were futile. The Reedy Creek...

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exumenius on October 15, 2007 from Taroom, Australia

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Being A Tourist - Day 11

Oh my god I hurt in the way only goon makes you hurt which wasn't going to help the fact I get ill at sea anyway. It was the kind of hurt that only copious amounts of tea, bacon, eggs and lying on the floor moaning can fix but no, I had to get on Odyssey H2O which would take us out to the Great...

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Koala Bear on October 15, 2007 from Cape Tribulation, Australia

from the travel blog: Sod Off Great Big Mission Round Oz

Being A Tourist - Day 10

One of the least sensible things you can do is look up a good mate who you haven't seen for months the night before you're due to go out on a boat but that's what I did. I'd heard Raz was working at PK's Jungle Village so I found him and told him I'd be back a bit later for a few drinks then me,...

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Koala Bear on October 14, 2007 from Cape Tribulation, Australia

from the travel blog: Sod Off Great Big Mission Round Oz

In Search of Reedy Creek Ranch - Night 4

Our team leader John arrived around 7 o’clock this morning to begin packing up the troupee(basically a modified Jeep with seating for eight in the rear) and the trailer for our long haul to Expedition National Park. Involved with myself in this week long adventure were Daniel, Jana, Aaron,...

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exumenius on October 14, 2007 from Taroom, Australia

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Prepping for Our First Adventure - Night 3

Still not quite on Aussie time, as I awoke with sun at 5:30 am. No sense wasting a beautiful morning lying in bed and listening to the trains roll by the Albion Station, so I got up and went for a walk. I headed east and found the little shopping center technically called Woolowin. It has a...

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exumenius on October 13, 2007 from Brisbane, Australia

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Being A Tourist - Day 9

Cape Tribulation can be easily described in one word. Paradise. Set in the Daintree Rainforest, you emerge from the trees straight onto the beach and it just takes your breath away and the only words you can manage are, "Fuck me, that's pretty!" But whilst its probably one of the most amazing...

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Koala Bear on October 13, 2007 from Cape Tribulation, Australia

from the travel blog: Sod Off Great Big Mission Round Oz

Being A Tourist - Day 8

There's not a lot you can say about the Undara Lava Tubes. They're interesting, I enjoyed the tour but I can't for the life of me think of anything even vaguely entertaining to write here. They were formed by a shield volcano (that's one of the flatter ones that have a constant lava flow as...

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Koala Bear on October 12, 2007 from Cairns, Australia

from the travel blog: Sod Off Great Big Mission Round Oz

Meeting the Team - Night 2

I awoke early today, as usual, and spent the first few hours of the morning using what I would later learn to have been some of my last free wireless internet access for some time. Checked out of the Brisbane City Backpackers around 9 am and headed east over the William Jolly Bridge to the...

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exumenius on October 12, 2007 from Brisbane, Australia

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

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