Australia

Bay of Fires

Sunday, July 14, 2013 First day of Australian rain today. We are still recovering from jet lag, so we were up early again. Did not burn the toast in the toaster but still managed to set off the smoke alarm…

Mt William National Park

Saturday, July 13, 2013 Headed into the North East of Tasmania and the Mt William National Park.  First stop was the Low Head Lighthouse.  It was a cold and foggy morning and it was good to see the light house…

Tamar Valley

Friday, July 12, 2013 Travelled up the western Tamar Valley, from Launceston to Greens Beach and then headed to George Town for the night. First stop was the Tamar Island Wetlands where we walked the fog covered boardwalks in search…

Launceston

Tuesday, July 10, 2013 We couldn’t have wished for a better weather start of our trip in Tasmania. We landed yesterday, picked up luggage and rental car, checked in to Hotel Charles Launceston, and promptly went for a walk to stretch the…

Arrival in Tasmania

Tuesday, July 9, 2013 After a 48 hour delay in San Francisco due to an “aircraft incident”, we have successfully made it to Australia. First stop was Sydney where we rushed to make our connection and failed. As a result,…

Mt Kosciuszko 2011

On Friday November 18 we boarded a plane to Melbourne where we landed on Sunday November 20th We stayed 2 nights with our friends Patty and Jono and their 3 daughters in Aspendale. Very nice to catch up! Two days…

Mt Kosciuszko

On Friday November 18 we boarded a plane to Melbourne where we landed on Sunday November 20th. We stayed 2 nights with our friends Patty and Jono and their 3 daughters in Aspendale. Very nice to catch up! Two days…

Sydney Dec 3rd

This is my last full day in Sydney – tomorrow ‘m off to Hong Kong (via an overnight in Bangkok). As said in my previous post I’m having a great time catching up with people! For those of you who’ve…

Sydney Nov 30

Hi All! Made it to Sydney this morning! I am in the process of calling all my friends here; I’ve been in touch with some, with others I’ve left a message. I’m pretty jetlagged – didn’t get any sleep on…