We had to be up early for to get some shopping done and to take advantage of our Free Continental Breakfast. We have been so bad on this trip about not taking advantage of either complimentary meals or discount voucher, but then again, I suspect that the hotels and travel agencies expect it. To be honest, some of the hotels have bizarre rules and times…
March 14, 2006Well I am off to the airport, I will post the last two days of the trip when I return! I miss you already Australia!
March 14, 2006Today was reef recovery day. It was another good sleep and be lazy in the morning day – surprisingly the weather was good too! By the time we headed out of the hotel, the free continental brekkie was over. We headed over to the Reef Hotel and Casino (convieniently located across the street from our hotel) to get some food and check it out. One…
March 13, 2006So we spent an hour, but the Gorn and I could not find Nemo anywhere…. The Great Barrier Reef is something I recommend to everyone. If it can be this amazing on a rainy day, just imagine what it is like when the sun is shining!
March 12, 2006It was an early rise again today as we headed out on our Quicksilver Outer Great Barrier Reef Tour. The weather was still tropical and full of heavy rain bands, but we still held out hope that we would get a break out on the reef. Our driver informed us that there was a high wind advisory and that would translate into heavy surf. We…
March 12, 2006Happy Birthday Kris!! Just a pause in the trip diary to give a shout out to one of my favorite people on the planet. He is 34 today and despite the fact I am on the opposite side of the planet, he is in my thoughts. The Yulara/Ayers Rock Resort has a super early check out time of 10am to accommodate all of the travelers…
March 11, 2006Another early rise as we had to meet the airport bus at 6:30am. We had a bit of difficulty at check out as the hotel tried to charge us for our room even though we already had paid for it when we purchased our package. The driver was getting testy and we left for the airport about 10 minutes late. We made it to the…
March 10, 2006Finally a day to sleep in! We woke up mid morning, but by the time we made it out of the hotel it was after noon and we needed to return the rental car. We had to make a quick stop to fill the gas tank and then over to Budget to return the car. Thankfully, I made it out of Melbourne without having to…
March 9, 2006We are off to Uluru in the middle of the Australian Outback and thus I will be out of range for a day or so. Rest assured the diaries and the photos will be back up to speed when we reach Cairns on Saturday. We had a great time in Melbourne today – it was nice to sleep in and be lazy. Full diary in…
March 9, 2006This was supposed to be an early day, but we never set an alarm or got a wake up call so we were late heading down to the Ocean Road. We left around 10am and opted to take the inland route to get to the highlights of the road – the Twelve Apostles. We passed through Geelong and filled up the tank with gas and…
March 8, 2006