Whitsunday Islands

With a second day disappointingly unfit for our seaplane tour, we decided to make the most of our now-extended time at Airlie Beach and booked a last-minute boat tour of the Whitsundays with Ocean Rafting (at the recommendation of our … Read More

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Airlie Beach

From Cairns we made a 7-hour drive south to Airlie Beach, the ‘heart of the reef’ and port of origin for visiting the world-renowned beaches of the Whitsunday Islands. The drive along the Queensland coast was surprisingly mind-numbing – just … Read More

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Cairns

Cairns, the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, is hotter than **** in February. After the mild temperatures throughout New Zealand, it was a sudden shock to wake up to a heat index of 107°F, with humidity similar to that … Read More

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Welcome to Oz

After a rather exhausting day of travel, we finally made it to our first destination in Australia – Cairns! With about five days left in New Zealand, the only definitive plans we had made for our tour of Oz included … Read More

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