The Tablelands
On our last day in Cairns, we traveled to the Tablelands, a highland region about an hour and a half west of the city. The relatively short trip was extended by a somewhat harrowing section of the drive traveling over … Read More
On our last day in Cairns, we traveled to the Tablelands, a highland region about an hour and a half west of the city. The relatively short trip was extended by a somewhat harrowing section of the drive traveling over … Read More
Just a couple hours north of Cairns lies the world’s oldest rainforest – The Daintree. The lush, tropical forests of Daintree National Park parallel the shoreline of the Coral Sea up to Cape Tribulation, ‘where the rainforest meets the reef.’ … Read More
Following our extended stay in Airlie Beach, we returned to Cairns for a day of SCUBA diving out on the Great Barrier Reef, something we were both really excited for. We booked the trip with Seastar Cruises, a company that … Read More
There is really no point to this post other than to say that if you are ever in northern Queensland, eat the mangoes! Really, this is probably the most valuable advice I can offer. I, for one, ate a mango … Read More
After three days of unfavorable winds and visibility limitations, we finally were able to board our 10-person Cessna 208 Caravan for our seaplane adventure with Air Whitsunday! Much like committing to parking myself at the base of Tongariro until I … Read More
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
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
A few of the feathered friends of note below: New Zealand This was the only albatross we saw in New Zealand, spotted during the ferry ride across the Cook Strait. Unfortunately, we missed out seeing the Royal Albatross. The banded … Read More
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