Well here we are, packing, getting ready and making final arrangements for our trip to Vietnam & Cambodia. If all goes according to plan,...

Tuesday was our last day at Silky oaks. We did yoga again at 7.30, then had another great breakfast, after a shower. I couldn't face the...

We woke up in paradise went for Yoga at 7.30 am. The lady said Kev was actually quite good, which was something of a surprise! After a...

We left Fitzroy on the 9.30 Cat sailing. On arrival back at Cairns, we were picked up by our transfer company, and taken by minibus, to...

Sat 10th Feb was our day to explore the Great Barrier reef. We had decided to get seats on a boat run by 'DiveCairns' and Fitzroy Island...

Today was our day for exploring the island, on foot. The weather had improved slightly, and was intended to improve further, so we set...

We left the Mantra hotel at 8am and walked across the park to the ferry terminal. Still raining unfortunately. We caught the catamaran...

We had a quiet last stay by the pool after breakfast, and I thought I saw a big lizard..... but then Julie saw a bigger one ...! It was...

In the words of a not-to-be-mentioned Aussie ex-star, we were up at 4.30 for the Uluru sun-rise and Kata Tjuta tour. We picked up our...

Today was all about tours. First of all, we were picked up at 9.30 am and Julie had her first trip in a light aeroplane. We were very...

We were up at 6 am and out of the hotel by 6.30. The excellent 'Skybus' ($19 each way) got us through empty roads tot he airport in less...

After an early start, and a take-away breakfast of a coffee and bacon and egg roll, Saturday was spent sight-seeing and shopping in...

This was a travelling day! We were up early, the cases were thrown in the car, and it off back down Highway 1 heading South to Auckland....

Unfortunately New Zealand was catching the tail of a tropical cyclone. We didn't know t till later in the day, but the South Island was...

After a leisurely morning we went on a boat trip around the Bay of Islands. We were supposed to go though the 'Hole In The Rock' on our...

We got up early to say goodbye to Nan, Steve, Lauren, Ryan, Cam and Ethan. We had a great stay at Hamilton, and were sad to say 'see you...

Monday was to be our last full day with Nan and Steve and family. We went to a drive to the Aranui Caves which were in a nature reserve...

On Sunday morning we felt very lazy so we went down to a cafe by a lake where a friend of nephew Ryan's (Anthony) was playing very...

We couldn't miss an opportunity to visit 'Hobbiton', the film set for the scenes from 'the Hobbit' and the 'lord of the Rings' trilogy....

This is a brief post to say that I have added some videos we have taken on the way. These are found on the main site 'Videos' page,...