Driving Up the East Coast of Australia: So Many Wonderful Memories – by All of Us!

Here are some of the highlights from our month long trip up the east coast of Australia:

 

Visiting the lighthouse and walking out on the rocks at Norah Head

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Watching movies on the big screen at several of the campgrounds

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Spending time on some amazing beaches, boogie boarding and swimming

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 Playing on the bouncy pillows at the campgrounds

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 Swimming in some of the parks amazing swimming pools (especially the one with the cabanas!)

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Going Dolphin Watching in Port Stephens on an incredibly windy, wavy day!

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Sand boarding in Worimi National Park

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Learning about Koalas at the Koala Hospital in Port Macquarie

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Spending an afternoon finding our way out of Bago Maze

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Learning about Bananas and flying down on the mountain coaster at the Big Banana

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Boogie Boarding at Kirra Beach & Maroochydore Beach

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Watching the Australia Outback Show in Helensvale

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Learning about glow worms in the glow worm cave at Tamborine Mountains

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 Trekking in the tree tops on the Tree Top Challenge Course in Tamborine Mountains

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 Catching crabs on a “catch a crab” tour in Tweed Heads

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Eating steak in the “steak capital” of Rockhampton

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Celebrating Caleb’s birthday with fish and chips at Airlie Beach

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Driving pedal carts around our campgrounds

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Enjoying the water park at our campground in Cairns (Coconut Holiday Resort)

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Learning all about the flora and fauna of the Great Barrier Reef at our Reef Teach lesson

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Learning how to snorkel in a free lesson at our Cairns campground

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Exploring crocodiles at Hartley’s Crocodile Farm

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Playing Caleb’s Escape Hunt game that he designed for us, for us our cabin in Cairns

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Snorkelling at the Great Barrier Reef

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Watching a Magic Show at the Reef Casino, Cairns

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Learning about the rainforest on an Army Duck Tour at Rainforestation, Karunda

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Trying to throw a boomerang and watching Daddy do the aboriginal dance at Rainforestation

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Surviving lots of rainy days and nights snuggled in our little camper van

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Good bye! We love you, Australia!

3 thoughts on “Driving Up the East Coast of Australia: So Many Wonderful Memories – by All of Us!

  1. Hi All: Cheryl and I loved your picture/word summary of the Australian venture. You all look very well in your photos. I guess travelling really agrees with you’all. Are you able to keep up the Canadian and World news? I’m really pleased with Justin Trudeau’s election. Harper had to go!
    Travel Safe,

    Uncle Wayne

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