Sydney photos

By the time we reached Sydney at the end of the trip, we were pretty wiped out. But here are a few pictures from the harbour city, including Darling Harbour and Manly Beach.
So there it is, our month-long trip in a nut shell. I was beginning to think that it was going to take me another month just to post all the pictures.

Tasmania Photos

We added Tasmania to the itinerary when we extended the trip because we thought, "why not?" So going into it we had few exectations and no plans. And we were very pleasantly surprised by the place. Great people, unique history, towns with character. There is nothing west of Tasmania until you get to South America and it's southern neighbor is Antarctica. These first pictures are from the Tasmanian Devil conservation center we visited. The stone building is the penetentary at Port Arthur and the remaining pictures are from our day of hiking around Cradle Mountain.

Great Ocean Road Photos

I've fallen a little behind on getting these all posted. Today's photos come from the Great Ocean Road. I think Dave did it justice with his photography.
-A friendly reminder
-Our car at the start of the GOR in Torquay
-Bells Beach, a big surfing spot
-Yes, those are kangaroos, and yes, they are on a golf course. Fore!
-Cape Otway lighthouse
-We encountered this cow as we left the lighthouse
-Twelve Apostles, probably my favorite picture from the trip
-Loch Ard gorge, the site of a horrible shipwreck that left only two survivors
-London Bridge

Melbourne photos

In Melbourne we took in an Aussie Rules Football ("Footy") game and enjoyed all the animals in their great zoo... except for the pelican who wanted my sandwich!

Perth photos

Wreckage from the Batavia shipwreck from the 17th century at the Fremantle Shipwreck Galleries.
The Perth skyline from King's Garden, just above our hotel.
Elizabeth Mall in Fremantle ("Freo").
Dave and the Indian Ocean at Cottesloe.
The Fremantle Prison; built in 1850 by convicts and used as a maximum security prison until 1991.

Uluru/Kata Tjuta

Next stop: the Red Centre!



Uluru before, during and after sunset.

We went for a sunrise camel ride one morning. It was so cold before the sun went up. Our camel's name was Gibson.

Kata Tjuta

During our Kata Tjuta hike.

Finding Nemo in Cairns

Dave with a large clam.

Me with a clown fish.

The boat "Reef Encounter" where we spent a night and did all our dives.

A pool overlooking the ocean in Cairns.

Auckland, NZ photos

We only spent an afternoon in Auckland before flying out to Australia the next morning. Here are a couple pictures of the skyline.

Queenstown, NZ photos

I started going through our memory cards last night and realized we have about 600 photos! Don't worry, I won't post them all, but I'll try to pick a few highlights from each place. First up, Queenstown, NZ...