Cairns To Alice

A rare pic altogether

The Changing colours of the Rock ( No filters or imagery has been added)

The Walk Up Uluru

We didn't do it.

Rick my paragliding guide in Alice Springs (This is by far my hardest launch)

A shot of Rick with Alice in the background

Camp along the Plenty Hwy

Termite Mound Plenty Hwy

Camp Sunset Plenty Hwy

Hi guys

Well have been without Internet connection for a while now as we have travelled the outback, with only brief periods of reception I am now once again way behind on my blog:)

We are still having trailer problems with the bearings getting hot (I have had them in and out 3 times) and the brakes giving me grief. It looks like I will be up for more cash and I am a little disappointed as this was an expensive trailer??? We have had nothing but trouble with the running gear since the new axle was fitted in Emerald.

Anyway on a better note we have had a bit of a blast in the NT and I managed a great flight in Alice Springs, 2.5hrs flying the cliff face right next to town bloody magic.

The new alcohol restrictions had us having to go dry at Uluru as we forgot to get booze before we left and the prices at the rock were lets just say extreme!!!!

The rock was amazing though and hopefully I will get some good images to blow up when I get home.

Further on we visited Kings Canyon but was disappointed as it just was not that great although we didn't do the rim walk due to Lucy.

The weather in Alice was bloody freezing with the day temps around the 22deg mark down to zero at night with ice on our kitchen bench one morning.

Anyway there is a bit of excitement in the air as we start to head west towards home.

Galvo

Cairns

Hi followers and reli's and anyone who blunders onto my blog.
yes I know I am a slack Ba&$ar* and I say I will do better but never do:).
We are now in Wyndham and I am writing about Cairns:)
Cairns was bloody great that's all I am going to say and I could easily move there.
The wonderful people we met in Eungalla took us in and basically we felt like family so a big thanks goes out to John,Gale and Anah for your hospitality and you are welcome by my campfire anytime.....
What did we do?
We just had a good time going to the beach swimming pool catching up with Dick ,Fleur and Cale, we shopped drank I had a few flights from Rex's lookout and had my first trike flight which took me all the way from south of Cairns to nearly Cooktown (Bloomfield).
We also had an adventure camping trip to Cooktown where we followed an local blackfella into there weekend retreat which turned into a bit of a night mare as we ended up doing damage to car and trailer, probably the roughest track I have been on and the length with the trailer made it hard to get around trees and some we didn't hence the damage.
the beach when we finally got there was littered with rubbish.
I caught some small Barramundi but had to let them go as to small:(
Then back to Cairns for a week bloody lovely.
See ya for now
stay tuned for the Plenty Highway to Alice Springs.
Galvo



Our Airport (A small tin shed)




Sunrise



Flying Low along the Daintree

Local Scenery

More of

As above

Bloomfield Airport (our destination) John ,Greg and Leisle

Another nice beach

How good is the scenery

Our Rig I flew with Leisle on the way up and back with Greg.

More sunrise





Sign at Bloomfield airstrip

Any crocs down there?

More great scenery

Galvo

Paronella Park

Paronella park was apparently a QLD must do...........
Basically built by a mad Spaniard and then it has been battered by several cyclones and now is basically a ruin but a family is flogging it off as tourist destination . was OK and an interesting story,gardens were impressive as planted from scratch.
But a few hours here was more than enough we camped overnight as tours were included in the fees.

Etty Bay

Hi there again
Well from the Whitsunday's it's further north to a small beach called Etty Bay.
It was used by the Yanks during the war for R&R and the cassowary's come down the campsite to say hi every day. We spent 2 days here and had a great relax after our stressful time in the Whitsunday's :)
For those that don't know it's the dad that looks after the young, once the eggs are laid it's all up to him.


Lucy makes a new friend


First footprints on the next beach

Dad and chick

Dad

Airlie Beach - Whitsunday Is

Link to Deb's underwater shots just double click on it ( mum)
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=557602038&aid=102005#/album.php?id=1312418400&aid=28546


Hi Ya's All.
Well this is an exciting chapter so hang on to your seats for the big adventure.

We got to Airlie Beach and the weather has turned for the better absolutely fine Sky's warm weather and there is a nice buzz emulating from the camper now :)
We debated on he prospect of doing some trips out to the reef and the Whitsunday Islands but was pretty expensive for a family and was basically a bus run with heaps of tourists on the boats, so we then looked at going to stay on one of the islands, once again pricey and not only that you then had to buy all meals at the restaurants at over inflated prices mmmmmmmmm what to do now...????????
Well I have a yachting background and decided to check the Bare boat company's out and there were some good deals so we blew the budget and got one for a week:)
This gave us the options to go where we wanted, dodge the crowds,fish off the vessel, go sailing in a magnificent part of the world, it was our accommodation and last go snorkeling ourselves on some great coral reef.
The deal was done and the stage set for a sailing adventure.The kids have never been on a yacht so a great opportunity for them.
We had our briefing on board and stocked her up with beer and wine oh and some food:)
Then hit the hi seas.
I hope you enjoy some of the small highlights of our trip, it was a beauty ,the weather was excellent and only got a bit windy and rough on the last day.
I highly recommend everyone does this in there life time.


Our Yacht "Kickin Back"

A friendly local came and joined us for breakfast

Ahoy me maties ,you wouldn't' have any spare sunflower seeds would you...

Some of the reef we were snorkeling around

A big big big GT (giant trevally) about 80 to 100 pnds.

Elvis The Maori Wrasse Debs has some underwater pics of us swimming with this monster and patting it underwater. A magnificent animal.

Unfortunately there was no fish on the line:(

Debs on a little beach

Hang on the beach is a little bigger


Now we are getting lonely

Hill Inlet with Whitehaven beach in the back ground.

Now that beach doesn't look to crowded ? Lets Go

Finally something to eat ( Golden Trevally)

Another awesome Sunset

Eungella

Hi all
Well our trip from Maraboon to here was a bit interesting with some dodgy work being carried out after our last little episode. Our hubs were still getting red hot so after some close inspections I realised the brake pads were rubbing so I removed them so we could make camp. Towing a 2ton camper without brakes is interesting to say the least.
Anyway all fixed except a spring needs replacing again but will sought that out in Cairns.
Eungella (yun-ga-la) was about getting some last thermic flights before we head back across the desert to Perth and it also is a fantastic tropical rain forest area.
We did some hikes got leaches crawling up our legs and shoes, saw some more platypus and I got some flying in.


A big kiss to all my fans

Pioneer Valley

Just Enjoying Life

Looking back towards launch (on the top left)