This is it, our trip in Australia is approaching it’s end, and it is in Sydney that we will spend our last days here. And it is also in Sydney that we will spend New Year’s Eve with French friends that we met in Argentina : Emmanuelle and Yves and their two boys Jules and … Continue reading Sydney : Transition into the New Year and last days in Australia
It has been a while since the last video. To be fair I (read Matt) have lost the footage from our days around Bundaberg and Brisbane… So that explains the long gap between the videos. Now place to our time along the coast in New South Wales, beginning in Byron Bay for Christmas and ending … Continue reading Video – New South Wales
After a few weeks driving along some of the most beautiful beaches of Australia on the East coast, we head to the Blue Mountains for 3 days before going to Sydney, for the last days of our trip in Australia. The Blue Mountains, are a world heritage site, and get their name from the bluish … Continue reading 3 Days in the Blue Mountains
A day and a half in Brisbane After a very short night in Bundaberg because of the turtle nesting, we gett waken up by the heat in the van. It is only 7 am, but the sun is out and it is already 86 degrees out. We have breakfast with Clotilde and Jason, before heading … Continue reading Road trip from Brisbane to Sydney
After an incredible time around the Great Barrier Reef, we get back on the road towards the South. Our next stop : Agnes Water, along the coast. Agnes Water is a small town South of the Great Barrier Reef and known to be the most northernly town where we can surf on the East coast. … Continue reading Surf and kayak in Agnes Water & turtle nesting in Bundaberg
Looking back on the time spent in North Queensland, especially around the magnificent Great Barrier Reef. Continue reading Video – North Queensland and Great Barrier Reef
End of the outback, and arrival in rainy Townsville Our last post ended 90 miles North of Alice Springs. From there we had 1,250 miles to drive to reach the East coast. We drove for three days straight under very very hot weather (108 degrees during the day and 90 at night). Our last sunsets … Continue reading Arrival on the East coast : From Cairns to Airlie Beach with a stop in Mission Beach
Enjoy a video recap of our amazing time in the Australian outback. Continue reading Video of our 10 days in the outback
After a night 19 miles away from Uluru, we are waken up by a storm. The van shakes because of the wind, and we have to close all the windows because of the rain. We had planned on waking up early to go hike at Kata Tjuta (The Olgas in English), but given the weather … Continue reading Immersion in the red center at Uluru and Kata Tjuta
Kings Canyon is part of the Watarrka National Park in the Northern Territory. It is located somewhere between Alice Springs and Uluru, at the Eastern end of the George Gill Ranges. And this is one of the outback’s must-see sights. After 3 days road tripping in the outback, we finally arrive at the long awaited … Continue reading Kings Canyon, in the heart of the Watarrka National Park
