Today was awesome. We got to see platypi and echidnas. They are both Australia native animals. Platypus World is in a really small town called Beauty Point. First, we went in to see the platypuses. At first, all the tanks were empty. Our guide opened up their dens so they could come out. They are Read More …
Today, we went to a raspberry farm for lunch. They had Hot Raspberry on the menu, right after the hot chocolate. Their chocolate covered raspberries were delicious. It is called the Christmas Hill Raspberry Farm. After lunch, we went to the Marakoopa Caves. There are stalactites and stalagmites, like in a lot of caves, but, Read More …
Tasmania’s most known tourist attraction is Cataract Gorge. it is very small compared to other gorges and waterfalls I have seen. One thing I learned was that millions of years ago, a Tasmanian Tiger lived here. Now it is extinct. we did a hike which was fun. We looked for wild platypuses. Launceston is pretty Read More …
Today, we visited the Salamanca Market. It was a cool, community that had lots of food and crafts. we saw everything from fudge to bobble heads. There were a lot of yummy food places. We ended up purchasing a bottle of raspberry ginger beer, a looooong piece of green apple licorice, 2 squares of Turkish Read More …
Today we took the 40 minute hike to Wineglass Bay. We went up to the lookout. There were tons of flies that constantly pestered me. We made it to the top after 20 minutes. The view was pretty good, but not in the top 10 of my favorite views so far, like most people say. Read More …
We flew from Sydney to Tasmania. It was a big change. On the luggage carousel, there was a sculpture of a seal going around and around. We rented a car and drove to the thriving metropolis of Nubeena. The city was basically our hotel, a supermarket and a restaurant. The main reason we stayed there Read More …
Happy Easter! I was delighted about 2 things. #1 being that the Easter Bunny left us chocolate when we are on the road. And, #2. That we got chocolate in a Jewish household. Even better, it was chocolate from Haigh’s, my favorite Australian chocolate, no less. For Easter, we sat in the Apple store for Read More …
On our second night in Sydney, we ate at Sushi E. It was, in my opinion, the best sushi I have ever had. They also had the best prawn dumplings I have ever tasted. We are definitely going back.
Just a few kilometres d When we got off the train, we saw the animal hospital. Down the street from Burleigh Heads there is a town called Currumbin. It is by the airport. We went into the WIldlife Sanctuary and caught a little train to take us to the other end of the park. A Read More …
This is an awesome little surf town where everyone is either on a skateboard or barefoot. There is a Wahoo’s Fish Tacos here that s sort of like the one in Colorado, but, Colorado is better. We ate at a Thai restaurant that has the best Asian food in Australia. It was so good that Read More …
