This is part of a series called The Great Australian Air Cruise The next morning we were on our way to Katherine, Northern Territory. On the way, we visited a working outback cattle station named Longway to see first hand what is involved in running a property in the outback. The couple that ran the…
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This is part of a series called The Great Australian Air Cruise Our last trip in Australia was probably the most amazing — a 13 day “air cruise” around Australia’s outback. Essentially, this is 20 passengers flying around the outback in a Dash 7 which is a short take-off and landing aircraft that doesn’t need…
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As our time in Australia was coming to an end, we had yet to see one of the places on our bucket list — the Great Barrier Reef. Of course that covers over 1400 miles of territory, so we had to figure out where to go. After a little research, we decided on Hayman Island….
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One of the benefits of having clients all over Australia is that you can schedule little holidays around your work. This was the case when we visited South Australia to spend some time in Adelaide and then venture out into two of the three wonderful wine regions in the area (the Borossa Valley and the…
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This is part of a series called Tasmania Circumnavigation! Cradle Mountain was our last truly isolated stop on the trip. As we proceeded north and the east, we made a number of short stops as we headed back to Launceston. Our first was at the wind farm complex at Woolnorth — a blustery cape in…
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This is part of a series called Tasmania Circumnavigation! After a short ride, we arrived at Cradle Mountain National Park, which is part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage area. Cradle Mountain is the most popular location for visitors in Tasmania, despite (or perhaps because of) its isolation. In every direction you look you will…
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This is part of a series called Tasmania Circumnavigation! Travel in Western Tasmania is very different from the East — it’s rougher, less populated, and full of natural beauty. You had to be an adventurous soul (or a convict) to explore and live out here. After spending much of our tour in civilization, it was…
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This is part of a series called Tasmania Circumnavigation! We then spent a few days in Hobart, the capital and largest city in Tasmania. It sits at the base of Mount Wellington and at the edge of the River Derwent. It’s actually the second deepest port in the world, which probably speaks to its history…
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This is part of a series called Tasmania Circumnavigation! As we continued south along the East Coast of Tasmania towards Port Arthur, we made a brief stop at the Sandspit Forest Preserve. this is part of the Wielangta Forest which covers over 90,000 acres. We just had time for a short walk on the Robertson’s…
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This is part of a series called Tasmania Circumnavigation! We started working our way down the East Coast of Tasmania. One of our stops was at East Coast Natureworld, a 150 acre wild animal park that showcases Tasmania’s unique animals, birds, and reptiles. They are also a sanctuary for what they call “orphans of the…
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