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Day 18

Well, it's pouring rain, and I had to walk through substantial amounts of it, backpack and all, to get to the boat which will take me to a rain soaked island and the great barrier reef. Well, we shall see. The island was rain drenched. I took a boat to Moore's Reef for some snorkeling. ...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on April 19, 1990 from Cairns, Australia
from the travel blog: Australia (1990)

Day 17

Checked out of my wonderful, luxurious hotel after a really good night's sleep and walked down to Doctor's Gulley to watch the fish feeding, then walked back into town for several hours' window shopping. Met a really nice Australian couple with an adorable nine month old. Got back to the hotel...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on April 18, 1990 from Darwin, Australia
from the travel blog: Australia (1990)

Day 17 (Continued)

Checked into the hostel and had dinner with a strange Swedish fellow who told me about all the girls he had been "involved with" on his travels.

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on April 18, 1990 from Cairns, Australia
from the travel blog: Australia (1990)

Day 16

For some reason, I was up literally at the crack of dawn, probably due to my previous five days of camping. Called Tom. Went to the Smith Street mall running my errands -- drop off film, going to the bank, etc. Then I went on this "Mangroves and Mudcrabs" tour, only I was the only one! ...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on April 17, 1990 from Darwin, Australia
from the travel blog: Australia (1990)

Day 15 (Continued)

Checked into the Atrium Hotel, a fortune but worth it as the room has a real bathtub. After using it, Paul, Angela and I had dinner at the hotel, I did my laundry and went to sleep.

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on April 16, 1990 from Darwin, Australia
from the travel blog: Australia (1990)

Day 15

After an overnight rainstorm and an early wake-up call, we were on the road by 6:30 a.m. on our way to Katherine Gorge. All of a sudden we were confronted with tourism full force on the two hour cruise up the gorge -- pretty but no grand canyon. Lunch in Katherine and then a long drive back...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on April 16, 1990 from Katherine, Australia
from the travel blog: Australia (1990)

Day 14

The next day we sought out the Katherine River. This time we had John, Kerstin, Melinda, her aunt (same age), Kevin and Ann Marie with us. We lost the road several times and it seemed as though we drove in circles for quite a bit, but we eventually found our way there -- a peaceful little...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on April 15, 1990 from Darwin, Australia
from the travel blog: Australia (1990)

Day 13

The next day we built a road, literally. First, Ron (Bull) cooked us a wonderful breakfast of french toast, bacon and sausage. We then picked up our aboriginal guide, John, and two others, 16 year old Kerstin and 6 year old "Mr." Ed. Our first stop was a small hill which Brad (Fletcher)...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on April 14, 1990 from Darwin, Australia
from the travel blog: Australia (1990)

Day 12

This morning we first visited another rock art site, Ubirr Rock, and again met up with Nick's group for lunch and a quick swim at the Four Seasons hotel. Then it was a "yellow waters" cruise for crocodile spotting, which was successful. Joyce, Paul, Angela and I were then loaded onto a tiny...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on April 13, 1990 from Darwin, Australia
from the travel blog: Australia (1990)

Day 11

I awoke at about 3 a.m. to the sound of a major rainstorm but, as with most tropical storms, it was over in an hour. I waiting in the dark for the tour bus with several other people -- one guy who apparently worked at the hotel, up early for a barefooted jog around the block, a woman who worked...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on April 12, 1990 from Darwin, Australia
from the travel blog: Australia (1990)

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