The day after the Reef adventure, we went on a safari trip deep into the Australian Outback. Our first stop was a lake and nature preserve. Here is a picture of some emus standing by the side of the trail. We stopped for lunch at an old mining town – mostly abandoned now. The kids [...]
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Outback Adventure
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Great Barrier Reef Adventure
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We took a two hour boat ride from the port in Cairns and arrived at the Great Barrier Reef. This has been labeled as one of the 7 natural wonders of the world. It is composed of 2900 reefs across 1600 miles on the north eastern coast of Australia. We all started with a snorkel [...]
Yorkey’s Knob Down Under
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I arrived in Melbourne and after a day, we flew up to Cairns which is on the northern coast of Australia and is the entry to the Great Barrier Reef. Unfortunately, United Airlines lost my bag. It remained in San Francisco! I finally received it four days into my trip. I had to buy some [...]
Adventure in Melbourne
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We just got back from our trip down under. Anjali and the kids went out a week early and stayed at Madhura’s house. Here are some pictures from Melbourne. This first one is a park within walking distance from Madhura’s house. This is a picture from Mount Dandenong. Here is a picture with Keya. Here [...]