Monthly Archives: April 2013

Last day in town and last day of trip. Breakfast at the Alliance FrançaiseDu Sydney. A real and correctly made pain au raison with coffee à longé. A day of scurrying to finish the Sydney bucket list. Some last minute … Continue reading →

Zoo day. A long planned highlight of the trip. Correction to yesterday's blog. Not a quail, most likely a created pidgin or a crested bronze wing. At restaurant last evening we sat next to a radio tech. Makes about$80-$100, paid … Continue reading →

Harbor cruise day. A classic. We got a perfect day. Calm sea and good visibility. Friday some of the cruises and ferries canceled due to rough seas. Obligatory visit to the rocks, part of the harbor and a main tourist … Continue reading →

Rain day! At times very heavy. Bit of a rest day. Wander the city in the rain, duck in and out of shops. Sikh festival celebrating the birthday of their founder. Some fine afternoon tea and scones.Interesting plunger tea setup. … Continue reading →

Morning adventure. Another guided cultural walk at or in Mossman gorge. http://www.mossmangorge.com.au Similar walk to the others, OK comparison to other guides. Got aGood lesson in the four types of playing the didgeridoo. One style has continuing playing using the … Continue reading →

Two guided walks, local culture. Aboriginal culture walk. Walk in the mud flats to spear fish for crabs and fish. Got several varieties, the guide got most as well as a John Dory from a few meters away. QB thanked … Continue reading →

Great barrier reef day. Noticed at breakfast that the birds tweeting and chirping in the forest did not come to share our full buffet fare. Too much good stuff without bothering to get handouts? On boat out to the reef … Continue reading →

Morning flight to Cairns. Taxi rip off to start. Added 10% fit using a credit card. Then virgin air soaked us for luggage, apparently we had carry on only fare. Rented a car and headed up along the world heritage … Continue reading →

Last night here. Then off to the rain forest. Today is penguin day. Philip island, south east of the city. Has a rookery, maybe the only accessible one after the bust on Bichino. http://www.penguins.org.au Will not be a good penguin … Continue reading →

BSLDU wandering the coffee culture BSLDU some coffee culture Just some shots … Even a drip scale View this post on Google+