tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41251118343184107902024-03-12T21:48:33.409-07:00G'day, eh! Exploring AustraliaCarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07316636654987407390noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125111834318410790.post-46198201043088099202011-01-20T14:03:00.000-08:002011-01-27T01:51:36.819-08:00G'day, eh! Exploring Australia<span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Welcome to our page sharing our many adventures, as we explore this amazingly vast country we are currently calling home.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try{parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thedickinsons.blogspot.com/2011/01/portsea.html"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 75px;" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_qvnAujntboA/TToUUfSN0vI/AAAAAAAAKCc/0e7M58_7-Uc/P1010012.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Portsea</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br />One of my goals for the summer was to visit Portsea, a cozy little seaside town about a two hour drive from Melbourne. We've had a lot of rain this summer...</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thedickinsons.blogspot.com/2011/01/western-australia-cave-exploring.html"><img style="margin: 15pt 10px 0px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 75px;" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_qvnAujntboA/TToV0SsCwcI/AAAAAAAAKCo/RFko_epLytQ/P1010082.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Leeuwin-Naturaliste National, Caves!</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br />We spent most of our time in the south west region of Western Australia around Busselton, where the race was held. </span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thedickinsons.blogspot.com/2010/09/kangaroo-island.html"><img style="margin: 15pt 10px 0px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 75px;" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_qvnAujntboA/TToXLXla_cI/AAAAAAAAKC4/BuXkJE5MV5E/P1010231.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Kangaroo Island... </span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br />If you ever come to Australia, or you live here now, please visit this island......take your camping gear, bring some warm clothes and enjoy one of the most amazing places....</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thedickinsons.blogspot.com/2010/05/finallythe-sydney-pictures.html"><img style="margin: 15pt 10px 0px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 75px;" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_qvnAujntboA/TTopH3jAvaI/AAAAAAAAKDY/B4vdNnaP7zo/IMG_0041.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Sydney, Australia! </span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br />We had a really fantastic time in Sydney a few weekends back with Darryl, Stacey and the kids. It was great to catch up with them...<br /><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thedickinsons.blogspot.com/2010/04/sydney-day-trip.html"><img style="margin: 15pt 10px 0px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 75px;" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_qvnAujntboA/TToqaR2RpfI/AAAAAAAAKDo/2Qj5_XpN9r0/IMG_0058.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Sydney, with the family... </span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br />I went with mom and Aunt Linda to Sydney for the day, we flew up in the morning spent the day and then flew back to Melbourne that evening.... Tiger Airways = cheap tickets.....</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thedickinsons.blogspot.com/2010/03/nobbies-phillip-island.html"><img style="margin: 15pt 10px 0px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 75px;" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_qvnAujntboA/TTotEBwcRdI/AAAAAAAAKD8/Bm3rPkSObD0/IMG_9935.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >The Nobbies - Phillip Island ... </span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br />We headed to the Nobbies on our last morning on Phillip Island. It was really windy and cold! It was the only day that we got a little bit of rain, but even then it was just spitting....<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thedickinsons.blogspot.com/2010/03/koala-conservation-centre-phillip.html"><img style="margin: 15pt 10px 0px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 75px; height: 100px;" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_qvnAujntboA/TTouL4t4O0I/AAAAAAAAKEI/KLGqtT7ujuQ/IMG_9879.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Koala Conservation Centre - Phillip Island... </span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br />The Koala Conservation Centre was very quiet and peaceful. The koalas were a bit tricky to spot but made for a fun game of looking! There are also snakes and wallabies that live there too, not many but a few here and there...</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thedickinsons.blogspot.com/2010/03/phillip-island-wildlife-park.html"><img style="margin: 15pt 10px 0px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 75px;" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_qvnAujntboA/TTovEMppErI/AAAAAAAAKEY/8B1IyvDA5f8/IMG_9851.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Phillip Island Wildlife Park... </span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br />We've been to lots of zoos and animal sanctuaries since moving to Australia but Phillip Island Wildlife Park is by far my most favorite yet. It was 60 acres of animals roaming free ...</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thedickinsons.blogspot.com/2010/02/grampians-national-park.html"><img style="margin: 15pt 10px 0px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 75px; height: 100px;" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_qvnAujntboA/TTpojcqaYXI/AAAAAAAAKGc/AXUoXM10S-g/IMG_0559.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Grampians National Park ... </span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br />Like previously posted, our camping trip at the Grampians National Park was cut short due to Steve getting sick, but the time that we did spend there was really impressive and quite fun ...</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thedickinsons.blogspot.com/2009/01/tasmania-day-1-hobart.html"><img style="margin: 15pt 10px 0px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 75px;" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_qvnAujntboA/TUErovroRZI/AAAAAAAAKKo/MvVITO5U0zU/IMG_0327.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Tasmania: Day 1: Hobart... </span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br />We touched down in Hobart on the 21st of December and spent the day seeing some of the city. Hobart is just a small city with a population of about 203 600 ...</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thedickinsons.blogspot.com/2009/01/tasmania-day-2-hastings-cave-dover.html"><img style="margin: 15pt 10px 0px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 75px;" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_qvnAujntboA/TUEt2LKR26I/AAAAAAAAKLA/3Z5OUXBJxiQ/IMG_0367.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Tasmania: Day 2: Hastings Cave, Dover ... </span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br />After a good night's sleep in our hotel in Hobart, we woke up early on the 22nd to go pick up our caravan. I have to say, the van was great! I loved touring like that ...</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thedickinsons.blogspot.com/2009/01/tasmania-day-3-tahune-forest-airwalk.html"><img style="margin: 15pt 10px 0px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 75px; height: 100px;" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_qvnAujntboA/TUEwaqa0LuI/AAAAAAAAKLc/DHvDn2KpFZ8/IMG_0630.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Tasmania: Day 3: Tahune Forest Airwalk, Berry Picking ... </span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br />We lucked out and had another nice day on our 3rd day in Tassie (Dec. 23rd) ...</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thedickinsons.blogspot.com/2009/01/tasmania-day-4-doo-town-tasman-island.html"><img style="margin: 15pt 10px 0px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 75px; height: 100px;" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_qvnAujntboA/TUEyMe4XvEI/AAAAAAAAKL0/DaT33prbwgk/IMG_0799.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Tasmania: Day 4: Doo Town, Tasman Island Boat Trip, Port Arthur, Christmas Eve... </span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br />Day 4 of our trip was a busy one, so this is a long post! Just a heads up! ...</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thedickinsons.blogspot.com/2009/01/tasmania-day-5-christmas-day-coles-bay.html"><img style="margin: 15pt 10px 0px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 75px; height: 100px;" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_qvnAujntboA/TUE0AfBDAvI/AAAAAAAAKMM/mCHuqRLdd0o/IMG_0935.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Tasmania: Day 5: Christmas Day, Coles Bay, Wineglass Bay, Penguins!... </span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br />We hiked to Wineglass Bay...the beach was rated one of the top 10 beaches in the world by a US magazine...it was gorgeous!...</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thedickinsons.blogspot.com/2009/02/tasmania-6-day-launceston-cataract.html"><img style="margin: 15pt 10px 0px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 75px; height: 100px;" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_qvnAujntboA/TUE2XV42JQI/AAAAAAAAKMk/hSzmzPWujns/IMG_1148.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Tasmania, Day 6 - Launceston Cataract Gorge... </span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br />Day 6 saw us roll into Launceston. The only thing we had planed to do here was the Cataract Gorge, which was well worth the stop...</span>Carihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07316636654987407390noreply@blogger.com