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Christmas in Tassie

Posted: January 15th, 2011 by Courtney

Since we weren’t going to be able to come back to the States for Christmas, we decided to go to the coldest place in Australia, Tasmania.  Tasmania is an island state off the the southern coast of Australia, known for its seafood and national parks.  We left Melbourne on Christmas eve and flew to Launceston […]

The Red Centre (Part 2)

Posted: November 20th, 2010 by Scott

On day three of our Red Center camping tour, we woke up at a at 5:00 am to eat breakfast and break camp.  We were on our way to Kings Canyon National Park by six in the morning. This was the longest hike of the weekend, about 7 km. We got on the trail early […]

The Red Centre (Part 1)

Posted: November 19th, 2010 by Courtney

One of things we really wanted to see while we are in Australia was Uluru (Ayers Rock).  And as the summer is getting closer, its the perfect time to go to the into the outback before it gets too hot and dry. Our trip started with a 3-hour flight over the desert to the town of Alice Springs, right in […]