Tag: National Parks
Sailing the Whitsundays
Posted: May 18th, 2010 by Courtney
The Whitsundays are a group of 74 islands off of the Queensland coast. Most of the islands are designated as national park and are not inhabited, however a few have some luxury resorts on them. The area is also home to the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef. We booked a 3-day/2-night trip aboard […]
Moreton Island Extreme Adventure
Posted: May 4th, 2010 by Courtney
For Sunday we booked the Extreme Adventure Day Trip to Moreton Island, the third largest sand island in the world. We got up early to catch our shuttle at 7:00 am for the ride to Moreton Bay, just outside of Brisbane. When we got there we boarded the Micat for a 1-hour ferry ride across […]
The Grampians National Park
Posted: April 4th, 2010 by Scott
For the long Easter weekend, we packed up our little used camping gear and headed to the Grampians National Park. The first stop was at the Balconies lookout. The view was spectacular, you could see for miles (or kilometers) out over a valley in the park. The 1 km hike really took it out of […]