We had a long drive ahead of us. Getting to Arlie Beach took us about six hours. Therefore we could not spend much time at Mission Beach. Could have done with a bit more time here though. Along the way we stopped at beautiful lookouts… [Hinchinbrook National Park] … and drove on roads that our…
Author: wanderlust
Atherton table land to Mission Beach
We woke up to this view of the Atherton table lands: The night before F had seen a kangaroo in the back yard. So first thing this morning was to check whether it was still there but unfortunately it wasn’t. The night had been colder than anything we have had lately (temperatures dropped down to…
Atherton table land
We left Cape Tribulation early this morning. As nice as it was to have seen the rainforest and having experienced it with rainfall we were glad to leave the humidity behind us that always comes with musty smells and never drying cloths as well as all kind of crawling insects. On our way back through…
Great Barrier Reef
The amount of noise flying foxes can make is incredible! I had taken them for silent creatures that navigated by ultrasound. Not the ones that live in Cape Tribulation though! So after a night with little sleep we were rather quiet at the breakfast table [wpvideo 8lEgRiua] Pick up was 8 am at our Lodge…
Cape Tribulation
After a few relaxing days at the beach we headed a bit further up the coast to Cape Tribulation to get closer to the Great Barrier Reef. It’s about a three hours drive along the coast going North. We are still trying to get used to driving on the left side of the road. Luckily…
Palm Cove
Beach life It’s amazing how time flies when you are doing nothing… …but watch the ocean waves roll in… and listen to good music…
Palm Cove
Another day in paradise. We spent a lazy day at Palm Cove beach today. Just not doing anything but read and swim. I don’t ever want to come back…
Wine tasting in Rheinhessen
This weekend I met a good friend in the wine region “Rheinhessen” where we spent a couple of days catching up and tasting the most German wines. We stayed in a small village called Flörsheim- Dalsheim. As the weather was nice and sunny we decided to hike through the vineyards all day Saturday. The leaves…