We got up well before sunrise. The kids kept complaining all through breakfast. Apparently they hadn’t slept well as the tents on the camp site were very close to each other and they had heard people talk and snore all night. F and I, who are accustomed to putting in ear plugs in in such…
Category: Australia
Kakadu National Park
This mornings highlight was a boat trip on the “Yellow Waters” to see some crocodiles. And did we see some! This picture was taken with my mobile without using the zoom: He was just cruising slowly alongside our boat completely undisturbed by a bunch of tourists snapping pictures. We also saw a large variety of…
Litchfield Park & Termite Mounds
Getting up early we left our suitcases behind in the hotel in Darwin as this time we would be coming back to the same spot. All we took was our small backpacks and two soft bags wih everything we needed for three days camping in the tropical Kakadu National Park. Our first stop was Litchfield…
Alice Springs heading to Darwin
The night was a short one and we were all awake early again. As we were staying right in the center of Alice Springs we decided to hit main street for breakfast and found a nice little cafe. Prices for Europeans are rather steep here. So even a muffin and a cup of coffee seams…
Kings Canyon
Waking up well rested from a wonderful night under the Australian stars at the “Kings Creek Wilderness Lodge” we headed towards the Kings Canyon in Watarrka National Park. As K was still suffering from her stiff neck and because the proposed tour started with a steep climb we separated from the rest of the group…
Kata Tjuta (Valley of the Winds) & Mt. Connor
Poor K is attracting it all: in the morning she woke up with a stiff neck making it hard for her to move. Luckily our tour guide found a pot of tiger balm in his bag that he had brought back from Thailand some time ago. As I am writing this post (trying to catch…
Ayers Rock (Uluru)
At Ayers Rock airport we were met by our guides Kieran and Jeff from Wayoutback travel with a mini bus. They took us directly to Uluru, as the Anangu Aborigines call the mountain we refer to as Ayers Rock. Part of our travel group was already waiting.there for us. They had taken the bus from…
Heading to Ayers Rock
The time in Sydney was up quite quickly. Already we are heading towards our next destination: Ayers Rock. We decided to fly instead of drive because we didn’t want to spend so many hours on the road in the middle of nowhere with the kids. But those are not the only challenges when traveling with kids:…
What we learned along the way
The word “Koala” means ‘no water’. The name for the animal was given by the original owners of the Australian continent because they had observed that Koalas do not drink water. Also you will not find Koalas in wet areas like swamps. You can’t eat the flesh of young coconuts. But their water is really…
Blue Mountains and Featherdale Wildlife Park
Getting up early we caught a tour bus at the YHA towards the Blue Mountains. After about an hour we stopped at the Featherdale Wildlife Park where we had the chance to pet a Koala and feed the Wallabies and Kangaroos. Oh my God, they are so cute! The park is actually a sanctuary for…