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Nanango - East Australia
Round The World Trip Journal

Text By Jo & Photos By Mike

(29th Aprl - 1st May) Nanango - Rellies in the Bush!
We had a lovely drive through the hinterland out to Nanango where Mike’s Auntie Liz and Uncle Brian live. Unfortunately because of the drought the land is really arid and dry and not as green as it usually is but in the late afternoon sunlight the rolling hills looked golden brown and there were lots of cattle about too. We spent a couple of lovely relaxing days with Liz and Brian and they certainly looked after us well. They have a beautiful one acre plot with a four bedroom bungalow on it complete with pool and hot tub and Brian’s self-made bar! We didn’t want to leave as it was such an idyllic spot with their garden overlooking nothing but bush with trees everywhere and loads of birds (that’s their garden with Mike stood with them both). Liz showed us round the area. We saw the murals in the town along with various wooden sculptures carved with a chainsaw. Out the back of the town we were lucky enough to see kangaroos as well. Mike hadn’t seen Liz for 10 years and Brian for 25 years so it was great to catch up with them and for Jo to meet them for the first time. Jo really hit it off with Liz, probably because they are kindred spirits sharing the same birthday! And Mike and Brian share the same wicked sense of humour! Thank you both so much for the welcoming hospitality and don’t forget the invitation is open for you to come and stay with us in the UK if you can ever tear yourself away from such an idyllic lifestyle.

Highlights of our round the world trip:

Stop 1 - Capetown---> The City | Simonstown Penguins | Table Mountain Cable Car | The Waterfront Seals | Windsurf Action.
Stop 2 - West Australia---> Perth City | Perth Zoo | Cohunu Animal Park | Rottnest Island | Rockingham Penguins | Yanchep Park Koalas | Cervantes Pinnacles | Geraldton Windsurfing | Kalbarri Gorge | The Pink Lake | Coronation Beach Windsurfing | Gero Road to Cervantes | Carnarvon Jetty & Quobba Snorkel | Denham Lagoon | Monkey Mia Dolphins | Coral Bay Termite Hills | Coral Bay Quad Biking The Dunes | Exmouth Kangaroos | Mandurah Canals | Margaret River | Margaret River Wine Tour | Margs Windsurfing | Bunbury Windsurf | Bussleton Pier | Towns near Bussleton | Augusta Nature | Pemberton Camping | Pemberton Tall Trees | Cape D'Entrecasteaux | Walpole Tall Trees.
Stop 3 - East Australia---> Cairns Sky Rail Cable Car Over The Rainforest | Mossman Gorge | Cape Tribulation Rainforest | Port Douglas | Daintree Crocodiles | Captain Cook Highway | Beaches Near Cairns | Atherton Tablelands Fig Trees | Bowen Beaches | Airlie Beach | Whitsunday Islands Boat Tour | Great Barrier Reef Snorkel | Whitsunday Snorkelling | Town of 1770 History | Fraser Island Beach Driving | Tin Can Bay Dolphins | Noosa River | Australia Zoo Wombats | Sunshine Coast | Nanango Bush | Gold Coast Beaches | Byron Bay Beaches | Woolgoolga Beaches | Coffs Harbour | Port Macquarie Cafes | Forster Pelicans | Great Lakes | Nelson Bay Dolphins | Sydney By Day | Sydney By Night | Sydney's Manly Beach.
Stop 4 - New Zealand---> Auckland Revolving Restaurant | Rotorua Volcanic National Park | Lake Taupo & Waitomo Glow Worms.
Stop 5 - French Polynesia---> Tahiti Island Waterfalls | Moorea Island Water Bungalows | Moorea Shark Feeding | Bora Bora Island Buggying.
Stop 6 - Hawaii, Maui---> Maui Snorkel Videos | Maui Snorkel Photography | Maui Windsurfing | Maui East Coast Hana Highway | Maui North Beaches 1 | Maui North Beaches 2 | Maui West Coast Surfing | Maui South West Lava Fields | Haleakala Volcano.
Stop 7 - Hawaii, Oahu---> Kailua Beaches | Round Oahu Island Drive | Honolulu Pearl Harbour | Oahu Snorkel Videos.
Stop 8 - West USA---> Los Angeles City Tour | Venice Beach | Long Beach | Queen Mary Tour | San Onofre Surfing | Route 66 Drive | Las Vegas Casinos | Grand Canyon.
Stop 9 - East USA---> Miami Beach Art Deco.
Stop 10 - UK, HOME---> Back To Heathrow, Bringing To A Close Our Amazing Round The World Trip.