by Hayley | Dec 12, 2011 | Aust & the Pacific, Blog posts, Life
About an hours drive south of Cairns on the Gillies Range is Lake Eacham. If you can stand the half an hour of EXTREME twists & turns in the road road without getting car sick, it is well worth a trip. It is one of two crater lakes at the top of the range &...
by Hayley | Dec 10, 2011 | Aust & the Pacific, Blog posts
There’s a spot about 10kms out of Cairns called Crystal Cascades. It’s a beautiful swimming spot, complete with cascading waterfalls (yes, hence the name Crystal Cascades!) situated on Freshwater Creek in Redlynch Valley. There are minimal tourists, mainly...
by Hayley | Dec 9, 2011 | Aust & the Pacific, Blog posts
Friday morning I find myself madly stuffing clothes in a bag. Nothing like packing at the last minute. I was on my way to Cairns. After disrobing & making my way through security, I was as always, ‘randomly’ selected for an explosives test. I could...
by Hayley | Nov 13, 2011 | Aust & the Pacific, Blog posts
A Sunday morning necessitated a lazy breakfast, so that is exactly what happened. Though, it was inside in the warm, as it was too cold out in the elements! The sign said it was 14 degrees, but I’m sure that wasn’t true!Visited the Te Papa...
by Hayley | Nov 6, 2011 | Aust & the Pacific, Blog posts
Just over 48 hours after getting home from Spain, I found myself on a flight over ‘the ditch’. I was on my way to Wellington…on a tiny plane! After being on massive planes over the past 2 weeks, this plane felt like a domestic flight to Melbourne, not...
