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19May CherryBdayParty4Erin; 24May DCA wKris'Scooter; 27MayScarlettGRetirementParty - PatrickGSushiChef;
4 week RdTrip Australia
101pg OneNoteLog; 4 corners - Cairns, Noosa HeadsQLD, Exmouth/Ningaloo, Prevelly WA;
29May WaikikiRoyalHawaiianHotel; 30May DukesWSuzanne&RickW; 31May FlightSydneyBrisbane; 2 days Explore Brisbane,
Spirit of Queensland RailBed to Cairns, lovely sleeper train for over 24 hours, seats
made into beds by "staff" while we have dinner; 06June Glen dives GBR, Great Barrier Reed, on
Reef Encounter liveaboard tour, 3days/2nights
to reach outer reef; 08June take Kuranda Scenic Railway
through Far North Queensland's World Heritage-listed wet tropics rainforest to town
Kuranda on Atherton Tableland. Then take the Skyrail Cableway
back to Cairns, gliding above the
ancient canopy before descending to explore the forest floor.
09June, fly Cairns to Brisbane & spent night.
Then pick up rental car to head for Noosa Heads QLD to
stay at The Hastings, thanks OtisS for
suggestion, for a while.
Glen has good surf at the river mouth, I had short swim off the main beach. Drove
to Noosa National Park,
to take walking tracks that wind along the coast, through rainforest and open
woodlands and across colourful wallum heath and sedgelands. Ran into surfer
buddy from Encinitas, TimH, on the path.
Next day winds shifted, as forecasted, so we head to
The Australia Zoo in Beerwah QLD, home of the
Crocodile Hunter, established by the late Steve Irvin, and still run by his
family. I got my picture holding a koala bear, so cute but their claws really
dig into you.
Next day it was
Kanu Kapers - Noosa Everglades Kayak Tour
where we immerse ourselves in a pristine wilderness and explore one of just two
Everglades in the world. I saw kangaroo in the wild.
16June Drive back to Brisbane Airport, for our flight to Perth on the West Coast of OZ.
WA = Western Australia is a state of Australia. Brisbane to Perth is 5.5 hours,
Perth to Exmouth Learmonth Airport, Exmouth, is 3 hours.
Perth Airport to Exmouth
Learmonth Airport,
staying at Ningaloo Lodge Exmouth.
Glen has set us up to
Swim with the Whalesharks,
big, beautiful, gentle and blue-pokka-dot mammals. "We run our whale shark tours
from our Exmouth base from March to August and we do not rely on chance to
guarantee you an amazing day. Our spotter planes ensure that we know exactly
where the whale sharks will be, getting you to the action quickly and efficiently."
Travel over VLF
Harold E Holt Naval Communication Stn and learn of
VLF, Very
Low Frequency, communication w submarines WW2. This area does not allow pictures to
be taken due to Australia Air Force rules. We got some downpours, but warm & fun.
I loved figuring out the story behind
Operation Potshot, WW2, US Navy.
21June Exmouth to Perth & rental car to
Prevelly WA.
Thanks IlonaEveL for
Margaret River WA tip near
Surfers Point, our rental from Mark & LeslieH. I loved
walking past
Riflebutts Reserve to check out Glen's daily session at
Surfers Point. Many days here with visits to Darren & IngerK, Dr Gil's mates) along
with MarkH Gnarabup & Jah Roc Galleries,
stormy day breakfast at
The White Elephant cafe.
We've been on road 4 weeks, 29May to 30 June total, and ready to head home
now. Drive back to Perth, fly to Melbourne, VIC - State of Victoria - for last couple of days.
Hotel across
from Flinder Street Stn, took Old Timey cable car to Docklands area & Costco!
Glen checked out Crafty Square, rec from hotel desk. Saw protest march
"No New Coal" and toured ACMI.
Australian Centre for the Moving Image "ACMI would like to acknowledge the Traditional
Custodians of the lands and waterways of greater Melbourne, the people of the Kulin Nation,
and recognise that ACMI is located on the lands of the Wurundjeri people.
"First Nations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) people should be aware that
this website may contain images, voices, or names of deceased persons in
photographs, film, audio recordings or text." Hotel gets us to Melbourne Airport,
then fly to LAX to SAN.
01July return home to block party celebration; 04July Kris has Jury Duty; 14July PCG dinner;
16July Encinitas Lib Wadjda film from Saudi Arabia, classic cars downtown;
21July CatherineBlakespearWalkOlivenhainMeetingHall; 22July watching movie Paul;
22July San Clemente Pier w Duncan&KatherineWilson;
05Aug HermosaBPier to ManhattanBPier swim;
08Aug RdTrip
Point Supreme Camp, Cedar BreaksUT,
Flaming Gorge UT,
Green River Lakes camp for 5 days, DuboisWY; then Kitch Cabin outside Pinedale WY;
head home to Encinitas thru Las Vegas, Glen hasn't surfed in weeks!
25Aug Benito & Los Tres Sapos at MrPeabody; 03Sept LaborDayPierSwim - Oside w NancyD;
06Sept Glen drives me to LAX to fly nonstop WOW separate KPBS Iceland & West Greenland Tour; meet Mira Linder at
City Park Hotel, Reykjavik IS, Iceland;
2018Aug08-21_CedarBreaks-GRL_GreenRiverLakes_KitchCabinWY
61pgs 2018 OneNote Export Road Trip Log
33 pgs 2018 OneNote KPBS Lindblad Hot Springs and Glaciers (Iceland W Greenland)
Thanksgiving in Olancha,
then visit Truckee / NorthStar John Mark&Alma
OneNote 2018 Road Trips:
10Jan Disneyland and DCA for Kris' bday; 16-19Feb camping at Carpinteria with Pratts;
29May-30June Royal Hawaiian Waikiki,l then month in OZ;
09-17Sept Glen drives me to LAX to take WOW Airlines nonstop Reykjavik, link with
Mira Lindner and bus to Harpa Concert Hall, then Perlan Museum & join KPBS Iceland coach tour
and W Greenland National Geographic Cruise on Lindblad ship;
19Oct Tom & Susan invite us to camp with climbing buddies at Joshua Tree;
21-26Nov Olancha Thanksgiving, then Truckee/NorthStar to see JohnM and Alma, then
alter route home to avoid Camp Wild Fire, avoid Sacramento Rush hour and home;
08April head to Malibu then Cerro Alto & Morro Rock to camp witih RD,
08-21Aug 3 week RdTrip to Kitch Cabin, Wind River Range Wyoming
*** should redo & get these pages in chronological order!