We travel 6 months through Australia, or Oz, as they call it. The highlight of our 2 year world trip. So many nice people and amazing places to see. What a Country!
Arrival in Sydney.
We find our Falcon, running on LPG. We call him Horst.
1st stop outside of the City, Cockatoos sing in the midst.
The Blue Mountains are super magic.
Time to work and time to drink beer.
A farm offers pear picking jobs , it is 40 degrees Celsius.
Each bin is worth 11 A$. This is a lot of pears and work from 6am to 6pm.
The farm crew, a mix of super interesting and nice people.
We travel now to the west, Great Ocean road.
11 Apostles and 3 astonished Germans.
Girl Power!Grampians – some really nice hiking.
The views are spectacular, it does not feel like Australia.
Exhausted – but happy.
Kangaroo encounter.
A curious opossum.
No fun without work, we pick grapes in the famous Barrosa Valley.
Shiraz is now our most loved grape, back pain is less so.
A happy grape Katja.
The stuff for wine dreams.
Back to the East coast and Brisbane.
Great Barrier Reef & Pool Fun.
Astrid is with us. Washing time – a traveller’s must.
Fish & Chips Fun.
Beautiful beaches, but we watch out for jelly fishes and crocs!
Relaxing beach vibes.
Of course, a Didge needs to be bought.The Mataranka Pools are warm springs inside the jungle.Strange human explorer at Great Barrier Reef.
Endless roads into the center.
We play cricket with a drunken bartender.
Olgas.
Uluru – not Ayers Rock.
We really see the Olympic torch – can’t believe it.
What a coincidence – potentially once in a life time event – in the middle of Oz.
Heading North to Nitmiluk National Park.
Aboriginal history.
Katherine River.
Katherine Gorge.
The landscape is impressive.
The kayaking is great. We swim in the river – sweet water crocodiles are watching us.
Some folks are dropping into the river.
We are the rescue team. 🙂
Beach Vibes in Darwin.
Marion and Crissi from Munich.
Kaiserschmarren on the Beach.
The nights are endless, we eat Barramundi and nothing else is anymore important.
The Didgeridoo sounds disappear in the tropic night.We have sold our blue Falcon to a nice danish guy – time to celebrate with some british folks.Our super nice and relaxed Australian family, the hunter of Barramundi, his wife and their 2 kids live in a Toyota LandCruiser and enjoy life.
Time to say goodbye – the heart wants to stay, the mind knows, we need to go on.
