{"id":375,"date":"2024-04-14T18:46:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T16:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schlehnen.de\/?page_id=375"},"modified":"2026-05-09T19:16:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T17:16:54","slug":"world-tripaustralia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schlehnen.de\/?page_id=375","title":{"rendered":"AUSTRALIA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Arrival in Sydney.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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We find our Falcon, running on LPG. We call him Horst<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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1st stop outside of the City, Cockatoos sing in the midst.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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The Blue Mountains are super magic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Time to work and time to drink beer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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A farm offers pear picking jobs , it is 40 degrees Celsius.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Each bin is worth 11 A$. This is a lot of pears and work from 6am to 6pm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The farm crew, a mix of super interesting and nice people.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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We travel now to the west, Great Ocean road.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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11 Apostles and 3 astonished Germans.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Girl Power!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Grampians – some really nice hiking.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The views are spectacular, it does not feel like Australia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Exhausted – but happy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Kangaroo encounter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A curious opossum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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No fun without work, we pick grapes in the famous Barrosa Valley.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Shiraz is now our most loved grape, back pain is less so.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A happy grape Katja.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The stuff for wine dreams.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Back to the East coast and Brisbane.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Great Barrier Reef & Pool Fun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Astrid is with us. Washing time – a traveller\u2019s must.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Fish & Chips Fun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Beautiful beaches, but we watch out for jelly fishes and crocs!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Relaxing beach vibes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Of course, a Didge needs to be bought.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Mataranka Pools are warm springs inside the jungle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Strange human explorer at Great Barrier Reef.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Endless roads into the center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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We play cricket with a drunken bartender.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Olgas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Uluru \u2013 not Ayers Rock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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We really see the Olympic torch \u2013 can\u2019t believe it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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What a coincidence – potentially once in a life time event \u2013 in the middle of Oz.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Heading North to Nitmiluk National Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Aboriginal history.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Katherine River.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Katherine Gorge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The landscape is impressive.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The kayaking is great. We swim in the river \u2013 sweet water crocodiles are watching us.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Some folks are dropping into the river.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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We are the rescue team. \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Beach Vibes in Darwin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Marion and Crissi from Munich.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Kaiserschmarren<\/em> on the Beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The nights are endless, we eat Barramundi and nothing else is anymore important.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Didgeridoo sounds disappear in the tropic night.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We have sold our blue Falcon to a nice danish guy \u2013 time to celebrate with some british folks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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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.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Time to say goodbye \u2013 the heart wants to stay, the mind knows, we need to go on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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