En route to Darwin, Australia. Arrive on 12-Feb. So, time to visit the Daintree Rainforest. A 90-minute drive from Cairns brought us the Daintree river, where our guide casually mentioned that less than two weeks ago the river was a full 12 meters higher due to flooding. It was obvious the local authorities were still … Continue reading Rain Forest

Location: Cairns, Australia. Our first full day started by driving an hour from Cairns to Port Douglas and jumping on board a Quicksilver catamaran to visit the Great Barrier Reef. News to me: the GBR is actually over 2900 individual reefs. I did not trust bringing my good camera with open ocean travel and my … Continue reading Reef

Location: Cairns, Australia New blog header picture: Sunset as we sailed from Sydney to Brisbane. Brisbane We sailed into Brisbane in the morning, and I needed to appear with my luggage and report to Australia Customs. Which took only a minute. During this field trip I am traveling with two couples, so we all disembarked … Continue reading Brisbane / Cairns

En route to Brisbane, Australia - Arrive on 5-Feb. When I arrive in Brisbane I'm starting my first Silversea field trip - sorry, "Mid-Voyage Land Adventure - Tropical Queensland." I will be leaving the ship for four days / three nights and re-joining in Cairns. Essentially, I'm skipping several days of sea travel. My agenda, … Continue reading Adventure

For my second day in Sydney, I visited a local zoo: the Featherdale Wildlife Park. We started with a small snack, complete with local delicacy - Vegemite: A Bit Salty While I've seen Ostrich and Emu in the wild, I have never even heard of the Cassowary, which seem right out of a dinosaur movie. … Continue reading Zoo