En route to Darwin, Australia. Arrive on 12-Feb. During our last day in Cairns, we visited Kuranda, up in the near mountains. However, we traveled to and from via different methods. What is now called the Kuranda Scenic Railway was built after inland miners were cut off from the coast and on the verge of … Continue reading Kuranda

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