My Australian Summary

Great time and I'm sure I forgot some things.

* +Jill is now known as "Aussie J". That was her nickname on my temporary phone over there.

Best (no particular order)

  Days

    * Great Ocean Road

    * Great Barrier Reef

    * Wilson's Promontory

    * Cradle Mountain / Dove Lake

    * Flight over SW Tasmania and boat ride while out there (wow!)

    * Whitsunday Islands - 3x snorkeling in single day

  Nights

    * New Years Eve

    * Open That Bottle Night

  Wine Regions

    * Barossa

    * Margaret River

    * McLaren Vale

  Sights/Tours (not already mentioned)

    * Ferry system in Sydney Harbour

    * Pinnacles

  Pools (in order)

    * Andrew Charlton Pool (clean)

    * North Sydney Olympic Pool (view/location)

    * Icebergs - Bondi Beach Pool (stunning but cold)

Worst (no order)

  Days

    * King's Canyon --> Alice Springs via Tour Bus (talk about boring and trapped)

    * Fraser Island --> Mackay via car (too long with last 90 minutes dark and animals lurking)

    * Fraser Island (not that great in general other than Champagne Pools)

    * Mount Kosciuszko (drenching rain & no visibility == miserable)

  Nights

    * Fraser Island (salty starter AND main for dinner. yuk.)

    * Daintree (mosquitos)

  Wine Regions

    * Mornington Peninsula

    * Heathcote (there is good stuff here)

    * Grampians area

    * Tasmania

  Sights/Tours (not already mentioned)

    * MONA in Tasmania

    * Bike tour in Melbourne (too much bike WALKING)