We planned a full day to explore the rainforests of Daintree. You take a ferry across the Daintree River and there is a road that goes roughly 65 kilometers up to Cape Tribulation. After that point it is an unsealed road (fancy talk for gravel road that you should definitely have 4wd to explore in … More Exploring the Daintree Rainforest
We decided to stayed in Daintree for two nights to give us enough time to explore the area. We made some last minute reservations at the Daintree EcoLodge & Spa. If you ever find yourself in the area, I cannot say enough great things about the wonderful folks there. We had a great little bungalow set … More Daintree
Once we landed in Cairns, we went north to go south. That makes sense, right? It shouldn’t really. Basically, we decided to take a slight 2 hour northern detour to visit the Daintree Rainforest before heading south on our way to Brisbane. Daintree is the only place in the world where two World Heritage Sites … More The drive to Daintree
Having a bad day? US election results got you down? Just take a few seconds to look at the pure, unbridled joy of a 7-year-old enjoying the adventure of life! That should give you a smile. 🙂
The Australian National Maritime Museum was a real sleeper hit with our family. I didn’t think Jack would find it all that interesting, but it ended up being one of his favorite things we did in Sydney. It’s located in Darling Harbour and they have around fifteen different ships docked that you can go onboard … More National Maritime Museum
During the ten days we spent in Sydney, we did a LOT. A lot of walking, a lot of ferry rides and a lot of tourist activities. We walked around The Rocks, walked over the Harbour Bridge, walked from Bondi beach to Bronte, did the Maritime Museum, Australia Museum and the Tonga Zoo to name a few…this … More A Piece of Home
We returned from a long day of sightseeing in Sydney one evening to have dinner in Manly Beach. We decided upon a little Italian restaurant, deVita, which had been recommended to us by one of the locals. Their specialty is Napolitan pizza and their pizza oven was even made in Naples, so clearly they take their pizza … More It’s the little things
While in Sydney, we decided to go to the Opera House. Because you can’t exactly come to Sydney and NOT go to the Opera House, right? I certainly couldn’t seem to pass by on foot or ferry without taking at least ten pictures, so we wanted to check it out up close and personally. They … More Sydney Opera House
Being in Manly Beach meant that the fastest way for us to get into Sydney was to take a ferry. And I would put money on the fact that if you ask Jack what his favorite thing was about Sydney, he would not skip a beat before he shouted out, “The Manly Fast Ferry!” He … More Manly Fast Ferry
After we finished our time on the Great Ocean Road, we flew out of Melbourne to Sydney. We decided that we’d stay outside of the city, knowing that we would end up in Sydney anyway, so why not take the opportunity to explore another location. We’d heard great things about the Manly Beach neighborhood and, … More Manly Beach
The Detour Diary 