April 25, 2012 New Hartley’s Crocodile Farm, Port Douglas
No one else really wanted to do this, but I REALLY wanted to do this. Crocodiles are so terrifying, how could you not want to get as close as possible to a live one?
Hartley’s crocodile & wildlife farm was cool. You wouldn’t think there would be enough to do there to last a whole morning, but there was. Boat rides to see the crocs in the swamp, tours of the breeding farm, snake shows, koala feedings, etc. We went in the pouring rain and it was still pretty good. Crocs don’t mind the rain, I suppose.
Tags: cairns, crocodiles, eek, hartleys crocidile farm, port douglas, queensland
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April 24, 2012 Thala Beach Lodge, Port Douglas
Just a quick post with a few pics from the gorgeous resort we stayed in at Port Douglas, the Thala Beach Lodge. It was about 15 minutes drive from town, and absolutely stunning – both the hotel itself, and the 150 acre property it sat on.
my mom spotted this mushroom with net growing from it, so cool
Tags: Ma Dukes and Papa Bear, outdoors, port douglas, thala beach lodge
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April 23, 2012 Daintree Rain Forest Walk, Port Douglas
By now, everyone here is familiar with my rainforest obsession, so imagine how excited I was to actually walk in one and see those big old trees in person.
Next to snorkeling, this was the highlight of my trip – we did a two hour walk through the Daintree Rainforest, starting off on a solid walkway near the tree line, and eventually taking a winding path deep into the forest, where it was very dark and did, in fact, rain/drizzle incessantly.
Nick tried to get on my mom's good side by wrapping her camera in his shirt to protect it from rain. She totally bought it...sucker.
Tags: daintree rainforest, Ma Dukes and Papa Bear, outdoors, photography, port douglas
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April 22, 2012 Port Douglas: The Great Barrier Reef
More great barrier reef pics? Well, okay.
Also – not too brag, but this was in the middle of the rainy season. And it rained pretty much every other moment, except for the day we went snorkeling – could that water BE any flatter? It was almost surreal.
Worth noting is the company we went with – Wavelength. Highly recommend them – they made it an amazing experience – super friendly and knowledgable, and only 30 people or so on the boat made it a bit more intimate. AND they photographed everything beautifully – that’s where I’m getting the underwater pics from, can’t take credit for those.
Tags: great barrier reef, Ma Dukes and Papa Bear, port douglas, snorkeling, wavelength
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April 20, 2012 Cairns, Queensland – Rainforest Gondola
Ok – back to our Cairns/Port Douglas trip – just found the pics on my camera, so thought it was time. Better late than nevs, no?
On our first day we landed in Cairns late morning and decided to stop at the rainforest gondola just outside of Cairns, on our way up to Port Douglas. I was a little apprehensive, as I hate heights and this is like an hour and a half ordeal, half a k off the ground..
As usual, I was right and my fears were confirmed when the little gerbil ball we were riding in creaked to a dead stop mid-ride. My mom, (who’s bright idea this activity was) got on some Days of Our Lives shit, and starts going “No. NO. NO!!” It was all very dramatic. My mom and I clung to the side of the gerbil ball like cats in a car. My Dad and Nick laughed and rocked the ball back and forth. Moving on.
Highlights included: not dying, seeing a very large spider devouring something, poking around the little village at the top, and getting some sweet content for the I Don’t Get Asians project.
Would I do it again? Perhaps. The waterfalls were intense. The trees were nice. I like trees.
I was too scared to put anything close to this for perspective - but no lie, that spiders reach was far wider than my hand's.
BONUS MATERIAL: IDGA
This pic doesn't do the situation justice... There is literally nothing behind him worth photographing, just a fence. He keeps jumping, presumably so she can get an air jump shot in the middle of the street. why.
peace sign / sunbrella combo, classic
"omigod you guys, you know what I feel like we should wear today?"
Tags: cairns, great barrier reef, IDGA, port douglas, rainforest gondola
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April 4, 2012 getting married
Yep, forrealz. Nick proposed and I said yes – how lucky am I?
This is how it happened:
When we were in Port Douglas with my parents, we got stuck in Cairns for an extra night before flying out, due to torrential rainfall. So, we checked into a hotel and found our way to a pub with a deck of cards, and got comfortable.
My parents had lunch with us and then left to wander around Cairns, but Nick and I parked ourselves and started playing rummy (yeah I know, we’re old.) Mom and Dad came back later, we had dinner and all sat around chatting. At some point in there, Nick asked my Dad’s permission, and my Dad said yes. Then Nick turned to me and asked me – much to all of our surprise – and I said yes, too! Then we had champagne!
And then we got cut off. THIS IS TRUE ROMANCE, PEOPLE – IT’S NOT ALWAYS PRETTY.
I mean seriously – could Nick and I have done it any other way?
So, we are tying the knot August 31, 2013. Can’t wait.
Tags: getting married, Nick
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March 31, 2012 Autumn
The only redeeming thing about colder weather? Cardis, boots, leggings, layers, scarves.
New ones:
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March 30, 2012 Great Barrier Reef
Last weekend (two weekends ago? I don’t know, time flies when you have a drinking problem) I went with my parents and Nick to the Great Barrier Reef.
It was an amazing time, for several reasons:
1) It is always wonderful to see my parents, especially when they come visit me in Australia. Plus they are expert travelers. They are good planners – and I’m good at being told what to do and where to go, so it works out.
2) Port Douglas is a great little city (city is being generous), with fab restaurants and bars.
3) We stayed at the Thala Beach Lodge, which was stunning.
4) The Great Barrier Reef was everything I had hoped it would be. I’m terrified of snorkeling and I suspected that they doctor up all the reef pics to make it look insane – but no, it is that insane. And it turns out I’m like a pro snorkeler when I have a noodle. Behold:
More pics to come, WordPress messing with me and won’t let me show any more in this post.
SPOILER ALERT. There is one other very big reason I loved our time in Port Douglas, but I’m not going to tell just yet.
Tags: great barrier reef, Ma Dukes and Papa Bear, queensland, snorkeling, travel
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March 3, 2012 copacabana – the WORST.
Went to Copacabana last weekend. Living the life, you know?
Anyways, worst trip ever.
It was ugly and horrible:
The food was disgusting:
My friends are fug:
Lara Fuller and I are NOT THE UNDEFEATED REIGNING WORLD CHAMPIONS OF THIS GAME:
Do you see what I did there? Do you?
Tags: beach, Lara Fuller, noms, photography, travel, why i heart sydney
