4 March 2008

DFW to L.A.



leaving DFW

in-flight selfie


Santa Monica Pier

Santa Monica Pier

Santa Monica Pier

Santa Monica Beach

Santa Monica Beach

Santa Monica Beach

Santa Monica Beach

5 March 2008

Hollywood Blvd Stars, Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Forever Cemetery, and
One California Plaza

32 PHOTOS

6 March 2008

Day lost crossing International Date Line

7 March 2008

Adelaide



landing in Melbourne

Adelaide airport

Adelaide airport

Glenelg Beach

Adelaide Oval

Light's Vision monument

Prince Alfred College

Rundle Mall
Rundle Mall bronze pigs

Oliver

Oliver & Truffles

Horatio

Rundle Mall

8 March 2008

ferry, wildlife park, sheep dairy, Kingscote pelican feeding

55 PHOTOS, 4 VIDEOS

9 March 2008

Seal Bay, Kelly Hill Caves, Remarkable Rocks & Admirals Arch, Pennington Bay, ferry

117 PHOTOS, 5 VIDEOS

10 March 2008

Adelaide



getting our Maui

11 March 2008

Adelaide to Cowirra

Herbig Family Tree


the Herbig story
(larger photo)

a brief biography
(larger photo)

tree plaque

Herbig Tree

interior

Joe & Janene at the old gum tree


Mannum to Adelaide water pipeline

Mannum Ferry


crossing Murray River

Joe at Cowirra Ferry Terminal

Mannum ferry

drydocked houseboats

12 March 2008

Lake Alexandria, The Coorong, Salt Creek Replica Oil Rig, Mount Gambier

34 PHOTOS

13 March 2008

Mount Gambier, The Crags, Bay of Islands, The Grotto, London Bridge & The Arch

67 PHOTOS, 3 VIDEOS

14 March 2008

Twelve Apostles Marine Park, Johanna Beach, Great Ocean Road, Sheoak Falls, Lorne

96 PHOTOS, 4 VIDEOS

15 March 2008

Deans Marsh carvings, Teddy's Lookout, Lorne Swing Bridge

37 PHOTOS, 1 VIDEO

16 March 2008

Birregurra Market & Auction, Ferry from Melbourne to Tasmania

38 PHOTOS, 3 VIDEOS

17 March 2008

Platypus House in Beauty Point (platypuses & echidnas)

28 PHOTOS, 5 VIDEOS

18 March 2008

Tasmania - Day 2

[NOTE: Photo marked with * was provided by Norm Czepiela]

Launceston








very old elm

Launceston Basin Chairlift

longest chairlift span

close-up of info

planted by first settlers in 1884


 


Hollybank Treetops Adventure


 


lavender farm
THIS ELM WAS PLANTED BY WILLIAM AND SARAH
ROWEN FIRST SETTLERS FIRST BASIN 1884
TASMANIA'S FIRST TRIPLETS WERE THE DAUGHTERS
SARAH FAITH, LOUISA HOPE, GRACE CHARITY BORN 1905

Rainforest Walk


*

JoAnn on walk

St Helens campground

19 March 2008

Bicheno Blowhole, Spiky Beach & Bridge, Buckland church, Tessellated Pavement

60 PHOTOS, 3 VIDEOS

20 March 2008

Port Arthur boat tour & The Penitentiary

104 PHOTOS, 9 VIDEOS

21 March 2008

Bonorong Wildlife Centre, Franklin River, Nelson Falls, Iron Blow Copper Mine

140 PHOTOS, 7 VIDEOS

22 March 2008

Tasmazia, Sheffield murals, Railton topiaries, ferry back to Melbourne

69 PHOTOS

23 March 2008

Bus tour, Fitzroy Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, Colonial Tramcar Restaurant

61 PHOTOS

24 March 2008

Melbourne to Phillip Island

Coburg Caravan Park


Penguin Parade on Phillip Island


Janene, Pat, Vi, Sheila, Roger

Pat, Vi, Sheila, Roger, Joe

No flash photography

Welcome to Penguin Parade

25 March 2008

Penguin Parade & the Nobbies, Koala Conservation Reserve, drive to Foster

41 PHOTOS

26 March 2008

Sale Powder Magazine, St Mary's Church in Bairnsdale, Lakes Entrance

27 PHOTOS

27 March 2008

Paddle Steamer Curlip II, rainforest walks, commercial fishing boats at Eden wharf

43 PHOTOS, 2 VIDEOS

28 March 2008

Tathra Headland, Beares Beach, Bergamui Blue Pool, Mummuga Lake Walk

40 PHOTOS, 1 VIDEO

29 March 2008

Batemans Bay fishing trip, fish fry in Sutton

26 PHOTOS

30 March 2008

Parliament House, War Memorial, Mount Ainslie, National Museum

96 PHOTOS, 1 VIDEO

31 March 2008

Drive to Katoomba, Katoomba Falls & Mine, Scenic Tramway

37 PHOTOS, 1 VIDEO

1 April 2008

Sydney Bridge Climb


Central Station clock tower

Bridge Climb taxi ride video
(3:05, 32.5MB)

Harbour Bridge

photo packages

Famous Climbers

Joe & Janene ready to climb Aussie BridgeClimb group

Starting the climb

climbing group Janene & Joe more of the group heading up

2 April 2008

Opera House, Harbour Cruise, Aquarium, Maritime Museum, Queen Victoria Building

148 PHOTOS, 3 VIDEO

3 April 2008

Leaving Sydney

Tired Travelers


Sandy

Louise

JoAnn & Larry

Flight to New Zealand


Sydney Harbour

Sydney Harbour

Botany Bay

Janene & Joe in-flight selfie

NZ airport security beagle

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About us

Joe & Janene at the Grotto in Victoria

In 2008, Joe & Janene, parents of Cary (Zzickle), went on a
2-month-long group RV trip to Australia & New Zealand.

Calendar

MARCH
SMTWTFS
4 5 6 7 8
to L.A. L.A. -- Adel. K.I.
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
K.I. South Australia Victoria
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Vict. Tasmania
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Melb. Victoria New S Wales
30 31
New S Wales

APRIL
SMTWTFS
1 2 3 4 5
Sydney N Island, NZ
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
North Island, NZ S.I.
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
South Island, NZ
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
South Island, NZ