Sunday, May 20, 2018

Highlights of 2018 Spring Trip

February 1-May 7, 2018  
After 6 plane rides, 3 cruise ships, 8 tender boats, 2 ferry boats, 4 Ubers, 6 taxis, 6 buses, 6 coaches, and  2 motorbike rides....the following are the highlights of our 2018 Spring Trip.


Best Hikes
Diamond Head, Honolulu, Hawaii

Australian Alps



                                           Cape Woolamai Cliffs, Phillip Island, Australia

Jindabyne, Australia


Stanley Chasm, Alice Spring, Australia
                                                                                 
                                                    Phillip Island Conservatory, Australia


                                                           King's Canyon, Australia

Most Unusual Foods


Camel Burger, King's Creek Station in the outback, Australia
 Lamingtons, Alice Spring, Australia

Crocodile, Darlington Harbor, Australia

Most Relaxing Natural Spot


Garden of Eden, King's Canyon, Australia 

Ormiston Gorge, Alice Springs, Australia


Best Fresh Water Hole 
Ellery Creek, Alice Springs, Australia

Best beaches


                                                                New Castle, Australia
                                                Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island, Australia
                                                              Bondi Beach, Australia

                                                           Waiheke, New Zealand
Papeete, Tahiti


Dravuni, Fiji

                                                                      Bora Bora
Easo, Lifou, New Caledonia
Western Oahu, Hawaii



Best Morning Sun Rise


America Samoa


King's Canyon, Australia

Uluru, Australia

Best Full Moons
Equator, Pacific Ocean

Honolulu, Hawaii

Best Sighting from the Plane    
Uluru....Ayer's Rock in Australia
                                                                                                                                                                 
Best Historical Spots
                                               Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia

                                                             The Rocks, Australia

Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand

Mrs. Macquarie's Chair, Sydney, Australia

John Flynn's Grave, Flying Doctors for the Outback, Alice Spring, Australia


Prison at Isle of Pines, New Caledonia



Fort Scratchley, Newcastle, Australia



Best Cliffs
Sydney, Australia



Best Evening Event
                                                 Walking across the Sydney Harbor Bridge

Most Unusual Flowers
Easo, Lifou, New Caledonia
Maui, Hawaii

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Papeete, Tahiti


Best Waterfalls


Papeete, Tahiti

Kawai, Hawaii

Maui, Hawaii




Most Unusual Geological Formations
                                                                   Uluru, Australia
The Twelve Apostles, Great Ocean Road, Australia

King's Canyon, Australia

Blow Hole, Kawai

Arches, Great Ocean Road, Australia

Grand Canyon of the Pacific, Kawai


             
                                                Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island, Australia
Simpson's Gap, Alice Springs, Australia



                                                     Forrest Caves, Phillip Island, Australia
Simpson's Gap, Alice Springs, Australia


Best Cruise Ship
Queen Elizabeth


Best Gardens
                                              Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney, Australia

Best Local Market
Port Vila, Vanuatu

Victoria Market in Melbourne, Australia

Best National Park


Pago, Pago, America Samoa

Most Unusual Art
                                                                     Aboriginal
                                               Rob Bast Carvings, Lake Entrance, Australia
Melbourne, Australia...street of graffiti


 Most Scenic Highway
                                                      Great Ocean Road, Australia

Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii

Road to American Samoa National Park




                             
Best Esplanades
                                                                       
                                                                                   
                                                                 New Castle, Australia
                                                                     Cairns, Australia
                                                                     Brisbane, Australia

Most Scenic Island Mountain Ranges
                                                                 Bora Bora

Moorea

America Samoa




     Best Scenic Inland
                                                                 Waiheke, New Zealand

Australian Alps, Jendabyne, Australia


Best Bike Riding
                                                         Melbourne, Australia

Most Unusual Animal Spotting

Large Baby Roo in the mother's Pouch
                                                               Thorney Devil Lizard
                                           
Wallabies

Bats, America Samoa

       
                                                           Dingo, Kings Canyon, Australia
                                                   Manta Rays, Phillip Island, Australia
Lizards, Australia
Camels running wild in the Outback, Australia

Starfish at Druvani, Fiji

Sea Turtle, Maui, Hawaii



Best Snorkeling


Kuto, Isle of Pines, New Caledonia
                       
Most Memorable Bridge

Sydney, Australia
 Most Modern Cities
Brisbane, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Auckland, New Zealand
 
Melbourne, Australia

Honolulu, Hawaii





 Best Lagoons
                                                               Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia



Best Island Band

                                                                       Bora Bora
Best Atoll
Bora Bora

Papeete, Tahiti



Most Unusual Transportation


Water Taxi @ Port Vila, Vanuatu
Shorty Buses @ Pago Pago, America Samoa

                              
Most Unusual Birds

Ibis in Sydney, Australia
                                                                        Kookabura in Sydney, Australia
Emu, King's Canyon, Australia

Hawaiian Red Cardinal

                                                             


Yellow Crested Cockatoos in Jendabyne, Australia

                Black Swans, Lake Entrance, Australia


                                                      
Cape Barron Geese, Phillip Island

                          Ralph at Phillip Island, Australia


 Little Penguins at Phillip Island, Australia
           Galen at Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia


Minor Birds, Northwest Territory, Uluru, Australia


                                           Red Footed Booby at Willis Island












Best Sunsets

King's Canyon, Northwest Territory, Australia

Kata Tjuta, Northwest Territory, Australia


Best Car Show and Race
                                                     Phillip Island Grand Prix, Australia
Highest Mountain
                                         Australian Alps

Most Beautiful Sea Color

                                                                       Bora Bora
Moorea

Port Vila, Vanuatu

Dravuni, Fiji
Nawiliwili, Kawai, Hawaii
Willis Island, Queensland, Australia

Pago Pago, America Samoa

Papeete, Tahiti

    Most Curvy Road


                                                                      Australian Alps
Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii


Best Lighthouses
                                               
                                                                    Sydney, Australia

Nawiliwili, Kawai

Papeete, Tahiti


Most Unusual Waterfront Resorts

                                                                       Bora Bora

                                                                          Moorea

Port Vila, Vanuatu


Best Scooter Ride

                                                                Bora Bora

                                                          Kay's Way, Waiheke, New Zealand

Most Unusual Cruise Ship
                                            Celebrity Solstice...green grass on the top deck

Best Tropical Pub

                                                             Bloody Mary's  @  Bora Bora

                                            Sadie Thompson Inn @ Pago Pago, America Samoa

Best Sunset Cloud Formation
                                                      Pago, Pago, America Samoa

What a trip! We look forward to our next adventure in our magnificent world.


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