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
Cape Woolamai Cliffs, Phillip Island, Australia
Phillip Island Conservatory, Australia
King's Canyon, Australia
Most Unusual Foods
Most Relaxing Natural Spot
Best Fresh Water Hole
Best beaches
New Castle, Australia
Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island, Australia
Bondi Beach, Australia
Waiheke, New Zealand
Bora Bora
Best Morning Sun Rise
Best Full Moons
Best Evening Event
Walking across the Sydney Harbor Bridge
Most Unusual Flowers
Best Waterfalls
Most Unusual Geological Formations
Uluru, Australia
Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island, Australia
Forrest Caves, Phillip Island, Australia
Best Cruise Ship
Best Esplanades
New Castle, Australia
Cairns, Australia
Brisbane, Australia
Most Scenic Island Mountain Ranges
Bora Bora
Best Scenic Inland
Waiheke, New Zealand
Best Bike Riding
Melbourne, Australia
Most Unusual Animal Spotting
Thorney Devil Lizard
Dingo, Kings Canyon, Australia
Manta Rays, Phillip Island, Australia
Best Snorkeling
Best Lagoons
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Most Unusual Transportation
Ibis in Sydney, Australia
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
Phillip Island Grand Prix, Australia
Highest Mountain
Australian Alps
Most Beautiful Sea Color
Bora Bora
Australian Alps
Best Lighthouses
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
Jindabyne, Australia
Stanley Chasm, Alice Spring, Australia
Most Unusual Foods
Camel Burger, King's Creek Station in the outback, Australia
Lamingtons, Alice Spring, Australia
Crocodile, Darlington Harbor, Australia
Garden of Eden, King's Canyon, Australia
Ormiston Gorge, Alice Springs, Australia
Ellery Creek, Alice Springs, Australia
Best beaches
Papeete, Tahiti
Dravuni, Fiji
Easo, Lifou, New Caledonia
Western Oahu, Hawaii
Best Morning Sun Rise
America Samoa
King's Canyon, Australia
Uluru, Australia
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
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
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
Simpson's Gap, Alice Springs, Australia
Simpson's Gap, Alice Springs, Australia
Best Cruise Ship
Queen Elizabeth
Best Gardens
Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney, Australia
Best Local Market
Best National Park
Most Unusual Art
Aboriginal
Rob Bast Carvings, Lake Entrance, Australia
Most Scenic Highway
Great Ocean Road, Australia
Best Local Market
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Victoria Market in Melbourne, Australia
Pago, Pago, America Samoa
Most Unusual Art
Melbourne, Australia...street of graffiti
Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii
Road to American Samoa National Park
Most Scenic Island Mountain Ranges
Moorea
America Samoa
Australian Alps, Jendabyne, Australia
Most Unusual Animal Spotting
Large Baby Roo in the mother's Pouch
Wallabies
Bats, America Samoa
Lizards, Australia
Camels running wild in the Outback, Australia
Starfish at Druvani, Fiji
Sea Turtle, Maui, Hawaii
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
Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Best Island Band
Bora Bora
Best Atoll
Bora Bora
Papeete, Tahiti
Water Taxi @ Port Vila, Vanuatu
Shorty Buses @ Pago Pago, America Samoa
Most Unusual Birds
Kookabura in Sydney, Australia
Emu, King's Canyon, Australia
Hawaiian Red Cardinal
Yellow Crested Cockatoos in Jendabyne, Australia
Cape Barron Geese, Phillip Island
Little Penguins at Phillip Island, Australia
Minor Birds, Northwest Territory, Uluru, Australia
Red Footed Booby at Willis Island
Best Sunsets
Best Car Show and RaceBest Sunsets
King's Canyon, Northwest Territory, Australia
Kata Tjuta, Northwest Territory, Australia
Highest Mountain
Most Beautiful Sea Color
Moorea
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Dravuni, Fiji
Nawiliwili, Kawai, Hawaii
Willis Island, Queensland, Australia
Pago Pago, America Samoa
Papeete, Tahiti
Most Curvy Road
Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii
Best Lighthouses
Sydney, Australia
Most Unusual Waterfront Resorts
Bora Bora
Moorea
Best Scooter Ride
Bora Bora
Kay's Way, Waiheke, New Zealand
Nawiliwili, Kawai
Papeete, Tahiti
Most Unusual Waterfront Resorts
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Best Scooter Ride
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
Best Tropical Pub
Best Sunset Cloud Formation
What a trip! We look forward to our next adventure in our magnificent world.
