Author Archives: kenwehner
Hartley’s Crocodile Adventure
5 October 2017 Hartley’s Crocodile Adventure was great fun for the whole family. I would not have stopped if not for a recommendation from friends and I’m glad we did. It is located off the Cook Highway midway between Cairns … Continue reading
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Tagged American Family Travels, Cairns, Hartleys, Port Douglas, Queensland, Travel
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Kuranda Train and Skyrail, QLD
4 October 2017 A day trip to Kuranda from Cairns or Port Douglas is a popular tourist activity. Kuranda is a nice little town that caters to tourists but it’s getting there that is most of the fun. We took … Continue reading
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Tagged American Family Travels, Cairns, Kuranda, Queensland, Skyrail, Travel
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Port Douglas, QLD
2 October 2017 Port Douglas was a wonderful surprise. The town is situated on the coast about 70 km (43 miles) north of Cairns. Like Cairns it serves as a gateway for tourists to the Daintree Rainforest and the Great … Continue reading
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Tagged American Family Travels, Port Douglas, Queensland, Travel
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Daintree Rainforest
2 October 2017 The Daintree Rainforest in Daintree National Park is located on the northeast coast of Queensland, north of Port Douglas. It is the largest continuous tropical rainforest in Australia. Today we drove north from Cairns on the Captain Cook … Continue reading
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Tagged American Family Travels, Cairns, Daintree, Queensland, Travel
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Glass House Mountains National Park
24 September 2017 The Glass House Mountains are located between Beerwah and Beerburrum in southern Queensland. They are visible from the Bruce Highway, the main north-south artery between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. We previously posted pictures of these mountains … Continue reading
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Tagged American Family Travels, Glass House Mountains, Queensland, Sunshine Coast, Travel
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Outback: Random Thoughts
7 – 15 September 2017 We finished our trip into the Outback much the way we started it. We returned south from Ayers Rock with nights back in Coober Pedy and Adelaide before we flew back to Coolum Beach via … Continue reading
Uluru / Ayers Rock
11 – 13 September 2017 Uluru, the Aboriginal name for Ayers Rock, is the heart of the Australian Outback. Along with the Sydney Opera House and the Great Barrier Reef, Uluru is an icon of the country. Its appearance abruptly … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Northern Territory, Outback
Tagged American Family Travels, Ayers Rock, Outback, Travel, Uluru
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Field of Light
13 September 2017 The Field of Light is visually spectacular. Unfortunately this hack photographer does not have the skill or equipment to adequately capture it. There are some nice pictures of it at the artist’s website. The Field of Light … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Northern Territory, Outback
Tagged American Family Travels, Field of Light, Northern Territory, Outback, Travel, Uluru
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Kata Tjuta / The Olgas
13 September 2017 Kata Tjuta, the Aboriginal name for The Olgas, is located about 50 km west of Uluru (Ayers Rock) and is part of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Uluru is the more famous rock formation but The Olgas … Continue reading
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Tagged American Family Travels, Kata Tjuta, Northern Territory, Olgas, Outback, Travel
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