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In December the Fellowship temporarily parted company. Phil travelled solo
for a few weeks - Townsville to Brisbane, while Grania arrived from London
and with Dan hired a car, travelling down to visit family friends Micki
& Iain in Narooma. Then they flew up to "the FNQ" (Far North
Queensland) for a quick visit to Nev & Trish (also family friends) in
Cairns, before driving down to Mackay. From there, Grania departed for
London but Dan remained, flying down to meet Beth in Brisbane. There the two
Brigdens travelled back to Sydney, before reuniting with Phil for a very
warm Xmas on Manly Beach. The Day after Boxing Day we said goodbye to meat
pies and VB and boarded the flight to Christchurch...
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| South of Sydney | |
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Grania By the Blade |
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Dan in Greenery |
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Tree Bark Detail |
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Taking the Dogs For A Walk |
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Grania At the Helm (Again) |
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Grania At the Helm (Again) #2 |
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Dan Through the Undergrowth |
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Grania Scoffs An Oyster |
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Enjoying a Meal |
| Daintree National Park | |
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The Daintree |
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Grania & Trish |
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Dan & Grania on FNQ Beach |
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Speeding through a Forest |
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Strangler Fig Interior |
| A Rainforest Walk | |
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Stinging Trees Prevalent?!? |
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Falls |
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Falls |
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Rainforest Path |
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Grania from Deep Within the Rainforest |
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Lizard |
| Diving on the Great Barrier Reef | |
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Dan Checks His Air |
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Grania By Coral Growth |
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A View to the Surface |
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Grania Gives the OK Signal |
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Grania and Coral |
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The Giant Clam |
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Turtle |
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Big Fish |
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Big Fish #2 |
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Dan Entering the Water |
| On the Road in North Queensland | |
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Driving Past A Huge Plastic Mango |
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Sunset from a Speeding Vehicle |
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Sunset from a Speeding Vehicle #2 |
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Dan Takes Tea on the Veranda |
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Grania Breaks in Outback Pub |
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Dan Happy As Larry |
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Tree Frog |
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Tree Frog #2 |
| Magnetic Island | |
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In A Golf Buggy |
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Boulders on Magnetic Island |
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Grania by Boulder |
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In A Golf Buggy on Magnetic Island #3 |
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Koala In Tree |
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Koala #2 |
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A Nice Spot for Lunch |
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A Nice Spot for Lunch #2 |
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Magnetic Island Vista |
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Another View From the Passenger Seat |
| Whitsundays Cruise | |
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Our Yacht |
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Dan Takes Things Easy |
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Dan & Grania on Yacht |
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Grania Takes the Helm |
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Grania Between the Leaves |
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Grania at Cave Entrance |
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Reflected in Compass Dan's obsession with reflection in photographs continues! |
| With Beth from Brisbane to the Gold Coast | |
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Beth in Brisbane |
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Beth Hides Behind Mad Tree |
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Haviana Features |
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Beth with Crazy Cantonese Characters |
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Beth in Surfer's Paradise |
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Beth Prepares Delicious Dinner in Surfer's Paradise Hostel |
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Choosing Equipment in Byron Bay |
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Dan & Beth on Manly Ferry |
| Phil's Day Trip to Magnetic Island | |
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Magnetic Island |
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A Path Through the Forest |
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Boulder Beach |
| Phil's Whitsundays Cruise on the Tall Ship Defender | |
| My trip to the East Coast began in Townsville where I went on a dive on the shipwreck SS Yongala; it was then down to Arlie beach and onto the tallship Defender for a three-day cruise around the spectacular Whitsunday Islands. From there it was on the bus for a 12 hour journey to Noosa, where I dropped in on MR Watts for a few days before heading down to my final destination, Brisbane, to check out the "Brisvegas" nightlife with Keith and Helen. It was then southward bound to spend Christmas back in Manly before hitting the road again. | |
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A Nice View Whitehaven beach and the Whitsunday islands! There is nowhere on earth like it I did a cruise around the islands on a 200 year old tall ship. White sands on semi-deserted beaches, blue waters and amazing marine life are what we got to experience for three days. |
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Wetsuits Drying in the Sun |
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The Crew of the Defender This is the merry crew of the Defender - the ship I got the pleasure of sailing on with such a jolly crew for three days. The weather was hot, the waters calm and the entertainment plentiful. It was not all rest and relaxation though, as we did have to help sail and raise the rigging from time to time and it was hot, hot, hot. |
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Raising the Sails |
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Phil Chill |
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The Dreaded Stinger Suit This is Harriet modelling the funky wetsuits we had to wear every time we wanted to get in the water. Our captain told us it was essential we wear them because of the amount of jellyfish in the water at that time of the year. However, I got the feeling this could have been a slight exaggeration and they were actually finding it very amusing watching us walk around in these Lycra long johns. |
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Phil in the Rigging |
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Sunset on the Defender |
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Sunset |
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Phil in Noosa Oh dear! |
| Click the image below to view snaps from the next leg of our journey: New Zealand... | |
