I can hardly stand the wait. I'm about to jump out of my skin. This is my first vacation that is 3 weeks in length. I haven't had that much consecutive time off (except for having babies or surgery) since I was 15 years old. A shortened itinerary for you in case you are interested:
Feb. 16 Leave Minneapolis at 2 pm. Leave Los Angeles at 11:30Feb. 17 I will not be in existence this day. I feel bad about that because it's Offspring #1's birthday. He will remain the same age for another year I guess - at least for me.
Feb. 18: Arrive in Melbourne
Feb. 19: Echidna Walkabout. See kangaroos and koalas and Emus in the wild, learn about indigenous culture.
Feb. 20: Phillip Island Ultimate Eco-Tour-hand feed kangaroos and wallabies. Visit Churchill Island. Arrive at Summerland beach for the nightly penguin parade.
Feb. 21: Fly to Hobart in southern Tasmania. Rent a car and drive north. Ride a bicycle down a volcano (Mount Wellington).
Feb. 22 Drive north and east to Freycinet National park, stay in a lodge overlooking Great Oyster Bay
Feb. 23 Sea kayak tour in Freycinet Bay
Feb. 24 Drive 3 hours north. Tour Trowunna Wildlife Park, see Tasmanian Devils, wallabies, kangaroos. Cuddle a wombat (do I really want to cuddle a wombat?)
Feb. 25 Leave Tasmania from the northern coast, fly to Cairns, take a bus north up the coast to Port Douglas. Stay at the Bay Villas resort for 7 nights.
Feb. 26 Snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef
Feb. 27 Rain forest 4 wheel drive tour of the jungle around Mount Baldy, visit a 500 year old curtain fig tree. Look for musky rat kangaroos and platypus.
Feb. 28 Half day horse back riding on Wonga Beach
March 1 Snorkel the Great Barrier Reef
March 2 Daintree Rain forest and Cape Tribulation via Mossman Gorge Tour- guided nature walk, swim in rain forest stream, enjoy BBQ lunch
March 3 Snorkel the Great Barrier Reef. (I love snorkeling, can you tell?)
March 4 Fly to Adelaide
March 5 Swim with the dolphins
March 6 Take a bus and a ferry to Kangaroo Island. Join Kangaroo Island tour-birds, echidnas, wallabies, reptiles, sea lions and wildflowers. Stay at Aurora Ozone Hotel where penguins roost on the hotel steps at dusk
March 7 Flinders Chase Nature and Wildlife Tour-see koalas, kangaroos, birds, New Zealand fur seals and untouched white sandy beaches. Fly back to Adelaide
March 8 Leave hotel at 6 a.m. Arrive in Los Angeles at 6:30 a.m. Arrive in Minneapolis at 4:33 pm.
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