So beautiful and so far… but an absolutely original and interesting continent!
Having the chance of spending 2 weeks on this continent was still too little to discover it properly but I always remember the friendly people as well as the beautiful and exotic nature.
Let’s look at this step-by-step! I prepared a short photo blog. I don’t want to talk about Sydney where we started or about Melbourne where our “adventurous” trip took an end. What I want is to share our small encounters with animals…
After landing in Sydney, we are taken aback by the view on the beautiful and world-known opera house. After an interesting and short visit of the city, we continue our trip to Brisbane by (capital of Queensland with over 1.6million inhabitants, ranking third in size in Australia after Sydney and Melbourne), where a new “home on wheels” awaits us: an RV!
We are setting of further on the coast in the direction of Hervey Bay and the Fraser Island! The Fraser Island is a unique World Heritage composed of a mix of hills and valleys. It is the largest sand island in the world, measuring 123km in length and 25 km across.
The southern coastline of Queensland is one of the most popular holiday destinations in Australia. This is not a surprise considering its sunny climate, sandy beaches and great surfing opportunities!!!
Our meeting with whales is breathtaking…
A humpback whale for instance, measures up to 15m and is a popular cosmopolitan baleen whale, known for acrobatics and “singing” in Tonga and Queensland.
But if we wish to relax on the beach where water seems to be too cold to bathe in, an incredible encounter takes place: a shark! I couldn’t believe that we were so close…
CAIRNS is the main centre of Northern Queensland. Its main attraction is the Great Barrier Reef – here you can find more than 2.000 species of fish! A real underworld paradise.
It is not possible to leave Australia without seeing a kangaroo, a koala or the Dingo! That’s why we go for a trip to meet friends in Melbourne. In their local zoo, we can calmly observe these rare animals (from European perspective) that are lying around… such amazing memories!
sueslaght
Such a fantastic post. the photos of the whale and koala are my favorites! Thank you for sharing this.
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Kamila Pala
Thank you so much! The whale was fantastic experience…and be honest, koala looks much better on the photo than in reality, but yes, she is sweet!
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chris13jkt
Great pictures, especially the pictures of the whale 🙂 I like it very much!
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Kamila Pala
Thanks, Chris! The whale was so big! Definitively, impressive experience. Cheers. K.
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founditonapostednote
AWESOME!
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Kamila Pala
Thank you! Bye. K.
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cewinta
Australia, we would love to go there someday! Lovely travel blog and beautiful pictures 🙂 Thanks for stopping by our blog! Cheers
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Kamila Pala
Hello! Australia is really interesting continent…maybe you will (one day) see it! Thank you very much for kind words that is my motivation for new post from different continent…Bye! K.
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LBcruiseshipblogger
Sounds like you had a wonderful trip. Australia has so much unique wildlife. It also has a lot of deadly snakes and spiders, hopefully you did not meet any of those.
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Kamila Pala
Hi! Oh yes, I am scared about snakes and spiders but likely we did not see any.. ..we were so close to big shark…about 15m from the beach!!! The trip was fantastic and were are save in the Europe, now. Bye K.
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ellishs
Wow, you have some fantastic photos! I particularly like the ones with the whale and the kangaroo!
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Kamila Pala
Thanks! Agree with you – whale looks enthusiastic and kangaroo so relax! Bye.
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ellvira
Beautiful pictures! I envy you for the whale watching! Stunning pictures!
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Kamila Pala
Thanks! Be honest – it was really amazing moment! Bye. K.
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gretel24p
Wonderful photos, it looks like you had a great trip.
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Kamila Pala
Thank you and it was fantastic holidays! Bye. K.
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Pankaj Jyoti Barua
Spectacular shot of the whale….
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Kamila Pala
Thanks! It was unbelievable “appointment”. Bye. K.
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wisemonkeysabroad
Awww… always lovely seeing “home” from other people’s eyes!!! 🙂
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Kamila Pala
Thank you!!! I was really fascinated by the natural beauty of Australia. I hope to have an opportunity to return as there are so many places I have not seen yet…
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zergsprincess
It’s nice that you got to see some whales !! I went on a whale boat but didn’t see any..
If you ever plan to visit Fraser again, Indian Head is one of the most beautiful and stunning views I’ve ever seen.
Jenny
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Kamila Pala
Dear Jenny.It was really fantastic trip and thanks for a good tip in Fraser island! Bye K.
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Amy
Fantastic whale captures, Kamila!!
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Kamila Pala
Thanks Amy! We were really lucky 🙂 Bye. K.
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Maxima
magical photo !
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ladysighs
Thank you for visiting my blog.
You have been to so many interesting places and posted lovely pictures.
What a darling little boy. 🙂
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Kamila Pala
Thank you for kind words! 🙂 Yes, I like travel a lot! Bye. K.
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