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      • Elephants!
        05/29/11
        We caught our ride to Nature Lodge Kinabatangan where we stayed for 2 nights and met up with Sandra again along the way. Not long after arriving, we headed out for an afternoon cruise on the river. They mentioned that the Borneon Pygmy Elephants were in the area, so we might be able to see them.

      • Monnnkkkeeeeyyyysss!!!
        05/27/11
        Monkeesyyyyss!!!! My one and only goal for this trip has been achieved! Monkeys in the wild. And wow. wow.

        We went to the Orangutan rehabilitation sanctuary, where they help orphaned orangutans make it back out into the wild. The center is not fenced or anything, a pathway just wa

      • Whoops... Miranda pressed the wrong button...
        05/25/11
        The 24th we spent exploring the Singapore Science museum. Very well constructed, and waaay too much content. We were there all day, and just skimmed most stuff. Highlights included a Gaseous exhibit where you could see real live radiation particle trails/traces, a huge shark exhibit, and a freque

      • Singapore
        05/23/11
        Well, we got to the airport with some help from Emma and Ben, the couple we stayed with for a couple nights in Perth. The flight was a little late. Which, considering how much flying we've done this trip and that was our first late flight, that's pretty good. Anyway, we left the ground

      • On our way to Asia
        05/21/11
        We've been enjoying our time south of Perth staying with Baila and her husband Frank. We went for a couple canoe paddles. One around the island they live on. Well, they only had one kayak paddle, so Joe did all the paddling while I sat and looked for birds. It was gorgeous out though. Unfo

      • Perth
        05/17/11
        We spent one night in Cairns, meeting up with Sandra again. The next day was when we were flying to Perth, but that wasn't until the evening. We spent the morning walking around some before catching the airport shuttle.

        Joe had set up a place to stay using AirBnB. Emma and Ben pic

      • Daintree
        05/13/11
        We just spent the night in Cairns, then headed north to Port Douglas. Apparently Daintree has the oldest rain forest. We stayed just a couple nights.

        On Friday we rented a car to check out the forest trails. There was also a 'river cruise' that we did. The trails were very

      • Green Island
        05/12/11
        Looking at the options for Great barrier reef trips, We noticed Green Island Resort had a $300 for 2 person all inclusive stay. We decided it looked worth it, and had a most excellent time. Green Island is a rain forest covered island within the great barrier reef.
        The following was all incl

      • Great Barrier Reef
        05/08/11
        We got up early to go on the snorkel trip. The visibility was tons better than what we had been seeing at the other places we've snorkeled. It was probably between 10 and 15 meters.
        The coral was very diverse and within a few minutes of getting in the water we spotted a Blue Spotted Ra

      • Townsville
        05/07/11
        We didn't end up seeing any koalas unfortunately, however it was still a neat hike. Afterwards, we went to an area where Rock Wallabies are. We were given wallaby food to feed them. That's something I don't normally go for, but oh well. It was pretty fun.

        We headed back

      • Magnetic Island
        05/02/11
        Once Sandra's bus arrived, we hopped on the ferry to go to Magnetic Island. We had already booked a deal with the YHA (an international hostel that we're members of now) there. The deal included 2 nights stay, half a day snorkeling rental, a guided tour of the koala sanctuary, a photo wi

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