Australia Trip

Let me take you back in time…to March 2020.  Remember March 2020, when the world went crazy over Covid?

We had spent the last month in New Zealand and are happily making our way north to Auckland, where we were to board a cruise ship for a two week cruise to Sydney, Australia.  We planned to spend 6 more weeks traveling in the land down under.  Two days prior, as we are waiting to board the ferry from South Island to North Island, we discover our cruise has been canceled due to ports in New Zealand and Australia shutting down due to Covid.

Here we are five years later, wiser and more seasoned travelers, getting ready to fly to Sydney so we can finally continue our trip.  The trip has changed dramatically from what we originally planned, so on the plus side the Covid delay has ended up making for a much improved itinerary.  We will be in Australia for exactly 7 weeks, and our trip map is below.  Click on the box in the upper right for an enlarged view.

Yes, we are skipping the middle of the country and Ayers Rock, as well as Darwin and the surrounding area, but we decided to focus on the quality of sites we are visiting versus the quantity.  We are also limiting our time in the north as we aren’t big fans of heat and humidity.  As it is, outside of flights to/from home, we will be taking 8 flights within Australia, and that’s quite enough!  If you plan your own trip, bear in mind that Australia is roughly the size of the United States, so you’d have to spend months to really see a good portion of it.

A big shout out to travel agent “Kylie Luttrell” with The Travel Notebook!  She has been instrumental in assisting us with specific hotel choices and regions that are “must visits”.  If you are coming to Aussie, be sure to give her a shout first.  No fees of any kind, just excellent advice!  We arrive in Sydney this Tuesday, and we can’t wait to spend the next 7 weeks “down under”!