australien-2022

Friday/Saturday/Sunday/Monday, November 4th/5th/6th/7th, 2022 After our trip towards the Outback, there was not much time left. The tent and car had to be cleaned, unpacked, and...

Wednesday/Thursday, 02/03/11/2022 After the hike through the magnificent gorge, we returned to the campsite. But what a spectacle awaited us here? The noise reminded me a bit of...

Wednesday, 02.11.2022 Today it should work! Whether we can still reach Carnarvon Gorge? There is still time for a morning tea and a short walk until the petrol station in...

Tuesday, November 01, 2022 It had been raining on and off during the night, sometimes heavily, with strong winds. But the tent held up well. The area around us turned into a...

Monday, 31.10.2022 Hannes and I are going on a big trip. Equipped with a tent and a complete camping gear and Helen's car, we start early in the morning. First, towards the...

Saturday / Sunday, 29th/30th October 2022 We use the weekend for a break, doing laundry, writing, sorting pictures... On Sunday, the extended family comes together again. And we...

Friday, 28.10.2022 In the morning, we went for a walk again. It was already very hot. As soon as the sun is out, it has immense power. Later, we went on another trip to...

Thursday, October 27, 2022 We got up early to admire the sunrise in Rainbow Beach. Then we headed back towards Redcliffe. For the return journey from Rainbow Beach to Redcliffe,...

Wednesday, 26.10.2022 We started early today, we were picked up by an off-road minibus and first taken to Inskip Point and then rocked to Fraser Island. In total, it should be...

Tuesday, 25th October 2022 Today, we had a hike in the Grand Sandy National Park on the program. We walked a distance of approximately 20 km on the Cooloola Great Walk. The...

Monday, October 24, 2022 After about 3 hours drive from Redcliffe, we reach Rainbow Beach, a (still) tranquil, small holiday resort on the east coast (it is still off-season)....

Sunday, 23rd October 2022 And it's still raining. Very heavy rain and showers. In between, there are occasional breaks or periods with less rain. But then again: full force....

Saturday, 10/22/2022 And it's still raining. Lightly in the morning, then torrential in the afternoon... But that didn't stop us from going to Bribie Island (with Helen's car,...

Friday, 21.10.2022 Rainy day. Time to write, read, knit...

Thursday, October 20, 2022 The weather is unfortunately not very good, it rained heavily yesterday and today it is cloudy as well. A good day to go back to the city. Queensland...

Wednesday, 19.10.2022 It's quite cloudy and rainy today. Hannes still went sailing with Wayne at noon. And I set out on my own and explored Newport, Scarborough, and Redcliffe...

Tuesday, 18.10.2022 Excursion to the Glass House Mountains. 'Relics of long-extinct volcanoes. The mountains, which are between 200 and 556 meters high, were named by Captain...

Monday, 17th October 2022 Today Hannes and I took the train to Brisbane City. A stark contrast to the rather tranquil Redcliffe: skyscrapers and lots of construction sites. Our...

Sunday, 16.10.2022 Today, there was just a short walk to Scarborough Beach. Then, a part of the extended family visited for lunch and to talk and share stories... However, last...

Saturday, 15.10.2022 Excursion (from Redcliffe towards Glass House Mountains) to Rocksberg, to the former house of Hannes' parents: the Ponderosa. Today, posts for a new fence...

Friday, 14.10.2022 On our first day, we were primarily focused on staying awake to quickly adjust to a proper day-night rhythm. And Helen and Wayne made a great effort to keep...

Thursday, 14th October 2022 After more than 19 flight hours, and feeling like almost two days of travel time, we arrived safely in Brisbane and were warmly welcomed by Helen and...

Thursday, 14.10.2022 From Munich, we first flew with Finnair to Helsinki and after a short layover (actually a pity, Helsinki would definitely be worth a visit too) continued to...

Wednesday, 12.10.2022 Lisa took us to the train station in Kißlegg with our large luggage. From there, we took the train to Munich to the airport. Our departure was crowned by a...

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 Final spurt. In two weeks, we will start from Durlesbach towards Australia and leave the house and cat in the care of Lisa and Gaby.