Saturday June 26thDaily Information High temp 74Low temp 49Campground Elevation 6822 above sea levelHighest Elevation 10450 above sea levelLowest Elevation 6822 above sea levelTraveled 125 milesDeparted 1030AM Local Weather wonderful cool and low humidity.HighlightsGrand Teton peak in the clouds awesome Saw White Pelicans ReallyGoing to Jackson I saw my first Bison Tetonka Indian f

6th BlogI donrsquot think days have dates or names at 4.00 am especially in winter but that was the time that we had to arise to get back to Alice Springs on Tuesday 22nd June. Tiger Airways got us back by 9.00 am local and our car was returned to us by a friend that lives in Alice Springs. It was not long before we had stocked up on a few things and were on our way back to Glen Helen resort

Friday June 25thDaily Information High temp 81Low temp 52Campground ElevationHighest Elevation 9642 above sea levelLowest Elevation 5347rsquo above sea levelTraveled 305 milesDeparted 900AM Weather wonderful cool and low humidity.HighlightsSaw first Prong Horned Deer then many followedTumble weed everywhereTook a forty mile detour to see Independence RockThe Oregon Trail past by the rock

We made it to the coast today....approximately 2800 mi from home. We're not even halfway though our trip Started out at 8 am today. Ate free breakfast at the motel. I thought we would run into some traffic around Oakland and Berkley but I580 was smooth sailing. We exited the freeway to CA1 Shoreline drive around 12pm. Saw the beginnings of some of the redwoods but won't really see the b

Manly was awesome I really like the beach there but to honest i didn't really see to much because i randomly bumped into a friend from England Small Ay lol.. One thing lead to another or should i say one glass of wine led to another. lol.. Anyway i ended up staying the night at hers hostel which was a bit of a waste of money seems i've paid back in Kings Cross. Worth it though. Spent the ne

Following the Gold Rush TrailOh the things wersquove seen Our drive from Hope to Quesnel took us through the Fraser Canyon. I cannot begin to find the words to describe how truly magnificent this drive is. Pictures do not do it justice although we took plenty of them. There was rain off and on but that did not in any way detract from the experience. In fact there were times when driving t

According to Julia I snore. Loudly. I refuse to accept this as truth but woke up in the morning vaguely aware of getting an elbow or two in the ribs the night before. Oh the joys of sharing a bed. My friend Mike lent us his car and so Julia and I ventured out to Lynn Canyon Park in North Vancouver. Most tourists head to the Capilano suspension bridge but why fight the crowds and pay a smal

According to Julia ACDC is the best band ever. Prior to our trip she discovered that they had recorded in a studio on Powell street in Vancouver. Our mission on Day 2 was to find said studio and at least touch the same door handle as her lsquorock godsrsquo. And so with 100 Powell street as one of our objectives we headed out to explore Vancouver. Our friends Mike and Sandra served as

So i have been here in Sydney for just over 2 weeks now i thought it was about time to share some of the things i have been doing. For those who dont know I am doing an internship in Sydney for 5 months then after i will be travelling all of Australia but for now this blog will be limited to just my activities in Sydney im afraid.Work is going well the guys im working with seem really nice an

A backpacker visited a Zen master to have a cup of tea. While the tourist was drinking the tea the master was subjected to some questions about Zen. ldquoMaster what is ZenldquoMaster why is Zen ldquoMaster can I have some milk for my teardquoldquoMaster is Zen ZenrdquoThe Master got up and started fiddling with the visitors pack. From within his robes the Master produced an u

Sleeping in until 730 feels like such a luxury Except for the part that we live across the street from a few car shops and I woke up to a grinder bright and early in the morning. Go figure. I guess I canrsquot escape the damn grinder anywhere In case any one is confused the grinder is Alexrsquos favorite tool and he would use it to cut his fingernails if he could. I wouldnrsquo

Today we went out from the Fitzroy river again but this time with Shane. Shane works for the Fitzroy River Basin Association and is in charge of allocating funds to different community projects such as the one we are doing. Consequently most of our grant funds come from the FBA and Shane and he and his coworkers will be coming out on the boat with us every now and again. The drive to the ri

Today we went out from the marina the weather didnrsquot look to bad when we headed out. It was a real strange day though very cloudy and cold in the morning and sunny but cold in the afternoon with glass smooth seas. We got to the river but were puzzled to find absolutely nothing. Not even the birds were out fishing today. We barely saw any dolphins and if we did only from a distance.

So yesterday was my first day of my 3rd year of medical school. Kind of felt like I was jumping off of a cliff. I was ready and excited but also terrified and needed a bit of a push. It's the kind of thing that for me seem to be easier when you can kind of jump on your own terms without a lot of fanfare so it's a good thing that I live by myself.The last two days have been fairly unremarkab

I guess Daniele wasnrsquot kidding when he said that it would get cold. I was FREEZING this morning when I woke up. My 15730 sleeping bag didnrsquot really do much gonna have to bundle up more from now on. The new house we are in is pretty basic walls and windows nothing fancy. The other houses we have stayed in have all had head and real thing stone walls not this time. Anyways

We were up at 5 today and lucky us the weather looked gorgeous outside. Today was also the day we had to move out of the rental home so we had to make sure everything was packed into the car before we left for good. The boat was over the other house so we stopped there and dropped everything off. We headed to the marina about a half hour drive got the boat in the water and headed out. The

Greetings from the outskirts of Yosemite. Today was a day of twists and turns for 7 hours straight We left Tahoe around 1030 late start and headed the back route to Yosemite taking CA 207 to CA 88 to CA 89 went over some seriously beautiful summits and stopping for lunch at a little diner in Walker CA. We arrived at the east gate of Yosemite around 130pm and spent the next 5 hours wind

Hello folksAcutally I'm still sweltering in hot and steamy Memphis today was a cooler 93 degrees. But next week I will be in Juneau Petersburg and Sitka Alaska. So this is a 'heads up' to all of you on my blog list. First if you DO NOT want to receive blogs them please email me and I will take your name off the list. Second if you DO want to get the blogs you have to be sure and add

This will be a relatively short blog because I have to get back to eating mangoesPut simply I love the mango season in India in fact I love a lot of fruit seasons but mangos are special. OK so I am currently in Orissa and I suppose the actual mango season varies slightly from place to place. But here in about the middle to late May and extending right through to at least middle to late Ju