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Weekend trip to Cape Tribulation & the Daintree rainforest

Here are the photos from our weekend trip to Cape Tribulation & the Daintree rainforest in the far north of Queensland on the last weekend of August. This is where it is for everyone overseas.

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I’ll start by saying, click this panoramic photo to see the lovely detail of the tropical reef.

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This area is called Mossman George and a lot of Aboriginals live around here.

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Sanna swimming in a waterhole with waterfall, no croc’s in this one we were assured.

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What a strange looking tree, we don’t get these in the Sydney area.

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Look out dragons!

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Look out for the signs tourists!

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4wd’ing in the tropical rainforest

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Local Daintree Tea and Lamingtons

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This is the heart shaped leaf that has tiny hollow hairs on it, if you touch it the hairs will go into your skin causing severe pain. The pain can last up to 6 months in the area that gets in contact. The Aboriginals call it the ‘stinging leaf’ you can see why. They used to use it as punishment. There’s a bit of  a myth I’ve heard about a girl backpacker used it to wipe her bum once wit this leaf! ouch!!

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Sanna with a Giant poo!

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My hot looking wife Smile

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Summer is coming downunder

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The last week something has just changed, the cold chill in the air isn’t quite there. I went for my usual ride around centennial park this morning and there was the sweet smell of summer coming in the air.

Maybe it was these trees with their beautiful Red blossom that filled the air with sweetness. Whatever it was it was the unmistakeable smell of life getting ready to enjoy the sun again.

And here’s 17 reasons why Melbourne doesn’t suck

17 Photos I snapped at Chris’s bucks weekend in Melbourne. These are in a bit of a random order.

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Naughty monkey!

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Doing team supercar spin proud ! 1st place.

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The usual suspects before a Saturday night in Melbourne.

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This at lunch was roasted pumpkin with creme fresh, seeds and fennel. It was delicious, we all gave it 10 out of 10. Restaurant name ‘The Commoners’

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The front dish here was called fish and chip, its was fish in a white sauce sandwiched between 2 crunchy crisps.

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Me 10th fastest of the month, pretty happy with that.

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No this is not a table decoration its a cocktail!

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Thank you to the best man John for planning such a well organised fun weekend.

Finally here is a quick video from the go-karting from Leon

http://m.youtube.com/user/leonkenney?feature=guide#/watch?v=JwrjO1eY4yg&feature=plcp

20 reasons why Melbourne sucks

We’re in Melbourne for Chris’s bucks weekend. This is a collective list we’re all making.

1. The wide roads means the trams will kill you
2. Melbourne guys & girls wearing 80’s clothes thinking their hip
3. Its always raining and windy
4. MELBOURN HIPPIES
5. The airport isn’t even in Melbourne,  its a 30 minute drive
6. No sights to see
7. No beaches with sand (local Trent disagreed, says we got Bells beach)
8. Massive ferris wheel that doesn’t work.
9. Pots of beer mean you have to buy twice as many drinks
10. Melbourneites think they invented coffee
11. You cant buy any sunblock cause there’s no need for it.
12. Their Luna park is so un-fun they’ve shut it down 3 times
13. To turn right you have to be in the left lane (go figure)
14. You have to carry a jacket, an umbrella and a pair of sunglasses with you every day just in case.
15. Its that trendy they’re still playing “Mrs Mills Jubilee party” album on a Friday night.

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16. All the bar tenders have moustaches.
17. They still get around the city by horse & carriage
18. The taxi drivers don’t know anywhere.
19. There favourite sport  (cross country ballet) awards you a point when you miss the target, and its played on a round pitch with two ends, sensible!

Looks like we couldn’t quite get to 20 in the end.