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Sydney
- View from our hotel
- On the Overseas Passenger Terminal, looking north
- On the Overseas Passenger Terminal, looking east
- On the Overseas Passenger Terminal, looking south
- Starting the Sydney Harbour ferry tour
- A rainbow over the harbour
- Cruising under the Harbour Bridge
- Makeover of an abandoned warehouse
- A replica of the Bounty
- Expensive houses on the shore
- Tobin on deck of the ferry
- Daria admiring the view
- Fountain for Kings George in Hyde Park
- Eucalyptus trees covering a walkway
- The AMP Centerpoint Tower
- Il Porcellino
- Parliament House
- Palm tree in the Botanical Gardens
- Bats in the trees!
- A collection of succulents
- The turf garden
- Sydney's skyline
- The Opera House and Harbour Bridge
- A massive fig tree
- Daria and the Opera House
- Tobin and the Opera House
- View of the historic Rocks district
- Daria walking on the Harbour Bridge
- Luna Park
- Sydney Aquarium
Blue Mountains
- Katoomba Train Station
- Echo Point Lookout
- Looking down on the first of the Three Sisters
- Pausing on the Great Staircase
- Katoomba Falls
- View from the Scenic Railway
- Flowers on the trail
- Outside our cabin
- The cabin's comfy bed
- The cabin's living room
- Tobin at the stove
- Daria and the sunrise over Grose Valley
- Tobin and the sunrise
- A parrot on Daria
- Tobin feeds a parrot
- How children reacted to the parrots
- On the way to Wentworth Falls
- A view of Wentworth Falls
- Standing at the top of the falls, looking in
- Looking over the edge of the falls
- Tobin in the sunshine on the trail
- View of Sydney Harbour from airplane
Kuranda
- View of the mountains from inside the train
- A waterfall sprays the train
- Waiting for the train to be repaired
- Barron Falls lookout from train stop
- Daria at the Rainforest View Cafe
- Daria walking in the rainforest
- Barron Falls lookout from skyrail stop
- View of the rainforest treetops from skyrail
- Barron Gorge, viewed from skyrail
- Ascending the last mountain on skyrail
- View of coast while descending from skyrail
- Us in the gondola
The Great Barrier Reef
- On the way to the marina
- The Agincourt Reef Complex
- Tobin in snorkeling gear
- Fish in the practice area
- Daria practicing snorkeling
- In the semisubmersible
- View of the reef from within the semisub
- Daria models the wetsuit
- The snorkeling tourists
- What not to do when snorkeling
- Our snorkeling tour guide
- A close-up of the coral reef
- A parrot fish waits for food
- Another parrot fish skims the floor
- A pillar of coral
Port Douglas
- View from our hotel room
- Tobin relaxes on the patio
- Daria walking on the beach
- The last song of Carnivale
- At the end of Macrossan St.
- The entrance to Four-Mile Beach
- Tobin on the beach
The Red Center - Day 1: Uluru
- The outback, viewed from a plane
- Both of us riding a camel
- Daria petting the camel
- Mount Connor
- Uluru and Kata Tjuta
- Tobin walks around Uluru
- Many watermarks on the surface of Uluru
- Closeup of watermarks
- A large crack in Uluru
- Uluru's rugged surface
- A cave containing paintings
- Climbers make their way up Uluru
- Uluru at sunset
- Kata Tjuta at sunset
The Red Center - Day 2: Kata Tjuta
- Daria standing in front of our tent
- Kata Tjuta in the morning sun
- Marty, our tour guide
- An ancient tree
- Walking through the heads
- Collecting firewood
- Storing the firewood
- Kangaroos in captivity at our campground
- At the campfire
The Red Center - Day 3: King's Canyon
- Starting the hike
- Marty tells us about the plants
- Sunrise at King's Canyon
- The rocky terrain
- Wild kangaroos
- The humps of King's Canyon
- We rest after hiking to the top of the canyon
- On the canyon's edge
- Daria in paradise
- View of the canyon's side
- Getting on board the helicopter
- Daria wearing the headgear
- Wild horses spotted on the ground
- Secret watering hole discovered
- A sky-high view of the outback
- An Aborigine reservation
- Daria with an emu
- Baby kangaroo in pouch
- A joey nurses from the mother's pouch
- Resting on the porch back at the hotel
Return to Sydney
- The morning fog covers the bridge
- The Circular Quay after the fog clears
- Chowing down at Harry's Cafe
Layover in Hollywood
- Goofing around with Tor
- Hanging out on the patio
- Having a drink inside Rich & Tor's apartment
- Under the Hollywood sign
- The view from Hollywood's hills
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