It has been a few weeks since I uploaded a post, but Jack and I have been pretty busy the past few weeks. First, we rented a car in Sydney and drove to Adelaide, over 1920km, which took a week. After a stop-over in Adelaide for a few days of exploration, we took a train trip up the center of Australia to the Outback and Alice Springs, where stayed in a hotel over a tavern for a few days. Next, we flew to Cairns, where we stayed for a week and took some tours of local points of interest and into the rainforest. Our last week in Australia is where we are now, Port Douglas. We took a trip out to the Great Barrier Reef where we did some snorkeling and have had some pretty awesome downtime. Of course, we have taken pictures the whole way.
Road Trip – Getting out of Sydney – Picking up the rental car
After three weeks in Sydney, we rented a car to drive to Adelaide. Jack and I both enjoy road trips and felt it would be good for us to be on our schedule for awhile, instead of on the public transportation schedule. So, we picked up the car, said our prayers over the fact that we would be driving on the left-hand side of the road, and started out.
We managed to make our way out of Sydney, after getting lost, of course. Even though we had been all around the city on the buses, when I’m not doing the driving I really don’t pay attention to the route. Also, the buses twist in and out of all the little side streets to make sure everyone gets good service. Traffic in Sydney was fast and the lanes are narrow. And our car was wide, wider even than what we were used to back home. But, I only went the wrong way one time (that day), and fortunately, there was no on-coming traffic. So, after much consultation with the map and with help from a very nice lady Jack saw walking down the sidewalk, we managed to point the car in the right direction and get out of the city without further incident.
The first day, we only made it to a little town called Goulburn, about 200km down the road. We both decided that we were so stressed out and tired from what I term as ‘driving left-handed’ that we stopped early for the night to recuperate from the day’s adventures.
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