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MOSCROP GIRLS ON TOUR, 3


Blog 20, Last day – chasing waterfalls
As it was out last day, we tried to cram in everything that we had outstanding on our list. Miller Miller falls was first on the list and...
Mary Moscrop
Jul 6, 20234 min read
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Blog 19 – Bucket list win - Diving on the Great Barrier Reef
This may be a short blog – there are just no words to describe how lucky we were today. We were picked up at 7am (eek!) to transfer to...
Mary Moscrop
Jul 6, 20233 min read
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Blog 18; Close encounters with Crocs – and I don’t mean the ones you wear on your feet!
So, a couple of days to catch up on. Before we left Townville we made a visit back to the ferry terminal – why, I hear you ask? Because...
Mary Moscrop
Jul 2, 20235 min read
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Blog 17; Magnetic Island
Yesterday we went to Magnetic Island – and today we went back! The two trips could not have been more different. Day one – we were up and...
Mary Moscrop
Jun 26, 20233 min read
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Blog 16; A Cave, the GREAT Barrier Reef and our first Huntsman
Wow, what an adventure we have had! No wifi for a couple of days so I have not blogged, so grab a cuppa and catch up! First of all, we...
Mary Moscrop
Jun 24, 20235 min read
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Blog 15; the trouble with following the sat nav…..
I wasn’t planning on blogging tonight as I did not think I would have anything to say – but that was until we got lost in the bush and...
Mary Moscrop
Jun 21, 20233 min read
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Blog 14; I was robbed!
What an adventure we have had today! We took a bus out to the Noosa Everglades. There are only two everglades in the world – one in...
Mary Moscrop
Jun 20, 20233 min read
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Blog 13; Sunrise at Byron, Sunset at Noosa
Today we got up at 5.30 am to watch the sunrise at Byron Bay Lighthouse (what3words;railings.tucked.trolleys). If we thought that being...
Mary Moscrop
Jun 19, 20233 min read
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Blog 12; Chased by a native beach creature…
Blog 12; Chased by a native beach creature… We were up and out by 7 this morning as we had a 6 hour drive and wanted to give ourselves a...
Mary Moscrop
Jun 18, 20233 min read
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Blog 11; 'you just killed yourself with the vacuum cleaner!'
This is going to be a very short blog, as all we did today was drive the almost 6 hours it took us to get from Jervis Bay to Newcastle. ...
Mary Moscrop
Jun 17, 20233 min read
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Blog 10; Bondi Beach and (lack of) Bioluminescence
It was the final day of bagpipes with breakfast – and today we were treated to vocals too. Despite its quirks the Mariner Court Hotel...
Mary Moscrop
Jun 16, 20234 min read
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Blog 9; Blue Mountain spam (not a local delicacy!)
Quite a short blog tonight as we have not had so many mis-adventures today. Let’s start with clearing something up – the Scottish bagpipe...
Mary Moscrop
Jun 15, 20233 min read
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Blog 8; Q - How many different views of the Sydney Opera House can you photograph? A - lots!
After a great sleep Emily felt much better this morning, and we got up to partake of the ‘breakfast included’ option – honestly, I don’t...
Mary Moscrop
Jun 14, 20235 min read
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Blog 7: Opera at the Sydney Opera House!
We did not blog yesterday – not because we were locked in the hotel room room (we found the key) or that we were stuck in a car with a...
Mary Moscrop
Jun 13, 20234 min read
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Blog 6: We saw our first wild kangaroos and it was lovely until…
This will be a bit longer of a tale as we have been in the outback for a few days, so lots to catch up on – grab a cuppa. As we left...
Mary Moscrop
Jun 11, 20236 min read
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Blog 5, Margarita Madness
Blimey, not sure what you will get in the blog tonight mainly based on the title, I am a little bit squiffy – but more of that later. ...
Mary Moscrop
Jun 8, 20235 min read
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Blog 4 - The things you find when you go off piste!
We started the day early, so we could make it to the beach to watch the sun come up. The clouds had the same idea and effectively masked...
Mary Moscrop
Jun 7, 20234 min read
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Blog 3: Pickles in a bag part 2, will we never learn?
This morning we picked up my friend Joanne from the outskirts of Brisbane and she acted as out tour guide all day. Having not seen her...
Mary Moscrop
Jun 6, 20233 min read
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Blog 2: Pouring rain, plastic ponchos and a 28 year ambition ticked off the list
Wow, waking up in Brisbane – what a view. It feels like such a young city, and is really fresh. The forecast for today was not great,...
Mary Moscrop
Jun 5, 20234 min read
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Mishaps, mayhem and turtles - but we're here - bring it on!
This may turn out to be a longer than normal blog, but it does cover 2 days of travel and one day of mooching.... We started with a...
Mary Moscrop
Jun 4, 20234 min read
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