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Australia Pt. 10 – Departures: The Long Way Home

Cairns, QLD – July, 2011 Continued from: Australia Pt. 9 – The Far North: Hope Vale and the Rainbow Serpent After the trip up the peninsula, much of our time was spent putting together the community plan, meeting with elders, and working from breakfast to dinner, the last part very un-Australian I was told. We mostlyContinue reading “Australia Pt. 10 – Departures: The Long Way Home”

Australia Pt. 2 – Cairns at Night: Planks and Legends

Cairns, QLD – June, 2011 Continued from: Australia Pt. 1 – Arrivals: A Tour of Orpheus Hall Continued here: Australia Pt. 3 – Great Barrier Reef: Snorkeling and Sea Turtles We met Samantha and Emily at the bus stop, and then paid the criminally high fee to ride past cane fields and through the resort townsContinue reading “Australia Pt. 2 – Cairns at Night: Planks and Legends”

Australia Pt. 1 – Arrivals: A Tour of Orpheus Hall

Cairns, QLD – June, 2011 Continued here: Australia Pt 2 – Cairns at Night: Planks and Legends “Hey mate, you can switch with me if you want a better view.” I was looking out the window as we flew up the Queensland coast, transfixed by what was below. The water was a breathtaking mix ofContinue reading “Australia Pt. 1 – Arrivals: A Tour of Orpheus Hall”