Best of: East Coast Australia 2013

2013-09-08

During my world trip I spent 6 Weeks in Australia and travelled along the east coast with a campervan. This is my selection of photos on my way from Sydney to Cairns.

bird-of-paradise flower

Bird-of-paradise flower

Sydney Harbour Bridge

Sydney Harbour Bridge

Sydney Darling Harbour

Sydney Darling Harbour

Sydney Bay Harbour Bridge by night

Sydney Bay Harbour Bridge by night

Blue Mountains

Blue Mountains

Sydney Manly Beach

Sydney Manly Beach

Surfers in Coolangatta

Surfers in Coolangatta

Some creek at the Gold Coast Highway

Some creek at the Gold Coast Highway

The ugly skyline of Surfers Paradise from Corrumbin Beach

The ugly skyline of Surfers Paradise from Corrumbin Beach

View over Noosa

View over Noosa

Fraser Island - the only place, where rainforest grows on sandy soil.

Fraser Island – the only place, where rainforest grows on sandy soil.

Tree parasites on Fraser Island

Tree parasites on Fraser Island

The beach is the main road on Fraser Island

Main road on Fraser Island

Maryborough

Maryborough

Maryborough

Maryborough

Oversized tyres

Oversized tyres

Rockhampton

Rockhampton

Whithaven Beach, Whitsunday Islands National Park

Whithaven Beach, Whitsunday Islands National Park

Whitsunday Islands

Whitsunday Islands

View of Whithaven Beach

View of Whitehaven Beach. One of the whitest beaches worldwide due to over 98% sand content of silica.

Sundown at Whitsunday Islands

Sundown at Whitsunday Islands

Sailing at Whitsunday islands

Sailing at Whitsunday islands

Amazing sundown at Whitsunday Islands

Amazing sundown at Whitsunday Islands

Airlie Beach

Airlie Beach

Townsville

Townsville

Cockatoos

Cockatoos

Slimey frog

Slimey frog

The work of some busy crabs

The work of some busy crabs

At Mission Beach

At Mission Beach

Jumping Picture Airlie Beach

Many travellers (especially female ones) seem to be obsessed with jumping pictures at beaches. Here is my take on the subject.

Tropic Thunder, Mission Beach

Tropic Thunder, Mission Beach

Close up with a Cassowary

Close up with a rare Cassowary

Spider and her tiny spider-husband

Spider and her tiny spider-husband

Stick insect baby

Tiny stick insect baby