Best of: East Coast Australia 2013
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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](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7373/9692280371_9e06e9e28b_c.jpg)
Bird-of-paradise flower
![Sydney Harbour Bridge](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5502/9695513272_2940603654_c.jpg)
Sydney Harbour Bridge
![Sydney Darling Harbour](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2812/9695515576_8a1b1683fb_c.jpg)
Sydney Darling Harbour
![Sydney Bay Harbour Bridge by night](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2821/9695517566_bd177d57a2_c.jpg)
Sydney Bay Harbour Bridge by night
![Blue Mountains](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3818/9695521434_381bd3d2ee_c.jpg)
Blue Mountains
![Sydney Manly Beach](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3812/9695523614_d9bebde1f1_b.jpg)
Sydney Manly Beach
![Surfers in Coolangatta](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2884/9692294133_42d2a66299_c.jpg)
Surfers in Coolangatta
![Some creek at the Gold Coast Highway](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7405/9692295995_f5d30a2570_c.jpg)
Some creek at the Gold Coast Highway
![The ugly skyline of Surfers Paradise from Corrumbin Beach](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7323/9695529194_2a99c64c59_c.jpg)
The ugly skyline of Surfers Paradise from Corrumbin Beach
![View over Noosa](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3707/9695530774_5d33e6ea3e_c.jpg)
View over Noosa
![Fraser Island - the only place, where rainforest grows on sandy soil.](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5507/9692304037_2426ae17c5_b.jpg)
Fraser Island – the only place, where rainforest grows on sandy soil.
![Tree parasites on Fraser Island](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3690/9692307643_5639d6d62c_b.jpg)
Tree parasites on Fraser Island
![The beach is the main road on Fraser Island](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5350/9695539776_a9741db6cb_c.jpg)
Main road on Fraser Island
![Maryborough](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3667/9695541426_02cac66d81_c.jpg)
Maryborough
![Maryborough](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3708/9692312599_342abc6404_c.jpg)
Maryborough
![Oversized tyres](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2839/9692315019_619bcf863b_c.jpg)
Oversized tyres
![Rockhampton](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5468/9695547192_f22641bac1_c.jpg)
Rockhampton
![Whithaven Beach, Whitsunday Islands National Park](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3779/9692318707_e92d00b168_c.jpg)
Whithaven Beach, Whitsunday Islands National Park
![Whitsunday Islands](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7410/9695550648_14e69f2789_c.jpg)
Whitsunday Islands
![View of Whithaven Beach](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5476/9695552964_b787df3bbe_c.jpg)
View of Whitehaven Beach. One of the whitest beaches worldwide due to over 98% sand content of silica.
![Sundown at Whitsunday Islands](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2856/9692324157_72ce535821_c.jpg)
Sundown at Whitsunday Islands
![Sailing at Whitsunday islands](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2892/9695556874_1e65fe5590_c.jpg)
Sailing at Whitsunday islands
![Amazing sundown at Whitsunday Islands](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5540/9695560906_8c0806d986_c.jpg)
Amazing sundown at Whitsunday Islands
![Airlie Beach](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7362/9695563154_631af03be6_c.jpg)
Airlie Beach
![Townsville](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3728/9695564708_b9b8ae9d6e_c.jpg)
Townsville
![Cockatoos](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7330/9695566180_a9b82796c4_c.jpg)
Cockatoos
![Slimey frog](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2810/9692337383_52db47e9ff_c.jpg)
Slimey frog
![The work of some busy crabs](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5338/9692340857_39c8132cf9_c.jpg)
The work of some busy crabs
![At Mission Beach](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2845/9695573198_a678086b96_c.jpg)
At Mission Beach
![Jumping Picture Airlie Beach](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2863/9692343885_fa61c1433d_c.jpg)
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](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7355/9695576520_7a7247b0e0_c.jpg)
Tropic Thunder, Mission Beach
![Close up with a Cassowary](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7363/9695578636_cd459e6629_c.jpg)
Close up with a rare Cassowary
![Spider and her tiny spider-husband](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5452/9695509002_9c8e3cd031_c.jpg)
Spider and her tiny spider-husband
![Stick insect baby](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3740/9692349121_83ef53334a_c.jpg)
Tiny stick insect baby