Australian Tour 2004.
It was not difficult to choose a holiday destination. The last 2 years we had a wonderful time in Australia, and the continent is that big, that for many years to come we can travel there.
We booked a trip at short notice, at Pacificislandtravel.nl as we did the last years.
We have only 4 fixed elements in the travel plan: the trip to Australia, the 2 nights in Sydney, the pickup and drop off of the camper and the flight back.
Further we are free, but we plan to visit opal mines in Lightning Ridge and dive the Great Barrier Reef.
Anything else we would decide en route.
We were flying United Airlines, through the USA. It is the longer part around the globe, but perfect connections, and good to collect air miles!
It took us 3 trips, Amsterdam-Washington, 8 hours, and then 5 hours to San Francisco and the last leg, 14 hours to Sydney. As we flew west, the daytime was long. We landed in the dark in San Francisco, and before midnight we did take off. Most of the trip was in a long, moonlit night.
Here is the sunrise, flying near Australia The sunlight hits the air high in the stratosphere, while the earth is still dark.
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