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The final week of our trip was spent at Falls Creek with great friends. The weather was pretty wild with lots of wind, low visibility and snow, so it was tough skiing but that didnt stop us! We were on the slopes by 8:15am every day and didnt finish till about 4pm most days. Add in some apres ski activities in the evenings and it made for an incredible week. We all love our ski holiday, its so peaceful when you're skiing or on the lift (especially if the wind isnt howling!), everyone is learning new tips and tricks and we all come together at the end of the day with stories of the best run or the best jump.
On a whole the trip was incredible and we all feel so lucky to have had the chance to do it. We would do it all again.
Some fun facts :)
Kms travelled: about 22,000
No flat tyres, but 2 wheel alignments
Favourite campsite: Nullarbor (Dave), Gold Coast and Cairns (E and J), Daintree (K)
Fastest speed on land: about 135km/hr in Kakadu
Slowest speed: 20km/hr to get to Mitchell Plateau on corrugated roads
Best night: too many
Worst night's sleep: overnighting on the Great Barrier Reef in cramped quarters, we are not a seafaring family.
Scariest moment: jumping into the ocean with Whale Sharks (J), flying in a doorless helicopter (K), camping next to the Great Aust Bight (E), driving down the East Coast (D)
Hottest place: Darwin
Coldest place: Canberra
Modes of transport: car, catamaran, sailing ship, helicopter, 12 seater plane, camel, horseback, scooter, ute, kayak
Most fun single day: Dreamworld or Myella Farm Stay
Best gorge: Gunlom Falls or Manning Gorge, anything in the Kimberleys
Most shocking colours: Kimberley red dirt, blue sky and green trees.
Best night sky: Lawn Hill NP, QLD
Favourite animal experience: Dolphin feeding (E), holding a python (J), swimming with whale sharks (K), snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef (D)
Favourite aboriginal experience: TopDidj (Katherine) or rock art tour at Munurru (Kimberleys) and Ubirr (Kakadu)
and the list could go on...