The Best Of

As we get closer to home it has been a great time to reflect on what an amazing adventure we have had and how much we have crammed in to the last six months, and all the people we have met. You often get asked what has been your highlight or favourite place when you have done a trip such as this so as I am so bored (driving home) I have decided to compile a list. It is too difficult to compare places because everywhere is so different but these places rate in our top 10 in Australia in no particular order;
Best beaches:
Turquoise Bay (Cape Range NP, WA)
Hellfire Bay (Cape le Grand NP, WA)
Whitehaven Beach (Whitsunday Islands, Qld)
Cable Beach (Broome, WA)
Clarkes Beach (Byron Bay, NSW)

Best Gorges:
El Questro
Karijini NP
Kings Canyon
Orminston Gorge

Best commercial Caravan Park:
Cairns Coconut Resort
1770 Camping Ground
Whitsundays Holiday Resort
Cooinda (Kakadu NP)
Adels Grove, Lawn Hill

Best camping spot:
Shannon NP (Karri forests, WA)
Cape Range NP
Finke River NP

Best Walks:
Handrail pool, Karijini NP
Kings Canyon rim walk

Best Ice-cream:
Elephant Cider, Denmark
Noosa

Best Bakery:
Jabiru (Kakadu NP) a unanimous vote

Best Boat Tour:
Coral Bay snorkelling trip
Karumba fishing charter (only Rick)
Yellow Water, Kakadu NP

Best Lookout:
Ubirr - East Alligator region, Kakadu NP
Pigeon Hole lookout, El Questro Station
Kings Park at night overlooking Perth
Kings Canyon

Best Wildlife Experience:
Rick; swimming with turtle at Cape Range NP
Sharon and Caitlin; Coral Bay snorkelling with manta ray and turtles on beach at Cape Range
Cooper & Caitlin; dolphins at Sea World and green tree frog called Lucky at Kalbarri

Best Swimming Pool / Water Park:
Cairns Coconut Resort
Cooinda (Kakadu NP)