by Jim and Gisela Spires | May 17, 2011 | Australia-2011
On our way to Surfers Paradise we spent several hours at the Australia Zoo. The bird and crocodile show is world class, something you can’t see anywhere else. During the pre-show warmup our Fantasy group was recognized by the master of ceremonies and one of our...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | May 14, 2011 | Australia-2011
Volunteers Paul and Dick cooked the hamburgers for our cookout in Moree. Our gracious host-Fantasy provided the burgers and fixings plus chips and dessert, others brought an assortment of yummy goodies. Using the famous Australia barbie, our chefs cooked our burgers...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | May 2, 2011 | Outback-2011
The excitement begins for our outback adventure as we arrive in Alice Springs. After our fabulous 51 day New Zealand/Australia Fantasy RV tour came to an end in Sydney, we took the short flight to the ” Outback”. We went directly to Maui and picked up our...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | May 1, 2011 | New Zealand-2011
We started our tour in Christchurch, New Zealand. Did you know that the primary base for Antarctic exploration by the United States is here? It is from here that people and material are ferried to the South Pole by US aircraft. The International Antarctic Center is a...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | Apr 30, 2011 | Outback-2011
Relaxing at beautiful Glen Helen Resort after a busy day of visits to chasms, ochre pits and gorges in the area. During the drive from Alice Springs one begins to realize why this middle of Australia area is known as “the red center”. Each area brought us...