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Washington Coast & Olympic National Park
Like most other days, we hit the road again in the AM and left Lake Quinault. We were en route to Olympic National Park, planning on making a stop somewhere along the coast to check out a Washington beach. We …
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The Historic Sou’wester Lodge
Last night we arrived at the Historic Sou’wester Lodge just after dark. Lauren and I were quite excited for this particular accommodation, as we’d hand-picked it from our Lonely Planet guide. How could we resist with a description like this?:…
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Cannon Beach to Washington
On our last morning in Portland we got all our things together, packed the rental car, and began our drive out to the Oregon and Washington coast. We had planned on getting gas once we left the city, only there …
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Coastal Oregon
I woke up somewhat earlier than I’d wanted to, due to the uncomfy mattress I’d been sleeping on. Neither of us were fully functioning because we hadn’t had our morning coffee. We even brought a big bag of instant coffee …
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Royal NP overnight hike
I just spent the last 2 days hiking the coastal track of Royal National Park. It was a very long and trying 30km, both physically and emotionally. But somehow we all survived and reached the end, which I am now …
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Lady Elliot Island to Hervey Bay
I spent my last morning on the island on the lagoon beach, reading in the shade. It was glorious and boring, but so relaxing. The beach was fairly crowded – there were maybe 10-12 others sunbathing or snorkelling. Which is …
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Lady Elliot Island – Day 1
At 8:30am, my Jetstar flight took off, leaving the eminent 90-degree Sydney weather behind for the glorious Fraser coast. I snagged a window seat on the right side, aiming for coastal views on the northbound flight to Hervey Bay. I …