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Mollymook to Barcelona - Half the world away

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I have returned to Spain - starting from Mollymook last weekend and arriving in Barcelona yesterday - half a world away.  This Camino experience will be different.  Instead of following one particular path, I will be walking sections of  different routes and taking detours in various places - more free wheeling, as well as volunteering as a hospitalero for a couple of weeks. A hospitalero/a is someone who looks after Camino pilgrims in an albergue - a type of hostel manager (more on that in coming days) Another difference was that this Camino started with a pilgrimage to watch Collingwood play Geelong in Melbourne (Collingwood lost 😞) and the opportunity to visit family and leave from my sister’s front door.  I walked to the tram and took a bus from the city to  the airport, then checked in my pack and prepared for the flight to Barcelona via Dubai. The war in the Middle East had been a concern. After 14 hours, I reached Dubai and had a short stop over. Dubai s...
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Cairns Odyssey 4 - Botanic Gardens & Goodbye!

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All things must pass. My time with friends in Cairns will be a treasured memory for years to come.  The Botanical Gardens are a treat. Exotic plants, cool shady paths, orchids  The final evening of  music at the casino,  Drinks at sunset Next morning markets Farewell beautiful Cairns - and wonderful friends!
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Cairns Odyssey 3 - The Reef

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Time to visit the Great Barrier Reef. Rob and I took a day trip charter with around 30 other travellers. The crew looked after us - wetsuits, masks, snorkels and flippers And off the boat- and below the surface… Defying gravity …   After some fish feeding,  time to relax and head back to Cairns.  Paula prepared a delicious meal. And we bid ‘bon voyage’ to the cruise ship.
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Cairns Odyssey 2 - Rainforests & Tablelands

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Up the range behind Cairns lies the Atherton Tablelands - a region of lakes and rainforests and fertile pastures. Almost everything grows there! I took a sunrise walk along the marina. A distant ship … on the horizon - became a next door neighbour  Lake Eacham on the Atherton Tablelands was our first stop. Watch out for local wild life! The walk around the lake was serene. From a distance and close up! It was a delight to visit Yungaburra, and have lunch at the pub Back on the Cairns waterfront- with the new neighbours- after a day on the Atherton Tablelands.
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