The Circuit is Complete

Australia is the world's sixth largest country at 7.7 million square kilometers, so there is a lot of ground to cover if you want to see it all.  18,800 kilometers later and we have completed our circuit and as you can see on the map, we didn't even touch Western Australia, nor did we make it across to Tasmania.  We'll just have to come back another time.

It's hard to say what we loved best, but I loved the kangaroos.  I know they can be a pest to farmers and a hazard on the roads at dusk, but they are rather lovely creatures the way they lounge around and hop on their tails, not to mention the cute little joeys in their pouches.  The koala, on the other hand, apart from being cute, don't do very much but hang around in trees.  The only place we saw them was at the sanctuary in Brisbane.  Jens loved the long open roads of the outback, especially when the GPS would say 'drive 680 kilometers to destination'; no turns, no stops, just a long straight road.

We had a great time travelling around this great big country seeing so many wonderful places, tripping through the vineyards, exploring mountains and waterfalls, diving The Great Barrier Reef and driving through the outback meeting friendly Aussies every step of the way.  

  

We have come to the end of our visit to Australia.  And sadly, this also marks the end of our journey.  It's time to say goodbye to SY SEGWUN, hang up the trekking shoes, put away the guide books and start living a more normal life.  We'll be settling in Canada where we will be writing the script to the next chapters of our life together.  

We have been using the blog as a diary of our trip.  To everyone who followed us along the way, a big thank you and a sad farewell.  It has been great fun sharing our adventures with you.