Planes, trains, automobiles, cruise ships, koalas, kangaroos, bridges and opera houses.

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I figured I would post the schedule that we came up with for our trip to Australia...it's pretty exhaustive....thoughts and comments are always welcome.

Australia Trip

Friday March 1, 2013

Leave Dulles 10pm 3/1/13            Arrive Vegas 1220am 3/2/13

Las Vegas, Nevada

Sunday March 3, 2013

Leave Vegas 113pm 3/3/13      Arrive SFO 255pm 3/3/13

Leave SFO 1035pm 3/3/13          Arrive Sydney 810am 3/5/13

Leave Sydney 940AM 3/5/13    Arrive Melbourne 1120am 3/5/13

Melbourne, Australia March 5^th through March 10^th

Tues 3/5/13 Arrive, spend day with Maralyn

Wed 3/6/13 Melbourne City Sights Morning Tour with Yarra Cruise 810a-130p

Thur 3/7/13 Phillip Island: Penguins, Koalas and Kangaroos Day Tour from Melbourne 1245-10pm

Fri 3/8/13 Great Ocean Road Small Group Eco Tour from Melbourne 7a-930p

Sat 3/9/13 Open Day

Sunday March 10, 2013

Leave Melbourne 105pm           Arrive Adelaide 155pm

Adelaide, Australia March 10^th through March 14^th

Mon 3/11/13 Kangaroo Island in a Day Tour from Adelaide 6a-715p

Tuesday Open Day

Wed Open Day

Thurday March 14, 2013

Leave Adelaide 1105am             Arrive Alice Springs 1210pm

  Leave Alice Springs 155                  Arrive Ayers Rock 245pm

Ayers Rock, Australia March 14^th through March 16^th

Thurs 3/14/13 Sounds of Silence Dinner

Fri 3/15/13 Uluru Sunrise and base tour

Saturday March 16, 2013

Leave Ayers Rock 1225pm            Arrive Sydney 455pm

  Leave Sydney 605pm                     Arrive Brisbane 635pm

Brisbane, Australia March 16^th through March 20^th

Sun 3/17/13 Best of Brisbane Full Day Sightseeing Tour ~8a-5p

Mon 3/18/13 Austalia Zoo by Croc Express Coach ~8a-3p

Tues 3/19/13 Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, need transportation

Wednesday March 20, 2013

Leave Brisbane 1025am                 Arrive Sydney 100pm

Sydney, Australia March 20^th through March 23^rd

Wed 3/20/13 Orpheus in the Underworld Sydney Opera House a@ 730pm

Thurs 3/21/13 Blue Mountain Nature and Wildlife Day Tour From Sydney 710am-545pm

Fri 3/22/13 Tobruk Australian Outback Experience including Aussie BBQ Lunch 730-245pm

Sat 3/23 Sydney Opera House Backstage tour, 7am Sydney Opera House Accessible tour 12pm, Board cruise ship

Rhapsody of the Seas, Royal Caribbean March 23^rd through April 3^rd

3/23/13 Board ship in Sydney

3/24/13 Newcastle Australia

3/25-26 At Sea

3/27-28/13 Cairns, Australia

3/29/13 Willis Island (scenic cruising)

3/30/13 Airlie Beach

3/31/13 At Sea

4/1/13 Brisbane

4/2/13 At Sea

4/3/13 Debark ship in Sydney

Sydney, Australia April 3^rd through April 8^th

Wed 4/3/13 Sydney Bondi Beach and Kings Cross Afternoon Tour 145pm-545pm

Thurs 4/4/13 Wild Australian Experience Taronga Zoo starts 10a conf#116124

Fri 4/5/13 Sydney Bridge Climb, Sydney Jewish Museum, need transport, Sydney Showboat Cabaret dinner, need transport

Sat 4/6/13 Taronga Zoo with Lauren

Sun 4/7/13 Sydney Harbor Lunch Cruise by Catamaran 1230pm boarding time

Monday April 8, 2013     

Leave Sydney 945a                   Arrive Hamilton Island 1220pm

Hamilton Island, Australia April 8^th through April 12^th

Mon 4/8/13 Arrive Hamilton Island

Tues 4/9/13  Helicopter ride over Great Barrier Reef with stop over at Whitehaven Beach

Wed 4/10/13 Open Day

Thurs 4/11/13 Open day

Friday April 12, 2013
Leave Hamilton Island 1255     Arrive Sydney 315pm

Sydney, Australia April 12^th through April 13^th

Fri 4/12/13 Sydney Tower Buffet 630pm

Saturday April 13, 2013

United Flight 870              Leave Sydney 245pm 4/13/13   Arrive SFO 11am 4/13/13

United Flight 102              Leave SFO 130pm 4/13/13         Arrive National 947pm 4/13/13