Australia Itinerary

The first trip to be documented on Travel In Sandals is to Australia on Feb. 17, 2010. We're spending 18 days Down Under and on the schedule at the moment is Sydney, Cairns, Whitsundays, Brisbane, Byron Bay and Surfer's Paradise.

Here's a day-to-day breakdown of our Australia itinerary:

Feb 19 – Arrive in Sydney at 6am
Feb 19-24 – Sydney, Bondi and Manly Beach
Feb 24 – Fly Sydney to Cairns at 9:30am (2.5hrs), arrive 11:40am
Feb 24-25 – Cairns (two nights)
Feb 26 – Drive from Cairns to Whitsundays (385 miles, 8hrs)
Feb 26 – Mar 2 – Whitsundays (four nights) - on WINGS boat excursion for two nights
Mar 2 – Fly Whitsundays to Brisbane at 2:55pm (1.75hrs), arrive 4:20pm. Drive two hours to Byron Bay (100 miles).
Mar 2-4 – Byron Bay (two nights)
Mar 4 – Drive to Surfers Paradise (55 miles, 1hr)
Mar 4-7 – Surfers Paradise (three nights)
Mar 7 – Drive back to Brisbane
Mar 7 – Brisbane (half-day and one night)
Mar 8 – Depart Brisbane to LAX at 12pm, land in LA at 7:15am