Australia Ideas

I've been starting to do some research in Australia... and New Zealand. The more I look into one place, the longer it seems like I need in one location.

Australia is a big place. I'm thinking about doing a bike tour there... but maybe not... we'll see... as I said it's a big place... and would take a lot of time to bike...

http://www.cyclingresourcecentre.org.au/27/Maps

Exchange Rate (1.25 to 1 AU to 1 US)
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Here are some ideas I've had of things to do in Australia:
http://www.stonedcrow.com/travel/activity_guide.htm

• Great Barrier Reef: One week? Go on a live abroad to dive for 3 nights? Do some snorkeling, etc. Cairns? Whitsunday Islands? Sea Kayaking? Go on an aboriginal culture tour? WWOOF?

Biking the Great Ocean Road

• Cycling the shipwreck coast.
• from Australian cyclist
• Old post from 1997
• Walking? The great ocean walk...
  

How to fly with a tandem

• Tandem Bike tour? (start on Jan 8th or 9th...)
  
• Sydney (2-4 days) - Jan 10
• Sydney to Melbourne (650 miles or 13 days of riding... + 4 rest days) - Jan 23
• Some CGOAB reports (1, 2, 3, 4)
  
• WWOOF for a week somewhere in between - Feb 1 (need to get contat
  
• Great Ocean Road (cycling)
• Kangaroo Island?
  
• Great Ocean Walk
  
• Sea Kayak in NSW (maybe... if so for 3 days?)

• Tasmania (3 weeks or a month?) - March 1?
  
• Flight? (Melbourne to Hobart= 50 AU$, Launceton = 90AU$)
• Ferry? (Melbourne to Devenport = 250 each way)
  
• Overland Track in Tasmania 5, 6 days
  
• Sea KayakTasmania (3/4 days?)
  

EVENTS

http://www.stonedcrow.com/news_and_sport/wacky_sports.htm

Adelaide
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/australia/adelaide

Sydney
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/australia/sydney/

Best of the west coast