{"id":755,"date":"2010-04-11T01:40:18","date_gmt":"2010-04-11T00:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/blog\/?p=755"},"modified":"2010-04-11T01:40:18","modified_gmt":"2010-04-11T00:40:18","slug":"luke-around-the-world-20100228-the-whitsunday-islands-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/blog\/archives\/755","title":{"rendered":"Luke Around The World &#8211; 20100228 &#8211; The Whitsunday Islands, Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This was probably the only time I&#8217;ll visit Australia at this end of 2010, but I didn&#8217;t see much. I did, however, have a very pleasant day, and had a lot of fun taking photos.<\/p>\n<p><p>[display_podcast]<\/p>\n<p>\nThe podcast feed is: <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/blog\/topics\/latw\/feed\">LATW RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewPodcast?id=364099047\">Click here to open and subscribe in iTunes.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<br \/>\nThe Queen Mary 2 among the Whitsunday Islands.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100228\/20100228-3.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"The Queen Mary 2 among the Whitsunday Islands.\"><\/p>\n<p>\nA photo of a map of the region, taken with my iPhone.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100228\/20100228-12.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"A photo of a map of the region, taken with my iPhone.\"><\/p>\n<p>\nI took the boat to the resort island, but it had its own helicopter.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100228\/20100228-2.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"I took the boat to the resort island, but it had its own helicopter.\"><\/p>\n<p>\nIn the podcast I talk about how long it took to capture this moment on video:<br \/>\n<object width=\"640\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/7QLfunNJcyg&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/7QLfunNJcyg&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\nA statue by the beach.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100228\/20100228-10.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"A statue by the beach.\"><\/p>\n<p>\nA wallaby.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100228\/20100228-8.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"A wallaby.\"><\/p>\n<p>\nWallaby portrait.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100228\/20100228-6.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Wallaby portrait.\"><\/p>\n<p>\nA wallaby relaxing.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100228\/20100228-9.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"A wallaby relaxing.\"><\/p>\n<p>\nA happy wallaby family. I mean, the daddy wallaby looks quite happy, and the mummy wallaby looks like she&#8217;s going to be happy in a minute.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100228\/20100228-7.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"A happy wallaby family. I mean, the daddy wallaby looks quite happy, and the mummy wallaby looks like she's going to be happy in a minute.\"><\/p>\n<p>\nA young wallaby.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100228\/20100228-5.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"A young wallaby.\"><\/p>\n<p>\nA crab I found among some rocks.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100228\/20100228-11.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"A crab I found among some rocks.\"><\/p>\n<p>\nStingrays in the open air aquarium. This is a frame capture from my  Flip HD, with waterproof case, taken with my hand stuck in the water. I wasn&#8217;t allowed to do this, or so said the sign, but I did it anyway.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100228\/20100228-13.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Stingrays in the open air aquarium. This is a frame capture from my  Flip HD, with waterproof case, taken with my hand stuck in the water. I wasn't allowed to do this, or so said the sign, but I did it anyway.\"><\/p>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was probably the only time I&#8217;ll visit Australia at this end of 2010, but I didn&#8217;t see much. I did, however, have a very pleasant day, and had a lot of fun taking photos. 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