Let Yunluo and An Chuyu go as far as they can. Inside the Lavender House Yunluo and An Chuyu's next stop is Bridestowe Estate Lavender Farm on Gillespies Road, which is said to be the largest lavender farm in the Southern Hemisphere and is open until 12:00 every day. To get here.
Yunluo and An Chuyu had to cross the Tama River along the bridge over the Tama River Valley to the east bank area, and drive about kilometers northeast along the road. It was getting late, so they had to get on the road quickly. At a fork in the road, the navigation system went awry and directed Yunluo and An Chuyu in the wrong direction for some reason. LD played an important role at this time.
After copying the information obtained in the mural town, they started the only manual navigation on this trip with a simple map. In order to ensure that they could arrive at the farm before 12:00, Yunluo and An Chuyu chose Highway B, which was located in the north of the farm and had better road conditions, to drive west and then south. LD looked at the simple map all the way.
He was able to accurately tell Yunluo the distance to the next fork in the road. It was amazing. What a talent! With the correct guidance of LD, Yunluo and An Chuyu arrived at their destination very smoothly. If such a talent had been discovered earlier, Yunluo's position as the main navigator and co-pilot might have been improved. Haha! It was around 12:00.
The gate of the farm was open. After parking the car, the large expanse of purple in front of them showed that Yunluo and An Chuyu had made the right choice. Compared with the previous Lavender House, it was orders of magnitude larger. Just from the name, you can tell that one is called House and the other is called Farm. You can still compare the difference between Home and Farm.
At this time, the male owner came over and asked what time the farm closed. The male owner said, you can stay until any time, Yunluo and An Chuyu won't leave anyway. Well, the plan of taking a look and leaving was ruined. Everyone paid for the ticket obediently. After returning, I checked on the Internet that it is one of the best lavender producing areas in the world.
In addition to the well-known Provence in France, Tasmania in Australia is also a leader. There are many lavender products in the small shops here. Essential oils and lavender tea are good gifts for relatives and friends. When you come to the farm, the intoxicating lavender fragrance is refreshing. Find a shade to sit down and enjoy the scenery, open your IPAD and listen to music. It is really a hearing and visual experience.
The ultimate enjoyment of the sense of smell! Beautiful scenery. Beautiful scenery, beautiful scenery, beautiful scenery. I met two pheasants here, but I didn’t have the chance to take pictures. The LDs had a great time playing on the farm until half past one. Yunluo and An Chuyu also had to go to the inn. The car was winding along the mountain road in the woods. Suddenly, a furry thing jumped out from the side of the road and strolled around without paying attention to anyone else.
They quickly pulled over. This was the first time that Yunluo and An Chuyu saw a live wild animal on the road (not counting birds). They jumped out of the car and looked back. Hey, it was the wallaby that Yunluo and An Chuyu had seen in Stanley. At this time, they remembered what the male host had said just now, saying that there were many wild animals nearby. Yunluo and An Chuyu really saw one.
Besides being lucky, it was already dusk, the time when some wild animals started to move around. He restarted the car and glanced at the fuel gauge. Hmm? There were 1000 bars left just now, but now there are only two bars left. At this time, Yunluo and An Chuyu were still about kilometers away from their destination, Launceston, and it seemed that they would not pass any small towns on the way.
The atmosphere in the car suddenly became tense. You know, if you break down here, you don't know when you will meet a savior. There is no other way, you can only drive sparingly. From then on, Yunluo entered the fuel-saving mode: uphill, downhill, and turning are all controlled by the accelerator. The accelerator under your feet is like a new leather shoe. You can't bear to step on it! After driving a few kilometers, the fuel is only one bar left.
Suddenly, a small town appeared in front of him. A gas station stood on the side of the street. Yunluo was so happy that he drove in quickly. After parking the car, he found that the gas station was closed and every gas pump was locked. You can't even swipe your card to self-service. Just when he was depressed, a female rider came and said, "Let's go" after seeing that she couldn't refuel.
Hope was rekindled. After following the bicycle for a short distance, a gas station appeared on the roadside. The female rider was the first to enter the station. This gas station has self-service refueling facilities. You first use the card to buy gas at a machine and then fill up. It turns out that this female rider is also traveling and is worried about refueling like Yunluo and An Chuyu.
The female rider tried several times with her card but failed, and Yunluo and An Chuyu's Visa also didn't work. At this time, a kind resident came over and said, "None of your cards will work. You have to use a local card. But go to the end of this road and turn left. There is a big gas station. It must be open," Tasmania.
Never let your tank be less than half full Yunluo was surprised and delighted when he heard this. The latter sentence is definitely a motto. You must remember it next time you come! Fortunately, we have a strong heart and continue to walk. Finally, at the place described by the fellow villager, a gas station appeared, with bright lights, and Yunluo's fuel-saving mode finally ended.
After filling up the gas, we headed straight to downtown Launceston and arrived at the hotel smoothly under the guidance of the navigation. The deepest impression that Yunluo had of this city was that it had many steep slopes, a bit like Chongqing. The parking lot in the hotel was even more extreme, built entirely on a steep slope with almost no flat ground. It was difficult to reverse the Aurion when driving, and you had to pull hard to open the door.
Otherwise, the whole car door would have been knocked out. Yunluo and An Chuyu stayed at the Comfort Inn Coach House Launceston today. The room was very spacious and comfortable, and the shower was very strong. It was a very good choice. After a simple cleanup at the hotel, they went straight to the "Hongfa Hotel" mentioned in the guide. You can choose to have a self-service restaurant here.
After packing up in the morning, Yunluo and An Chuyu drove to Launceston Airport. The car had been filled with gas last night. Launceston Street View Street View It is about kilometers from the hotel to the airport. When approaching the airport, the Hertz sign appeared on the roadside. Yunluo and An Chuyu returned the car here. After the staff briefly confirmed the condition of the car, the return procedure was completed.
Yunluo and An Chuyu drove a total of kilometers on Tajima Island. There was still a distance of about meters from Hertz to the airport terminal. When Yunluo and An Chuyu were worrying about how to get there, the Hertz staff told Yunluo and An Chuyu, "The staff will drive you there." This was not because Yunluo and An Chuyu enjoyed any special courtesy.
It is a humanized service provided by the car rental company for the convenience of passengers. So Yunluo and An Chuyu got back to Aurion, and the staff escorted them to the terminal gate. Take a last look at Yunluo and An Chuyu's car. At Launceston Airport, Yunluo and An Chuyu will take a Jetstar flight to Sydney, and then transfer to a Qantas flight from Sydney to Cairns.
Checking in here is also simple and convenient. You only need to show your flight reservation. After arriving in Sydney, you need to pick up your luggage and then depart from Terminal T. Qantas' Checkin is even more automated. From boarding pass printing to luggage check-in, all can be done by passengers themselves. Only passengers who purchase business tickets can enjoy face-to-face services.
Since Qantas was the only non-low-cost airline that Yunluo and An Chuyu took this time, they were looking forward to this trip. The Qantas flight attendants left a deep impression on Yunluo, who was different from others. How should I put it? A bit split: on the one hand, their behavior was confident and elegant, showing good professionalism.
Especially Uncle Kong fits the image of a British butler in Yunluo's mind; but on the other hand, these behaviors make people feel a little artificial, and their expressions are exaggerated when communicating with you, as if you stepped on their feet, haha! Adjustable headrests. Food and beverages provided. The drinks provided are all bottled, thumbs up. Here is another picture, a kind of small particles made of noodles.
A little special. The plane landed on time at Cairns Airport. It had just rained, but it was still a little hot. I took a taxi at the airport - a Toyota Prius. Yunluo still had some good feelings about this car. It was a hybrid, fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly, but the price in China was a little off. The car trotted all the way and arrived at the hotel in just a few minutes. Sharing a knife.
The room in this hotel today is slightly worse than the one in Launceston yesterday: the room is smaller, the air conditioning is slower, and it is an old-fashioned window machine with loud noise, but it is more cost-effective. Breakfast is provided every day (enough bread, but no meat or eggs), and you only need a knife. Here is a brief introduction to Cairns: Cairns is located 10 kilometers north of Brisbane.
It is an important town in the center of tropical North Queensland and an important gateway to the Great Barrier Reef in the east and the Cape York Peninsula in the north, with a population of about 10,000. It has a superior geographical location. Agriculture, industry and international tourism are well developed, and the infrastructure is complete. It is a famous tourist destination in Australia. The average temperature in the city is around - degrees Celsius all year round, and the climate is very comfortable and pleasant.
Beautiful Cairns is the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef. Cairns is backed by magnificent mountains and surrounded by dense rainforests. Large areas of moist tropical rainforests are still preserved in their original state. The moist tropical rainforests surrounding the equator are called the "lungs of the earth" and are the life belt that regulates the global climate.
Yunluo and An Chuyu couldn't stay in the hotel for too long today because they had a very important task to do. That was booking the trip for the next two days. The main reason why they didn't finalize the trip to Cairns before departure was that Yunluo searched for local travel agents online before departure and finally chose an agent with a good reputation.
DRTOURS. This agency can provide services in both English and Chinese. During the communication process, the staff told Yunluo that the weather in Cairns is changeable and the weather forecast can only provide the weather conditions of the day before, so it is recommended that Yunluo and Anchu wait until they arrive in Cairns. And this is the off-season for tourism in Cairns.
Yunluo and An Chuyu's trip will also avoid the Spring Festival, so Yunluo and An Chuyu finally decided to wait until they arrived in Cairns. Even so, Yunluo and An Chuyu had already done sufficient research on the attractions they were going to visit before the trip, and Yunluo and An Chuyu's two-day trip would be reserved for the Kuranda Rainforest and the Great Castle.
The only variables are the weather and which ship company to choose. Regarding the information about Cairns, after so many days in Australia, I can finally put on my shorts and sandals. You know, the average maximum temperature in the previous days was only a few degrees. It was about 1:30 when I left the hotel, and DRTours would close at 1:00. Fortunately, Cairns is not big.
It took Yunluo and An Chuyu about 10 minutes to walk there. Not far from the hotel, a heavy rainstorm came. Yunluo and An Chuyu could not stand it and quickly ran to a nearby gas station to take shelter. Yunluo was thinking about what the weather would be like in the next two days. They walked all the way to DRTours in the city center to explain their purpose.
The staff took out a bunch of information and enthusiastically introduced it to Yunluo and An Chuyu. This guy is proficient in Chinese, English, and Korean, and is meticulous and patient in his work. He deserves praise. Although he recommended several rainforest travel destinations to Yunluo and An Chuyu, Yunluo and An Chuyu did their homework and finally decided on Kuranda Rainforest.
The price is $100 per person, hotel pick-up and drop-off, train ride on the way there. Cable car ride on the way back, about % cheaper than the official price. But the next trip to the Great Barrier Reef is more tangled. Before coming here, I focused on this shipping company's customers, which are mainly Asians, and it is also a ship that our Chinese people choose more. The advantage of this company is that the ship is big.
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It is said that when it is full, it can accommodate more people, so it is relatively less prone to seasickness; at the same time, Chinese services are also provided on the boat. The disadvantage is that there are too many people. It is likely that you will have to fight for resources after arriving. In addition, the scenery there is said to be worse and overdeveloped. The price quoted by the agent is knives/person, including food, equipment, etc. but not deep diving. It should be said that this price is still very tempting.
It was much cheaper than the official website. Because Yunluo and An Chuyu wanted to dive deep. If they chose Sunlover, they would have to pay about $100 more, and the total price was $100 per person. The guy recommended two other shipping companies to Yunluo and An Chuyu. One was SeaStar. When Yunluo heard the name, he thought of "Ocean Star". How romantic! But don't look it up in the dictionary.
After checking, this romantic feeling will disappear without a trace. SeaStar's ship is not big, it can carry people when full, and the price is $10 per person, which is much cheaper than the official price. Depart from Cairns Port, go to Michaelmas Cay and Hastings Reef, including one diving, snorkeling, stab-proof swimwear, meals, etc. In short, you don't need to bring money after boarding the ship.
The young man strongly recommended this ship to Yunluo and An Chuyu, saying that the scenery was much better than Sunlover. Yunluo and An Chuyu's only concern about this ship was seasickness, because Yunluo had seen descriptions of seasickness in more than one travelogue and really didn't want to experience it. Another recommended shipping company was located in Port Douglas.
Port Douglas is an hour's drive from Cairns. It is recommended by many netizens as a holiday destination instead of Cairns because of its outstanding scenery. I don't remember the name of this boat company very clearly. The destination of the boat is the edge of the outer reef, which should be the place with the best scenery. The price including one dive is about dollars, and the boat can accommodate many people.
By the way, I asked about the Quicksilver, which is also in Port Douglas. The price including one dive is also around $10. Although the price is a bit expensive, the combination of the Outer Great Barrier Reef + Port Douglas is still irresistible. How to choose? Yunluo and An Chuyu immediately held a meeting in front of the half-closed roller shutter door of the third shop on the left of the DRTours entrance.
The first general meeting of the trip was a "united, tense, serious and lively" discussion on the Great Barrier Reef trip. The result of the meeting was to go back to DRTours and have another look. This shows the serious and responsible attitude of Yunluo and An Chuyu. Finally, the young man showed Yunluo and An Chuyu the photos he took in the two places.
Yunluo and An Chuyu quickly made a decision: choose SeaStar. It was not that the photos of the two places made Yunluo and An Chuyu find the difference, but the photos on the guy's computer were really not good, and the beautiful scenery was completely invisible. Of course, the deeper reason was that Yunluo and An Chuyu's schedule here was really limited. If they chose Port Douglas, Yunluo would
It took a lot of energy and time to travel with An Chuyu. Therefore, SeaStar is the best choice for Yunluo and An Chuyu. Well, the overall situation has been decided, and the remaining thing is to confirm the schedule. The guy told Yunluo and An Chuyu that there will be a typhoon today and tomorrow, so they can't go out to sea. This is easy now, Kuranda tomorrow, the Great Barrier Reef the day after tomorrow, and the deposit has been paid here.
In fact, it is their agency fee. Other fees can be paid directly to the company on the same day. Now that everything is done, let's talk about how they feel about Cairns. When Yunluo and An Chuyu came to this small city from the paradise of Tasmania, they were still a little uncomfortable. This city is not beautiful. It is close to the sea but there is no beach. The extra people and cars make it feel a little messy.
It was crowded, and the natives on the street made it feel like a Southeast Asian city. Because it was the weekend, there was a celebration of the Chinese New Year in the square by the pool, and there were so many people that Yunluo was a little overwhelmed. But two days later, walking on the seaside avenue on Monday also felt refreshing. Therefore, Yunluo's feeling about Cairns is that it is contradictory, diverse, and too commercial.
Tonight I had a Chinese buffet in the supermarket behind the Cairns landmark - the seaside swimming pool. First I bought a plate, which came in different sizes, about - knives, and then I chose from different dishes. I could only fill one plate. The taste was average, but the portion was enough. After dinner, I strolled back to the hotel to sleep. (~^~)