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The Lost Boys
Welcome to our blog! We will be writing about our adventures throughout Europe over the next half year (or longer). In case you read our title and thought "Lost Boys, wtf?" The Lost Boys are Peter Pan's followers who do not want to grow up. In order to stop the process of growing up and avoid responsibilities the Lost Boys escaped to Never Never Land. In our case Europe is our Never Never Land, a place to escape from growing up, from getting jobs, from becoming real people and having a shit ton of fun along the way!

Mark is the bobble head of the infamous Mark Bradford, father of the Bradford family. The Bradford family took me in under their wing while I lived in Indiana and so I thought I would take a piece of the along with me on this trip.

So if you find yourself being a grown up with responsibilities and are bored at work or at home, your escape is only a click away!

Thanks for reading!

-Jamie and Michael


Sunday, October 7, 2012

Dive/Fishing Trip Take 3

This trip we were about 30 miles off the coast.  By far the best dive/snorkeling/fishing yet!
Fish on!


18kg Golden Spot Trevally



Some of the guys getting Scuba certified.

Coming on to a sand island on the reef


Feeding sharks off the back of the boat.
Jay's prize catch, greedy little thing that was.

These are more like it, Spanish Mackerel.
Huge Barracuda.

Night fishing we couldnt keep the sharks off of the line, they were everywhere and eating everything.






Saturday, September 22, 2012

Great Barrier Reef Dive 2

 A couple weeks back we went on another dive trip out to the reef, I'm not feeling very Hemingway-esc at the moment so here are some pics.


New Crew

YUMMY YUMMY Coral Trout mmmmmmmmm

Mackerel




Dun-dun Dun-dun Dun-dun Dun-dun Dun-dun


An An-An-An-Anemone.


Trumpet Fish

Monday, September 10, 2012

Rainforest Waterfall Trek

I had to get up and get out this morning, so I took my bike on a little adventure.  Cycled about 11 miles from my tent, hiked 2 hours up a rocky river bed and found some beautiful waterfalls.  Even though this place was pretty remote and secluded when we got to the main water fall there was a plethora of hippies rocking dreads for drapes and carpet.

Swimming in the hole, with the naked chick in the background practicing yoga.  Sorry no zoom.





Sunday, September 9, 2012

My NEW Tent PALACE

I have been up-graded in my new accommodation, no more living in a tent that can only hold one man and a midget...or shall I say little person.
Tentland at Dougies, the hostel I am currently staying at.

My mansion!

Front room

With a proper mattress, and a jerry rigged clothes line.
PRETTY INTENSE!

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Great Barrier Reef Trip Part 1

Two weeks ago, a couple of my friends and I were lucky enough to go diving, snorkeling and fishing on the Great Barrier Reef.  Not only were we lucky enough to take the trip, but lucky enough to do it on a beautiful private Catamaran.

The Crew:

Where I am currently living in Port Douglas, it is about a 5 hour sail from the marina.


We left around 8pm en route to Low Isles to spend the night.  After about a 2 hour sail and a good nights sleep, Low Isles welcomed us in the morning with this amazing rainbow.  Unfortunately this trip we didn't have any Irish with to show us the pot-o-gold.
  
Finally made it to the reef, enjoying a cuppa before the dives.
 
Here is a little info about the Great Barrier Reef for you.  The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest reef system, comprised of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching over 2,600 kilometres (1,600 miles) over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres (133,000 square miles).
This underwater botanical garden is one of the most diverse ecosystems on earth. It is a living home to over 6,600 species of marine plant and animal species including 1,500 species of fish, 4,000 species of molluscs and 360 types of coral.

Since I dont right so good and I am sure all want are some pictures...so here they are.


Batfish

Underwater Bluesteel




Massive Clam, although it is missing a beard...
Doing the Dougie Underwater

Mermen love action
More mermen
 

The elusive humpback whale and its blowhole.
Yes, this is me pooing myself before our night dive, and yes I went through 150 bar of air in 13 minutes (basically I went through 40 min of air in 15 min...)
 We were also able to do a bit of fishing as well.
Spanish Mackerel