Australia I - Lord Howe

[elHoagie]

snaking along ground

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youngin'

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from the top

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heading back down

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hedeys

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almost there

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kentias

[elHoagie]

a couple pics from linz's cam...

me on the way up

[elHoagie]

on the way up

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at the top

[elHoagie]

last pic - resting with bird

[BS Man about Palms]

whhhhooooooooooooooaa............. (quiet awe here)

[bgl]

Definitely a once-in-a-lifetime adventure and experience!

[Paul The Palm Doctor!]

from the top

Truly another world, El H.!

Thank you for bringing it into each of our homes!

Paul

[niftinfiftin]

That looks fantastic, and some very good photography. I would love to head over there sometime.

Thanks,

Nathan

[Tassie_Troy1971]

What can i say . fantastic pics Jack of all 4 palms .

[Walter John]

J & L , unreal, fabulous fotos folks. Gotta get me to that isle sometime.

[Walter John]

This is brilliant Jack.

[pogobob]

Thank you Jack and Lindsey for the best photo tour of LH palms EVER! As my favorite palms in the whole world, you guys have inspired me to make plans for my next travels Bob

[Kim]

Jack and Lindsey, heart-stoppingly beautiful scenes you've captured, and what an arduous hike! I'll be waiting to hear more details when your thumb heals, or when I see you next. I have to agree, Lord Howe Island looks irresistible, a perfect "hiking with palms" experience.

[brodklop]

Thanks Jack and Lindsey for sharing your photos. They make me want to grow some of these.

[Bennz]

I have a new desktop background, thanks to you Mr. Sayer! It's eye-poppin' beautiful there.

Jack:

What are some generalities of Lord Howe Island's climate? Is it in the tropical storm track or are waters colder than what hurricanes need to "nourish" themselves? I know next to nothing about Australia's eastern island flank. Certainly is photographically prime!! Are there numerous communities on the island or is condominium development minimal?

No more questions! I know that you are still tired!

I love you, man!

Paul

Hey Paul,

Heres climate data for LHI;

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tab...cw_200440.shtml

When I was there june 1999 it was quite cool, and at about 500m altitude I was as cold as I ever get here!

Wow, I want to go back there, maybe summer next time. Last time I was there spent most of my time looking after seriously morning-sick wife

Cheers,

Ben

[paulgila]

awesome pic in post #43,jack!

how did you get to the island,plane?boat?submarine? maybe you already said & i missed it...

[Jeff Searle]

Jack and Lindsey,

You have gone where most people never will. I enjoyed all the pictures and just imagined what it would be like being there on the trail. The scenery is just beautiful. I'm sure every few steps you had to stop and just look out. Thanks for sharing.

Jeff

[kylecawazafla]

MORE PICTURES!!! I can never get enough of LHI!

[bubba]

A trip of a lifetime! Thank you

[Dan OKeeffe]

Jack,

Amazing pictures. I just added LHI to my list.

Where did you take off from to get to the Island? If it an expensive or difficult trip to schedule?

Thanks

Dan

[elHoagie]

Thanks for all the great replies guys! Sorry I've been delinquent in replying, but I'm still battling this damn thumb injury. As far as climate it was pretty cool when we were there, felt a little like Dean's place at high elevation in Hawaii. It was also easy and not too expensive to get there, I think Quantas has daily flights from Sydney in a decent size prop plane.

It was some of the nicest rainforest I've ever hiked through. The palms look fantastic, and the vegetation was almost all palms, not too many dicots. The views were spectacular..

[palmtreesforpleasure]

Hi Jack

Hope your thumb gets better soon so we can see the rest of the trips stories

regards

Colin

Thanks for all the great replies guys! Sorry I've been delinquent in replying, but I'm still battling this damn thumb injury. As far as climate it was pretty cool when we were there, felt a little like Dean's place at high elevation in Hawaii. It was also easy and not too expensive to get there, I think Quantas has daily flights from Sydney in a decent size prop plane.

It was some of the nicest rainforest I've ever hiked through. The palms look fantastic, and the vegetation was almost all palms, not too many dicots. The views were spectacular..

[Daryl]

Jack, 20 years ago, the only quick way into Lord Howe was by Flying Boat out of Rose Bay in Sydney. That would have been a great way to get there, landing in the lagoon...sadly this service was replaced when they built the runway.

Daryl

[PalmGuyWC]

Hi Jack

Hope your thumb gets better soon so we can see the rest of the trips stories

regards

Colin

Thanks for all the great replies guys! Sorry I've been delinquent in replying, but I'm still battling this damn thumb injury. As far as climate it was pretty cool when we were there, felt a little like Dean's place at high elevation in Hawaii. It was also easy and not too expensive to get there, I think Quantas has daily flights from Sydney in a decent size prop plane.

It was some of the nicest rainforest I've ever hiked through. The palms look fantastic, and the vegetation was almost all palms, not too many dicots. The views were spectacular..

Daryl,

Years ago, I think in 1969, a friend and I got up in the middle of the night to fly to Lord Howe. Back then the flight schedule was determined by when the tide would be high in the lagoon at LH. We took off just as it was getting daylight. We were airborn for about 15 minutes when the airplane lurched and one of the engines had to be shut down. We made a slow turn back to Rose Bay. We learned later that the flying boat only made it to LH about half the time due to weather, the tide, and the mechanical condition of the sea plane. Our Australian vacation was drawing to a close, so we decided not to risk it as we could have been stranded on LH for days. I'll always regret that we never made it. I was surprised at the interior of the sea plane. It really did look more like the interior of a boat than an airplane. Lots of polished wood, and very little light weight plastic.

Dick

[epicure3]

Awesome pics and trip, Jack. I do have a couple of questions....

Did you stay on LHI? If so, what are the accomodations like? Were there non-native palms on the island as well, such as Archontophoenix or Cocos or any Australian natives?

Thanks for the awesome tour.

[paulgila]

jack just amputate the thumb so you can get on with posting the pix.dont be selfish!

[MattyB]

Great stuff Jack & Lindsey! Eveything was beautiful except those dork patrol helmets.

[elHoagie]

I'll try to get this thumb fixed ASAP, even if it requires a little cutting...

They had a little museum on the island that showed the old sea planes and the construction of the runway. Cool stuff! I didn't see any non-native palms on the island, but I did see a few plumeria, agave, and various other non-native plants. There's no camping on the island, and all the rooms tend to be bungalow style.

Some dude refused to wear the helmet and had to be taken out on a stretcher. Who's dorky now? Just kidding...

[MattyB]

[Walter John]

[Daryl]

I'll try to get this thumb fixed ASAP, even if it requires a little cutting...

They had a little museum on the island that showed the old sea planes and the construction of the runway. Cool stuff! I didn't see any non-native palms on the island, but I did see a few plumeria, agave, and various other non-native plants. There's no camping on the island, and all the rooms tend to be bungalow style.

Some dude refused to wear the helmet and had to be taken out on a stretcher. Who's dorky now? Just kidding...

I heard they had some pretty agro tour guides on Lord Howe, but flattening a tourist because they wouldn't wear a helmet? Wow, that's hard core!

Daryl

[elHoagie]

Some dude refused to wear the helmet and had to be taken out on a stretcher. Who's dorky now? Just kidding...

I heard they had some pretty agro tour guides on Lord Howe, but flattening a tourist because they wouldn't wear a helmet? Wow, that's hard core!

Our guide was great, although he wouldn't let me get any Leppidorhachis seeds. I was just joking about the helmet thing...

[Justin]

I will be on Lord Howe for 4 nights in October - besides the Mt. Gower hike, what else do you recommend?