Episode 20 | Travel Diary - Lord Howe Island

A UNESCO World Heritage-listed wonder where dramatic mountains meet turquoise lagoons, and time seems to slow down. Just 11 kilometres long and home to only a few hundred lucky residents, Lord Howe feels like stepping into another world, rich with rare wildlife, untouched beaches, and incredible coral reefs.

I share our adventures, including our brush with fame on the tarmac as well as our discovery of the Catalina A24-381 flying boat wreck — a haunting piece of history linked to Rathmines, not far from my own backyard. 

We walk you through our days on the island: hiking through Banyan Tree littered forests, hand-feeding fish at Ned’s Beach, marveling at the twin giants of Mount Gower and Mount Lidgbird, and how I finally conquered my long-held snorkeling anxiety in some of the clearest waters on Earth with the help of some very friendly Green Sea Turtles.

It’s a place of natural wonders, and a reminder of just how extraordinary our corner of the world can be.

View from Old Settlement Beach

This is my I just swam with Turtles face!

Got my big girl undies on!

The cloud over the mountains would come and go several times a day.