http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Candy-Bear/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Candy Bear en-us Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:51:14 +0000 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:51:14 +0000 The last 10 days or so I have explored more of the outback of Austrailia. Leaving the comforts of booze bars and my new freinds i flew to Darwin to explore Kakadu national park the outback of Austrailia and the red canter. Kakadu is a national park that has been given back to the aboriginlas to live. the three days consitied of plus 33 days with a humidity to make it feel like 40 hiking in t http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Alice-Springs/blog-390885.html After the two night gong show in Airle Beach it was nice to stop off of in Paradise and chill for a couple days. Chill i mean give my liver a rest. We stayed in the most beautifull hostel yet.... it would be some place honey mooners go.... no luck here I spent the days sunbathing with the English Chaps and evntually decided to take an afternoon stroll around the bays and throught the rain http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Mission-Beach/blog-386884.html This trip has been about pushing my self out of my personal comfort zone and conqouring some of my fears. Today I am King of the world..........The boast and crew for the Whitsundays were absolutley fabulous. A real cruisy boat and not a lot of partying which was a nice break for grandma the ocean was blue and calm and we had really good sunny weather untill the moring we came home. I really http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Whitsundays/blog-385136.html One of the mandatory stops on the Oz bus is this working cattle station located in inland Queensland. I was very sceptical at first thinking that it would be a dude ranch all cheezed up. The complete opposite. They really were fabulous hosts. We did skeet shooting with a shoot gun goat mustering on horse back quading throught the property to see the Brama cattle whip cracking roping and a http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Kroombit/blog-384529.html What a great trip over to the island. I had a fabulous group and the timeof my life. Grandma put those young bitches to bed eveynightThe trip strated out rocky when we barly got a mile away from the bagrge and we had beeen stuck three times and the last took 30 people to push us out. The 4X4 was pooched. Called the shop and as a group spent 2 hours starnded on the beach with the high tide http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Fraser-Island/blog-384360.html Sorry all as my mother sternly reminded me it has been awhile since my last communication. I had them worried sick enough that i think I am cut out of the will. SorryA couple quick updates. Left Surfers and off to Brisbane. Spent 12 hours their and left my new friend Natalia. I was sad to leave her but knew there was good things forging ahead. Ended up in Noosa for two days. A very wealt http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Noosa/blog-384349.html I was sad to leave Byron put needed to move on and share the wealth. Surfers Paradise reminds me of Miami Beach of some other extremelly commercialized town. The weather has finally smartened up and i have had two days of sun and enjoyed them at the beach. The first night we ended up doing our own pub crawl and finished the evening off by attending a strip club. Whih sounds lovely except is w http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Surfers-Paradise/blog-381776.html After concouring one of my fears it was off to Byron Bay. A great little beaach town with lots of character. Lots of fun people on my bus so three party nights out in Byron at this bar called Cheeky Monkeys. I renamed it to Spanky Monkeys.... I felt that was aore appropriate name. Great little bar with cheap food and lots of backpackers. Not having great luck with roomates. This chap from E http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-381501.html I finally left the big city of Sydney. Back on the bus and 12 hours later we showed up at Spot X. I was quite excited to see what trouble I could get my Spot X into.... oh sorry mom I met this little cheecky english girl Natalia from Liver pool england on the bus. I knew I would love her when she tole me I can talk the back legs of off a donkey so if you need some quiet time let me know. S http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-381232.html MARDI GRA was this weekend. Gay pride is alive in Sydney. Holly shit I have never been to something so bizzar intersting and just pandimonium There was 12 million people watching the parade. Me and the dutch girls went and secured a spot at 200 for a parade that starts at 745. This beter be good. I think I was drunk sober and then drunk again sitting in the sun drinking wine. Sa http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Glebe/blog-379764.html I have always wanted to ride the snowy mountains and see real life brumbies. this was a Fabulous experience. I saw the most beautifull country side wildlife trees horses etc. My guide Cath was really good and knowledgebale Ihad a good horse that hide a mind of his own and byshwalked alot through the mountains. I did not know what to expect and i was not disappointed witht the ride but the http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Kosciuszko-National-Park/blog-379763.html Last couple days I was on the Oz Experience bus... I am really enjoying travelling this way. The guide was fantastic and I have been able to finally meet some new people. The road between Melbourne and Sydney is the one less traveled. The first day we stopped at a Vineyard outside of Lakes Enterance. The owner was this little old man and what a pervert.... we were instint freinds. 2.00 for 2 http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Jindabyne/blog-378686.html Computers are hard to come on this trip and also a price of a pint of beer.... with the lack of writing you can see where my priorities have been. Melbourne is a city that I didi not give myself enought time to explore. Lots of little pubs live music and a very diverse crowd. After the Lawyer incident I sepet the next day touring the Great Ocean road with 6 or more Candaina girls taking thei http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/City-Centre/blog-378676.html to be continued....so the dreams of my three some vanishes as quickly as the echoing sound of a hotty pooping less than 2 feet away from me......anyway back on track. After my disappointing shower. I hottied up and went out for a lovely meal and some great wine. Expensive but it was worth it. Traveling by myself has been good. People feel sorry for me and come over and talk to me. i have met s http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/Bourke-Street/blog-376152.html Where do I begin.......I left snowy Regina to be seen off by my Mom plus Debbie and Grant. Thanks Deb and Grantin for coming in a wishing me farewell. A flight to Toronto..... lay over and 3 pints of beer and OJ... a flight to Vancouver. Seat had great leg room but a Fobared TV. Short stop in Vancouver and then the big leg of the trip 15 hours. Got a new seat tv works.... thank christ. Sat by http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Coogee-Beach/blog-375780.html I thought I would make a trial run with my blog since I still refuse to get on creep book to ensure that you do not miss out on the mischeif and toomfoolery that I plan to get in to in the Land Down Under. The reality is starting to sink in when I packed my back back courtesey of Hofer and realized that the Fking thing is heavy. This fat kid worked up a sweat trying to adjust the straps http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Saskatchewan/Regina/blog-374080.html