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                    <title>Endings beginnings and life goes on.</title>
                    <description>Winter is over and spring is here well according to the calendar it is. We spent the last day of winter in Mallacoota in absolutely miserable conditions. Freezing cold temperatures strong winds and heavy rain marked the day. It was a great day for sitting around so we went for a drive into Merimbula for lunch and then to Eden for a look and bought some oysters along the way. The first day of spr</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Geelong/blog-740930.html</link>
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                    <title>Time to go</title>
                    <description>Fraser Island was lovely and I strongly recommend a visit there if you are ever in the area. However if you are going to take your own 4WD you need to know how to manage the sand roads. We managed to get stuck twice both times because we had too much air in the tyres. It was just a matter of letting out a bit more air and we were on our way. On our second day we were headed over to the surf be</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/blog-738954.html</link>
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                    <title>Island life with fish</title>
                    <description>Greetings from Fraser Island Queensdland. It took a bit of an effort to get here but here we are. The dog sitter didnt work out so the girls are in gaol for a couple of days. They thought it was a good idea at the time because there were other dogs there. I bet they changed their minds when we walked away. When we collect them on Thursday they can go for a long run or walk on the beach.I </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Fraser-Island/blog-738433.html</link>
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                    <title>Sunshine whales and unexpected news.</title>
                    <description>We have been very busy being tourists the last couple of days. No disasters unless you count my mobile phone sim card stopping working. That was fixed with a visit to Telstra and a replacement card.The weather has been lovely. There has been sunshine every day with a bit of wind on a couple of days. On one of the windy days we went for a drive to Childers north of Hervey Bay on the way to Bund</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/blog-737354.html</link>
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                    <title>Burns bruises and the wrong bites</title>
                    <description>Welcome back. You have been gone for a while. While you have been gone we have been having a holiday. Once on the road again after replacing the broken spring in Maidenwell we finally reached our destination of Hervey Bay. When we stayed at Tamworth we were asked if we had booked somewhere because it will be very busy. Of course we hadnt because we have a tendency to stop when we feel like</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/blog-736722.html</link>
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                    <title>All's well in Maidenwell</title>
                    <description>Today was a very interesting day. After another cold start 4.4 degrees C according to the weather bureau we set of on the final leg of our journey north. Once the sun came up the day warmed up quickly. We were wearing short sleeves and had the air conditioner on not far into our journey.We got lost in Toowoomba following the directions from our GPS. Eventually we gave up on Simon he39s a b</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Kingaroy/blog-735817.html</link>
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                    <title>It's cold in them there hills.</title>
                    <description>We spent a cold night in Tamworth last night. We werent actually cold not until this morning. We have a very good diesel fuelled heater with two vents in the van but it is always turned off when we go to bed. Fortunately it heats the van very quickly. When Frank got up this morning the thermometer said it was 1.1 degree in the van and 3.4 in the fridge. No we didnt open the fridge to warm</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Warwick/blog-735573.html</link>
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                    <title>Challenging times</title>
                    <description>As one would expect the wear is improving the further north we travel. Less layers of clothes needed now. We spent two nights in Bermagui in Zane Gray Tourist Park overlooking Horseshoe Bay. Very quiet with only another three groups staying there. The park was named after a famous American author who was very keen on big game fishing and was instrumental in putting Bermagui on the map.Yesterday</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Wyong/blog-735044.html</link>
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                    <title>NQN and the Petulant Puppies </title>
                    <description>Hello and welcome to my first blog of our 2012 holiday. If you followed our travels around the west of Australia last year and found it entertaining enough to return welcome back. If you are a new follower I hope you enjoy reading about our trials tribulations and adventures. This year we are staying in the east but are still heading north going as far as Hervey Bay most likely.There are a fe</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Bermagui/blog-734663.html</link>
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                    <title>Reflections of Mr Universe and the Lady of the Nightie and other things.</title>
                    <description>Travelling broadens the mind Frank Sady Grey Nomad.  Yes and the hips and it turns the belly into jelly Irene Sady Temporary Grey Nomad  hair appointment made for next week.Travelling makes one very casual.  When we started out on our journey just over eight weeks ago we were very regimented and organised.  We were up at six am to put some of the many miles behind us.  Here</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Warrnambool/blog-661155.html</link>
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                    <title>Reptiles seafood and jade.</title>
                    <description>We are spending a few days exploring the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia a region of the state we have never visited before.  The Eyre Peninsula produces wheat and the majority of the States seafood.  Port Lincoln on the southern point is well known for tuna and kingfish while Coffin Bay has a thriving oyster growing industry.Our first two days were spent at Venus Bay a location we fell in </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Cowell/blog-660248.html</link>
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                    <title>The not so great Nullabor Crossing.</title>
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                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Eyre-Peninsula/Venus-Bay/blog-659207.html</link>
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                    <title>Chasing storms and flowers</title>
                    <description>As we have progressed with our travels we have visited a few places we would have liked to spend more time in or visit again some time in the future and some which we would never go back to.  We would like to revisit Kununurra Fitzroy Crossing Exmouth and Horrocks all north of Perth.  The last four days in the south of the state produced a stand out addition to the list Albany.Albany on th</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Esperance/blog-658361.html</link>
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                    <title>Walking in the tree tops.</title>
                    <description>With Christine and Richard we are on the move again continuing our trip in the southwest region of Western Australia.  It is a very pretty piece of the state and we understand why people rave over it.  In parts the landscape is reminiscent of the Otway region of Victoria.  Large eucalypt trees native grass trees and a much denser understory than what we have seen to the north.Last night we ca</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Albany/blog-657884.html</link>
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                    <title>The relative culture of Perth.</title>
                    <description>This weekend we had a short break to Perth catching up with family and taking in a little bit of culture.We drove to Perth via Mandurah a once quaint seaside village now a bustling metropolis devoid of any charm.  Sadly that is what happens to many such coastal retreats once developers move in.  Despite the lack of charm there are many lovely homes in the area and the estuary is still very p</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Busselton/blog-657386.html</link>
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                    <title>Crabs and strudel</title>
                    <description>We caught crabs.  Not the sort you catch when you get too close and personal with the wrong sort of people.  We caught blue swimmer crabs this morning using the skeletons of our King George whiting from yesterday and borrowed crab nets.  We caught sixteen crabs of legal size.  We probably caught another thirty undersized crabs but let them go.  It was a lovely morning sunny and still so we joine</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Busselton/blog-656851.html</link>
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                    <title>Fish and crabs</title>
                    <description>Fish.  Today was a fish day.  This morning after a leisurely breakfast we went for a long walk along an even longer jetty.  It was interesting to stop along the way to see what all the fisher people had caught.  We were costed by a group of boys wanting to sell us some of their crabs.  They were being offered to us at 2.50 each which we declined.  Frank said he would pay one dollar each which</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Busselton/blog-656657.html</link>
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                    <title>Wineries kamikaze kangaroos and cocktails.</title>
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                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Busselton/blog-656364.html</link>
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                    <title>Beeetles Busselton and Birthdays.</title>
                    <description>So in my last entry I discussed amenities in caravan parks.  One further comment before I move on.  The amenities block in Horrocks Beach Caravan Park is visited by large green beetles at night.  They are a very pretty shade of green almost emerald and about 3cm in length.  In the morning they have departed are dead or cleaned up.  On our last morning I was having a shower when I felt someth</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Busselton/blog-656135.html</link>
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                    <title>Wildflowers and ablutions.</title>
                    <description>Wildflowers pretty wildflowers everywhere.  Flowers of many different species and colours.  Our trip today was highlighted by the beautiful wildflowers that Western Australia is famous for.  We stopped several times to take photos and each time we were amazed at the variety in a small area.  We were also surprised to find wild budgies in the area. School holdays start this weekend so there is a</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/blog-655467.html</link>
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