Blogs from Beerwah, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
May 20th 2012
We woke with fuzzy heads this morning from a few drinks celebrating Wills birthday the night before. We packed a bag with some snacks for the day and grabbed a rushed free breakfast before catching the shuttle bus to Main Beach where we then caught the Australia Zoo coach to the zoo. We took a walk around the crocs first, spotting all the famous names that we had seen on TV like Aggro and Casper. There were a few brave Herons in the croc enclosures who didn't seem to be worried about swimming and wandering around the crocs - I'm not sure I'd be that brave. We also saw dingoes at the zoo but they looked much better fed than those we had been camping with on Fraser! The weirdest animal that we saw was the ... read more
The Mad Hatter's 'Folk' Party
Published: December 11th 2010Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Beerwah
December 5th 2010
The following morning, Sunday, it still wasn’t very bright but at least it wasn’t raining. Graham chatted to the German couple again and, oh no, another disaster. The young girl wanted to go to the loo in the night but couldn’t undo the zipper on The Penthouse. It took her over half an hour to get out and, in doing so, she broke the zipper which then let in the rain!!! They seemed very despondent especially as they still had another month in Aus and were heading north where even worse weather was forecast. But after that they were off to Asia for several months and were sure they would have a much better time there. At about 10.30 we set off for ‘The Mad Hatters Tea House’ where the local Landsborough Folk Club meet on ... read more
December 4th 2010
Friday 3rd December and it was finally time to drag ourselves away from Noosa. We had really enjoyed discovering the delights of the area and wouldn’t hesitate to come back given the opportunity. We managed to pack everything up in the dry and were waving goodbye to the CP staff at about 9.15. We were only intending to travel a relatively short distance which was just as well looking at the threatening clouds and we wondered, with poor weather forecast, whether it was wise to leave Tewantin as we had been so comfortable there. The coastal motorway is very good and it didn’t take long to get to the one caravan park near Beerwah we had in mind but it was right on the main road and we knew from experience how noisy that could be. ... read more
October 29th 2009
Crikey!!! Na jarenlang animal planet gekeken te hebben. Ben ik vandaag eindelijk echt naar Australia Zoo gegaan die natuurlijk opgezet is door de crocodile hunter Steve Irwin. Daar aangekomen stond echt alles in het teken van Steve. Wat natuurlijk logisch is. Het is precies zoals het op tv was. Grote schone verblijven voor zowel de crocs als de andere dieren. Wat erg mooi was dat ze een groot crocoseum hadden met veel zitplaatsen en een groot verblijf in het midden met water en gras delen. Prachtig voor demonstraties natuurlijk. Heb zo veel mogelijk foto’s lopen knippen maar is toch ook wel lastig omdat je altijd net even op de verkeerde plek zit. Vogel show was zoals altijd erg leuk ondanks dat ik helemaal niet gek ben op vogels vind ik het erg leuk om ze in ... read more
January 5th 2009
Day 59 We thanked Derek and Karen for putting us up, and they thanked us for doggy sitting Moffy and Charlie. We left their place in Caloundra at around 08.30 am, hooked up with the trailer on route to Australia Zoo, today was NAUGHTY WOMBAT DAY. We checked in through the group bookings aisle as we had been told and then went across to information to book in for the Naughty Wombats, really just to tell them we were there, we saw uncle Alan, who we were out having dinner with last night, and managed to pull his leg a little. We walked around the zoo and with our past knowledge of working there we had a better perspective of the layout and saw some animals we had not seen before, like the komodo dragons, the ... read more
Good Times Bad Times (5 weeks)
Published: December 12th 2008Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Beerwah
December 12th 2008
Hi Bloggers! So after yesterday we returned to the Zoo for day 2 (Thursday). Andy was on natives, Kangaroos, Echidnas and Wallabies. I was on Koala’s, which was what Andy did yesterday. The sequence of work is very much general maintenance of the animals, their living accommodations and their eating routines, cleaning out water bowls, raking up leaves, changing food bowls and general visible maintenance of the park. The Kangaroo and Wallaby enclosures take a lot of maintenance as it is such a large area. There is a lot of sweeping and raking to do, not to mention dragging heavy hoses out. At the end of the day, the water bowls/buckets/troughs need filling to ensure that the animals have plenty of water overnight. Andy had the opportunity to look after the echidna compound (an Echidna is ... read more
December 10th 2008
Andy got up at 5.30 this morning and dutifully made me a cup of tea for 6.00. I jumped out of bed showered dressed, breakfasted and before long we were on our way to the Zoo. We did not have to be there until 8.30 however we arrived at 7.30 in eager anticipation of the day ahead. At 8.30 a young lady called Breeze came to collect us, give us our shirts and a brief induction, plus numerous documents where we had to sign everything away. We were met by Sarah who kindly took us to our various posts. Andy was given the enviable task today of being on Koalas and me…. Oh dear I was on birds! Still I was not too disappointed it is the experience that counts. We were given maps, so I ... read more
August 18th 2008
We went to the Australian Zoo..home of the Crocodile Hunter...most of the day today. It was a blast! It had mostly Australian animals, and almost all of their snakes were posinous. Scary! We got to go into the cages with the kangaroos and pet and feed them. We also got to pet a couple of koalas. I really liked this zoo better than the ones I've been to in America because it seemed like the zoo keepers tried to keep the guests more involved with the animals. There were shows and feedings going on all the time.... read more
Steve 'Crikey' Irwin's Australia Zoo
Published: April 20th 2008Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Beerwah
April 16th 2008
We left Byron Bay, feeling at one with the surf and mother earth, only to be smacked in the face by the high-rise sight for sore eyes that is the Gold Coast. Who on earth let that happen? Surfer's Paradise it might once have been, but surely no self-respecting surfer REALLY thinks thinks that paradise is set in concrete 50 floors high? Surfer's.. cough.. Paradise must float some people's boats as it, together with the 35 km strip that makes up the Gold Coast, has reportedly over 2 million visitors a year. Not all coming to surf I bet... If you like theme parks, casinos, and shopping malls BIG TIME then you'd be delighted if, on completing the Gold Run on Blockbusters-can-I-have-a-'P'-please-Bob' you'd won a fortnight's 'trip of a lifetime' here. Maybe you've just got to ... read more
March 23rd 2008
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=20926&l=6a285&id=503645207 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=26422&l=cfae5&id=503645207 Today we set our alarms for 8 AM. The plan for the day was to go to the Australian Zoo. That is the zoo which Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin and his parents own. The zoo is located in Beerwah, about an hour an a half on the train dead north of here in the middle of the Sunshine Coast. We caught a train at the transit centre about 500 metres from the hostel. The ticket cost us each 12.60 with the return and a bus from the end of the line to the entrance of the zoo included. We reached the zoo at about 945 and were told that right away there was a very popular exhibition which used to be done by Steve Irwin himself. The performance took place in a small ... read more
