Blogs from Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 5

Hello to all and greetings from Bundaberg, Also Happy T-Day to America. Well needless to say there has been a bit of a gap in the blogging, but not in the progress. Somerset Cat arrived in Bundy, at the Bundaberg Port Marina on the 19th of October sort of with the Island Cruising Assoc. so the following week was taken up with seeing off crew and partying with a lot of boats we had met along the way. So after leaving Bora Bora after 55days in French Polynesia we spent 10 days at Raratonga,5 at Tonga,Vavau, 6 weeks in Fiji, including the Yasawas and Manamucas, 4 weeks around Vanuatu, 3 weeks in New Caladonia, the atol at Ouvea and in Noumea before heading here. I promise pics before Christmas. Somerset Cat is currently for sale and ... read more

Hi everybody! I'm still in Bargara and I'm still working in the tomato buisness. But I'm on the picking machine now and the work is even harder but the money is so much better. I don't think I'm really good because I'm not fast enough, but I hope they'll keep me for the next 2 weeks. Yesterday we worked 12 hours in about 35 degrees! Theres not much to do after work, because normally I'm so tired and exhausted. All the fun stuff has to wait until Christmas. Hope you are all well. Seeya susi ... read more

Hello After a rough start everthing worked out, well not exactly perfect, but it's getting better. I have bought a car and I moved on from Brisbane. Right now I'm in a little town called Bargara. I came here for a job- tomato picking!-but the conditions were really bad, like even if you work the whole day long, the money is still not enough to pay the rent for a lousy 4-bed dorm. The season is still low, but they all say it's getting better within a week. So I slept for one night in a nasty 8-bed dorm. That was enough. I met Keith, a guy from California, who was also looking for a place to stay and he found a house. So we splitted the rent and it is the same price now like ... read more

We have now travelled more than 9000 kms. Fuel economy remains just under 15 litres per 100 km and we are pleased with that. The really good news is that Rhonda has had the pins removed from her wrist and the plaster taken off. We went to Brisbane on the 8th September for the appointment with the specialist . She is now wearing a brace until she is confident enough to go without it. A physiotherapy program has been implemented but it will take a few months to get back to something near normal. Bargara Our stay at Bargara near Bundaberg was for three nights. The onboard satellite navigation system brought us on an inland highway rather than the Bruce as the shortest trip. We rocked and rolled a fair bit as the road was 'variable' ... read more

Hello everyone, It is only only 26 six days till I fly out of Brisbane for Istanbul. I have packed and unpack my bags in my head for awhile now so I suppose I will really need to pack the bags. More later Kathleen... read more

I have enclosed my Itinerary for you all to follow the trip. I am not sure of how oftern I will get to write in my blog. AEGEAN TRADITIONS Thu 25 Sep Bundaberg Dep: 0930 QF2323 Qantas Airways Brisbane Arr: 1020 Please arrive at Brisbane International Terminal no later than 1230 for check-in Brisbane Dep: 1445 SQ236 Singapore Airline Singapore Arr: 2045 Dep: 2340 SQ490 Singapore Airlines via Dubai Fri26Sep Istanbul Arr: 0735 Upon arrival in Istanbul we shall be met at the airport and transferred to our city hotel for check-in. In the afternoon we shall embark on a sightseeing tour of the Old City, including visits to the Blue Mosque, the Hippodrome, centre of sporting events in ancient times, and the magnificent St Sophia, one of the greatest marvels of architecture, originally constructed ... read more

I have been absolutely terrible at keeping this up. Not a big shock though.. I had a feeling I wouldnt do well. At least I've been good at puttin up pictures right? Anyway, so I am in a town called Bundaberg right now. I've actuallyspent entirely too much time in this town. In total I've been here about... 5 weeks. I came here after my holiday to work for a bit, then I took off down to Brisbane/Byron Bay/Surfers Paradise to meet Chris and chill out again. Which was amaaaazing, but now back to work. Bundaberg is the most random little town. It has a pharmacy in a church. I mean, who does that ? Personally I like to call it the “Drug Church.” haha. There isn't a lot to do here, which I am fairly ... read more