Brisbane and the Fraser Island

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July 22nd 2006

Published: July 22nd 2006

Our flight from Hamilton Island to Brisbane was uneventful, and since we were flying JetStar, there was no fear about proper identification this time! We arrived in Brisbane in the late afternoon, and we took the SkyTrain from the airport. It was easy, and a good walk from Central Station brought us to our hotel - the Chifley. Considering we booked the hotel online, and got quite a good deal for ... Read Full Entry

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Sarah & Tom

Sarah Tom

In the summer of 2011, we returned to Australia, with our home base in Broadbeach Waters, half way between Brisbane and Gold Coast. Our 3 year-old son, Alex, became a world traveler and enjoyed every minute of it. In the summer of 2007, we travelled to Europe and took a Mediterranean Cruise on the Celebrity Millennium. Our trip is documented here. In January 2007, we returned home from a 12 month teaching exchange to the Central Coast Grammar School, NSW, Australia. As you can see below, we stopped in Hong Kong, Thailand and Fiji on the way. We have visited Adelaide, Kangaroo Island,... full info

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Framed!

Can you tell who was where they weren't supposed to be? The inside of the Meheno was strictly off limits for safety... No worries, Tom never left the sandy ground.

Anyone out there?

Peeking through one of the many holes in the Meheno.

Wreckage

The wreck of the Meheno was fascinating. The warped, torn, rusted metal provided tremendous photo opportunities.

Eli Creek

We were up past our knees in the water in this beautiful fresh water creek.

Really... it's beautifully warm!

Eli creek was perfectly clear. It was actually kind of sad to think of all this fresh water flowing straight out to the ocean when most of this continent is on strict water restrictions.

Lake Mackenzie

On a bright, sunny, summer day, this would have been a tremendous spot to relax. Unfortunately, this day was a little too cool to enjoy the white sandy beach.

Home, Sweet Home

The hole in the leaves is home to a funnel web spider - the most venomous spider in the world. The recommendation is to capture the spider after a bite (for identification purposes) but my guess is that most people jump, scream obscenities and run away before consulting the rule book.

Pile Valley Rainforest

The rainforest on the island was lush and beautiful. We walked along a silent creek... and that was strange... but when the riverbed is all sand, you get a silent creek!

Pile Valley

More of our rainforest walk.

Big Tree!

This tree was very interesting - there were no growth rings! Even though there are definite dry and wet seasons here, it doesn't seem to impact the tree to the point of leaving annual marks. Who knows how old this tree was when it fell!

Water drop

This little curl was part of a vine hanging in the rainforest. Quite the opportunity for a patient photographer.

Dingo!

This guy was just strolling along the beach. He was tagged so that his movements around the island could be tracked.

Rough Seas

The weather wasn't the best on our way back to civilization from Fraser Island. This was the scene at Rainbow Beach - back on the mainland.

Water Dragon

This guy was basking along the side of a pool in the Brisbane botanical gardens.

Banyan Fig

These trees are so huge, they are often called Community Fig trees in India because several families will live under the canopy in among the aerial roots.

4th May 2010

christina
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Brisbane Skyline at night
Look you pic. Is there anyway we can have a copy. Use to live on the river and would really like to do up a picture for our lounge room. Cheers Christina

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