Blogs from Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 5

Dimanche 18 mai, je suis arrivée dans la petite ville de Noosa pour faire une excursion à Fraser Island. Noosa est une petite ville de surfers assez classe. Pour faire Fraser Island c'est mieux de prendre un tour car conduire sur le sable mou c'est toute une aventure! J'ai donc choisi de prendre une entreprise sérieuse et pas axée sur la fête : discoverygroup.com.au. Ils ont des bus de 20 personnes donc on est pas un gros groupe, ce que je préfère. Départ donc lundi à 6h15 du matin. Le bus 4x4 est assez impressionnant, car il est très haut et monté sur d'énormes pneus. Le guide était vraiment sympa et plein d'humour. Pour rejoindre Rainbow Beach, l'endroit d'où on partait, on a pris les petites routes dans l'arrière pays et on a réussi a voir....dss ... read more

Some people say Surfers Paradise is a suburb from Brisbane. So it didn't take much time to get to Brisbane. We made a photo stop at kangaroos point. I saw another lizard and over the way is a Mormon temple out marble. Below kangaroos point you can climb up a steep face. We made a sightseeing tour with our bus through Brisbane but we could not see too much because the bus ceiling blocked the view or the interesting thing was at the other site of the bus. At the end we stopped at Newstead Park to see the sausages tree. Our lunch break was at a Matilda rest house. Some animals were arround a pond. Next stop Maryborough a small town with a very old and big tree. Maryborough is the birth town of the ... read more

29 avril 2011 : Nous partons sur l'île, avec Le bus 4X4 du "Fraser Explorer Tour". Cette île, la plus grande île de sable du monde (environ 1 840 km2 pour 120 kms de long sur 24 kms de large) possède des forêts tropicales, d'eucalyptus, de mangrove et des marécages. Départ de l'hôtel à 7h45. Traversée du bras de mer en ferry-boat. Alternance de beaucoup de pluie et d'un peu de soleil pour cette matinée. Repas du midi en self-service, compris dans le programme de l'excursion, à Eurong Beach Resort, toujours sous la pluie. Nous visitons le lac Mackenzie, lors d'une courte éclaircie, puis nous rentrons à l'hôtel à 18h00. Nous regardons le mariage princier à la télévision... read more

Woke up early and caught the bus with Adam and Amy to Hervey Bay as they are going a day early so are not on the same Fraser trip. There wasn't much to do in Hervey Bay so we sat by the pool while I waited for my Fraser trip meeting and briefing. At the meeting I didn't find out that much it was all a bit vague and rushed! Also no one really chatted to me so I wasn't sure on the groups and who I would be with. Adam and Amy had tried to introduce me to two couples they had met on the bush camp so that I could be in their car group etc but they didn't really make an effort with me and I felt a little like a third wheel ... read more

I flew out of Alice Springs; destination Brisbane. I'd booked a cheap flight and fully expected a no-frills budget airline. You can imagine my excitement and glee when I boarded a Quantas flight, complete with in-flight entertainment and lunch included. Result! I watched a movie, tucked into a sandwich and stared with wonder out of the window at the red desert landscape below. I've never seen anything like that before. I touched down in Brisbane and managed to find my way into the city pretty easily, and it took just 45 minutes. I lugged all my heavy bags to the nicest hostel I've ever stayed in. It has a rooftop pool, great views over the city and, best of all, I had a single bed and not a bunk bed! So unusual for hostels and I ... read more