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OK first off, apologies for all those that have been missing the blog updates or just thought that we were dead. The good news is we're not and we're still having a great time. Currently about half way down the east coast of Australia and melting in 38dg heat (from what we've heard it's not too far from what it's like in England??). Anyway, apologies in advance for how long this entry is going to be, as you can imagine we've been up to quite a bit! Since our last update we left the Thai islands and headed north once more [View Full Entry]

kilgour weir - Paul & Joe | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 9th 2009 | 82 Views | [diary=459226]

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How awful to see on TV the terrible pictures coming from the Samoan earthquake and tsunami. We feel so much for those who have lost loved ones. We have had two restful days at pretty Burrum Heads. We always enjoy our little stays here. We've stayed when all the campers are the retirees who have been coming for years to spend the winter months here, gradually 'working' their way to the front riverside sites. They all know each other and share recipes, patterns and fishing spots. Last year and this, we've arrived when it's school holidays and the grey nomads are [View Full Entry]

ValandDoug - Val and Doug | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 30th 2009 | 37 Views | [diary=441092]

burrum heads
looking down the river

From Noosa we travelled further north to Hervey Bay. This is principally the gateway for Fraser Island but it is also the "whale watching capital of the world" so we could hardly refuse the opportunity to go meet some friendly whales. It is a well-known whale watching spot in July to October as Hervey Bay is en route of the humpback whales southern migration down to the Antartic waters in the southern hemisphere summer months. Hervey Bay is a sheltered bay where female whales come to give birth in a safe environment before sticking around in the warm waters of the [View Full Entry]

GoughyandJoey - Sarah Gough | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 27th 2009 | 26 Views | [diary=440067]

Whale tail!!
Pec splash
Breech (belly view)

I have started studying campsite books like I do hotels on the internet so I managed to find a really sweet site right on the beach that luckily had a lovely little spot for us right on the front. We spent the first day walking halfway along the beach (it’s 17km!!) and doing a bit of sunbathing - well it’s been a while!!!!!! On the second day there I decided that if I didn’t do the Indonesia blogs soon I would give up all together so spent most of the day in the internet café while Tel had his hair cut [View Full Entry]

the kemps - Abi & Terry Kemp | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 10th 2009 | 43 Views | [diary=435341]

A Goanna
Eli creek
The forest giants

We got as far south as Proserpine and stayed at the caravan park. In the morning we had a swim in the heated Olympic pool. It was fun. Left and went through Dingo Beach and stayed to look at Airlie Beach. They were both nice places. Then we drove to Eungella and stayed at the camping ground at the top of the valley. We drove to the dam and got there before 10am. It was nice, so we all decided to stay the night. I had a dip so I could call my family a chicken. Then Dad & Kate cooked [View Full Entry]

BigL - Alex Lee | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 16th 2009 | 10 Views | [diary=428619]

Eungella valley sunrise
Eungella Dam
Carmila Beach - low tide

One of the many suggested 'must dos' in Australia is to visit Hervey Bay and take a day cruise out into the bay to watch the Humpback Whales congregate in the warm waters and have their calves, before swimming back down the coast to Antartic waters later on in the year. So with the opportunity of a two day holiday, mid week, thanks to Brisbanes' Annual Ekka Show Day, similar to the Newbury Show we decided to drive the 4 1/2 hour drive north after work and stay in a B&B reccommended to us. The drive out of the city was [View Full Entry]

chaosathome - The Murphy Family | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 13th 2009 | 21 Views | [diary=430081]

From another angle!
There they blow!
Hervey Bay Coastline

By Lynni
August 4th 2009
Oz-Land!! :D Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Hervey Bay
So, I'm in Oz-land, and its fantastic!! Weather similar to some parts of SA, but first-world :p there are a lot of similarities actually, its strange. Still miss SA and my people there though, but having a total bawl!! Soooo, on the 28th (Tue) I got up at 6:15am for the airport!! Had brekkie there and said bye to Paul and Inny (after they insisted on buying me some Australian and American dollars!!) was a very kool visit, went better than the last one I'd say :) so hoyed it on the plane, watched some movie, can't remember what it was [View Full Entry]

Lynni - Lynn Harvey | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 4th 2009 | 33 Views | [diary=425272]


So writing something on an internet blog seems easier than it actually is. Lack of internet time, good pictures and stories caused some delay with our first blog entry, but here it finally is! Our first day in Australia was in Brisbane. We hung around a bit, visited some parks, enjoyed the winter weather (which has been an average of 20-25 degrees with nice water temperatures) but mostly slept off our "jetlag". Nothing much happend and after a loooong night, we headed towards a little coast town called Noosa where we met Rowan's friend Eric. Seeing Eric was lots of fun [View Full Entry]

Sabrina and Rowan - Rowan and Sabrina | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 3rd 2009 | 103 Views | [diary=424919]

Noosa
Fraser Island
Fraser Island

After jumping on the night bus from Airlie beach i caught up with the Irish girls,Norma, Fionnula and Cliona. Three cracking girls i met on mission beach and traveled with to Airlie. They went on the silent night a couple of days before me so had left Airlie before i finished. Met up with them on Saturday morning then straight on the boat out to Fraser. They had booked onto a guided tour on Fraser which sounded like a laugh and knowing them it would be! We arrived on Fraser early and jumped straight on the bus. The driver Peter [View Full Entry]

seesomething - Ben Whitrod | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 23rd 2009 | 79 Views | [diary=417728]

Maheno Shipwreck
Sand Jumping
The Irish Girls

Day 70 - Petrie Park, Tiaro to Hervey Bay Crikey it was cold last night! Brrrrrrrrr! When the alarm went off at 6.15 this morning we both groaned but we really wanted to see the platypus again and figured our best opportunity to do that was when everyone else was still asleep and the wildlife was only just waking up! Catch them unaware, that was the plan!! We grabbed a hot drink each, a towel to sit on, the binoculars, oh and of course the camera! We’d found a little spot yesterday which gave us a good view of the river [View Full Entry]

Darryl and Sarah - Wallaby Wanderers | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 5th 2009 | 78 Views | [diary=415361]

The timid platypus
Smug breakfast
Non stick frying pan


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