Blogs from Mackay, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 7

Wie man sicher bemerkt hat, war ich im letzten Blog ein wenig schreibfaul. Bin ich jetzt auch, ich mache naemlich beide auf einmal. Also nicht wundern, viel zu erzaehlen gibt es momentan einfach nicht. Nachdem die (geile!) Tour beendet war und man seinen Abschied mit einem genuesslichen Bier und arshmellow Wettessen (das ist ja mal so richtig ekelhaft!!!!) gefeiert hat, ging es am naechsten Tag sogleich in den 3-Tages-Bus (!) an die Kueste. Denn ich hatte meinen Job viel viel viel viel viel viel viel viel weiter unten (das ist dann Sueden) gefunden... Auf einer Farm mit 30 000 Hektar und 15 000 Rindern. Naja, Kleinvieh macht auch Mist. So, also musste ich mich sputen. Darwin - Kueste - Mackay - Freunde treffen in Rockhampton - Wohnung Freunde in Biloela - Miles (Condamine). Das ist der ... read more

Rollingstone Beach Resort Caravan Park was quite different. Still can't swim in ocean so focus on the pool. It was really nice with a tropical setting. AIRLIE BEACH A 360 km drive sown the Bruce Highway went smoothly although we are surprised at the infrequent overtaking lanes. Travelling at 90 km/hr we do tend to slow the traffic down. We had great expectations of Airlie Beach that were not met. You know, loud music everywhere and no really good seaside eating places. A lot has been done to beautify the place and the man made lagoon was impressive. The pristine white beaches are just not there. Mud when the tide is out. Airlie seems to be mainly a hub for Whitsunday touring and a young person's destination. Oh well, maybe we expected too much! The Big4 ... read more

We arrived in Mackay at something like 10pm and waited at the bus stop to be picked up by our new WWOOFing family. Quite a scary experience as Mackay is a very small place and we had no idea what to do if nobody turned up. Eventually though we were collected and began our lovely stay on a farmstead about 40 mins drive from the coast. Really gorgeous countryside and a great family too.... read more

18th February 2008 Woke up on Long Island to more torrental rain and wind. today We left the island with regrets that we hadn't seen it at its best. However it had been a great chaance to catch up with Jo after three years and to meet Alan. We really enjoyed their company and hearing of their plans for the future. They told us all about life in Moranbah and the mine where Alan works in the office and Jo drives one of the buses which collect the miners after work and delivers them for their shifts. Jo told us about her property in Maloola which sounds idyllic and we really hope to come back and visit when they get back there in a few years time. Jo and I caught up with all the family ... read more

14th February 2008 It started raining heavily yesterday about 2pm in the afternoon and continued most of the night. I was convinced we were going to be marooned at the camp site as the land is low and the creeks were overflowing from the day before. We left our beachside cabin not knowing whether we would be able to get to Gladstone or not as we had heard on the television of roads in the area being closed. We decided to use the main Bruce Highway rather than the smaller country roads in case of flooding. We wanted to call in to Agnes Water and The Town of 1770 on the way as we had read that they were very attractive seaside resorts and the last of the big surfing beaches. We made good progress along ... read more