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

This is a warning to anyone planning to do the same as us, staying in Rockhampton a couple of nights to break up the journey from Hervey Bay to Airlee beach - DONT. Luckily we only ended up staying 1 night, there is nothing to do here and it is a hillbilly town. The people are weird and its like stepping back in a time machine. Thats all there is to say about that!... read more

Town of the butcher's industry. In every main entrance road of this town, huge plastic bulls symbolize the town's connection to this industry. The hostel I had there was the most relaxed and easy-going one I had so far; thanks to the owner, and his unshockable female clerk. As not many backpackers stayed during this season, we had many very nice chats with beers in the evening. During my stay in Rocky I visited the botanical garden and the adjacent zoo there (many species!!!), visited the diocese's main church and booked a tour through a nearby former gold mine. There we were driven in a small bus through the little village, which had the charm of an ancient gold-rush town in the 1850s. We were also shown the negative side effects of gold washing: mercury all ... read more

14th July 2008 - Myella Farm Stay in Barabela We got picked up from our hostel ealry in the morning and then picked up Hannah from Sweden who arrived late on her Greyhound bus. After an hour we arrived at Myella Farm which is pretty much almost in the outback - it is just the beginning of the red dust which you get in the centre of Oz. First thing we were shown was how to cook toast on the campfire and how to pour the water from the kettles that hang over the fire 24/7. We had to change into old farm clothes for the day - very flattering! We had brekkie and then we were taken to the stables where we were given a horse for the duration of our stay. My horse ... read more

11th, 12th and 13th July 2008 - Airlie Beach to Rockhampton I'm just going to gloss over the next few days as I am a bit behind with the blog and nothing amazing happended over these days. The only bit of excitement we had was when a man came into our dorm at 1.30am, used the toilet, switched the main light on, and then walked out, we followed him down the corridor and asked him what the hell he was doing as our door had been locked, he just walked away yelling obsenities. He hadnt stolen anything, we think he was just looking for a free bed for the night! On the 12th July we decided to get the night bus to Rockhampton to save on accomodation. Don't think we'll be doing this again as ... read more

Hello! 16.6. Abfahrt Brisbane. Ich kann es immer noch nicht glauben! Das Semester ist vorbei und ich hab es nicht einmal richtig mitbekommen. Und schon befinde ich mich in Richtung Norden. Um 1 Uhr Ankunft in Noosa. Gleich rein in den ersten HostelBus - DolphinsResort. VOll Cooles Hostel. Danach 3 Stunden Walk durch den National Park. Sehr schoen, mit LiveShow von Delphinen in freier Wildbahn (sind durchs Meer gesprungen) und Koala in the tree. Am ABend gmuetlich kochen und Leut kennenlernen. Schlafen bereits um 11, denn als alter Fussballfan muss man natuerlich um 4:30 aufstehen und sich Oesterreich gegen Deutschland anschauen... Vielleicht haett ich wie Lydia waehrend dem Spiel einschlafen sollen damit auch die Oesterreicher wenigstens ein Tor schiessen... Danach nochmal schnell ins Bett fuer 2 Stunden bevor es zum Surfkurs ging. Surfen - - - ... read more