Blogs from Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, Oceania

Leaving Rainbow beach we backtrack to the Bruce Highway and head south,our journey is interrupted by several major roadworks, good to see they are at last trying to fix some of the problems associated with this road.We have traveled this route many times and do not feel the need to pause and visit any of the seaside hamlets and towns on our way.We are heading for Mooloolaba a town we have visited many times and is one of our favourite places on the Sunshine coast. First charted in 1861 by lieutenant Heath RN the area was soon noted to be a great source of timber and by 1864 a timber trade was established sending timber to sawmills in Brisbane.Other ventures soon followed and fruit and other produce began to be shipped to Brisbane.The area flourished and ... read more

With only 14 days remaining till 'the big day' i guess its time to share the itinerary ^_^ June 7th - Kuala Lumpur June 8th - Stansted UK June 9th - Derbyshire/Nottingham UK June 10th-12th - Derby UK June 13th - 14th - Barcelona SPA June 15th -17th - Lloret de Mar SPA June 18th - 20th - Ibiza SPA June 21st - Barcelona SPA June 22nd - 23rd - Athens GRE June 24th - 25th - Mykonos GRE June 26th - 28th - Santorini GRE June 29th - July 1st - London UK Contiki July 1st - 2nd Paris July 3rd - 4th Beaujolais Wine Region July 5th - French Riviera July 6th - 7th - Florence July 8th - 9th - Rome July 10th - 11th - Venice July 12th - 13th - Austrian ... read more

AMAZING Experience Diving with Sharks at Underwater World today! Yes, that's right, SHARKS! From one who watches Shark Week on the Discovery Channel intensely, and has always thought how cool this would be - my dream has come true! Jodi and I decided to go for it after looking up Underwater World in Mooloolaba as something to do on a rainy day. Then we noticed the "Dive with Sharks" experience they advertised. We did the whole "would you?", "Yeah I would, would YOU?", "Are we REALLY going to do this?" and then decided we just couldn't wait and booked it!! So we headed to Underwater World Sunday morning, to see the rest of the exhibits before our afternoon scheduled dive. I don't know how much we really saw, since we were both a bit preoccupied that ... read more

Uwaga techniczna: za parę dni umieścimy tu nasze ładniejsze zdjęcia z fokami - te zrobione przez fotografa widocznego na pierwszym planie. Poza tym dodaliśmy dwa zdjęcia do wpisu z 22 września. Uważni czytelnicy zapewne zauważyli, że zgubiliśmy gdzieś wczorajszy dzień. To dlatego, że zafundowaliśmy sobie ostatni dzień totalnego luzu - nie robiliśmy dosłownie NIC, o czym warto by napisać. :) A dziś rano spakowaliśmy się już tak całkiem (buuuu….) i zostawiwszy samochód z walizkami na parkingu pod hotelem, powędrowaliśmy do największego oceanarium na półkuli południowej, Underwater World. Znów trafiliśmy na straszliwy tłum złożony głównie z małych dzieci, ale oceanarium było super: mnóstwo wodnych zwierząt, opisanych w bardzo ciekawy sposób, świetne pokazy zwierzaków i do tego wiszące na ścianach piękne zdjęcia przyrody, które zwyciężały w międzynarodowych konkursach (w tym trzy... read more

... mal ein paar Bilder vom Nachtleben :-)... read more