Blogs from Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 1208

Hi everyone! hope the summer is going well....I've only got 3 more days left at ironbark :( I'm going to miss everyone soooooo much. Unfortunately.... Ibroke my right wrist on Tuesday...damn eh. So there are three small hairline breaks on the bone right near my thumb (ha its been a while since biology class). it hurts like hell, but it should be all better by the time i go home. So, im putting my last pictures up on my msn space...check them out. Mom and Enid came to visit me here... we are meeting up with them on Tuesday....then going to fraiser island. Im really excited about travelling around. I cant believe it's been 5 months already. Ive ony got a month and 2 days until i come home. It's surreal....I really want to come home ... read more

Jeg landede i Cairns og det foerste jeg gjorde var at finde et busselskab og fik booket en billet mod Mount Isa hvor jeg ville blive afhentet af min nye Chef Robbie Dare. Bussen gik ikke foer kl.00.25 om natten saa havde hele dagen til at 'tulle ' rundt i Cairns. Foerst fandt jeg et hostel saa jeg kunne komme af med al min baggage og derefter brugte jeg tiden til at opsoege forskellige dykkershops for at undersoege hvilke muligheder jeg havde for at tage min Divemaster der. Men ja ellers saa havde jeg jo saa lige en 19 timers bustur foran mig! Puha...men blev hentet i Mount Isa af Rob og en pige Diane. Derfra tog det saa ca.5 timer foer vi naede til Bedourie...men hey fik da set de foerste par kaenguruer. Saa nu ... read more

Waking up early to a grey sky (maybe it will clear up today) but very little wind was a blessing. Today we begin our long journey (trust me - we won't get in until about midnight on Thursday night) with the children. Our travels begin with a Skytrans plane. Little, reliable and swift, these white planes with red stipes fly regularly the Cairns to Cooktown route as well as to most other points on the Cape. From Cooktown airport to the Cairns General Aviation terminal that Skytrans call home is just the first leg of our journey. The airport in Cooktown must be one of the loveliest though with the hanging palms and the truly tropical feel. I am still waiting to see what transportation Mark has organised to the airport. We could go with the ... read more

Another early start beckoned (this not having any work to go to isn’t all its cracked be) and we headed out of Cairns up into the mountains. The road climbs up into the rainforest mountains past Kundra, winding and turning as it goes. Soon we had the vista of the table mountains ahead of us and miles of gorgeous countryside to enjoy. Our first stop was the town of Atherton itself. It was still early so we stopped at a nice little coffee shop for a drink and soak up the atmosphere. We then moved on to discover the tablelands. The views across the countryside are breath-taking and considering Australia doesn’t have any really big mountains they do have some amazing country and we stopped for lunch at one of the many lookouts. After lunch we ... read more

To all subscribers and viewers, This trip was quite interesting. Fraser Island for those of you who don't know is the worlds largest sand island. That means that the entire thing is made of sand. Quite spectacular once you see that there is a rainforest growing right out of the sand and that the sand dunes are enourmous. The highlights of the island are that it has some of the most amazing lakes in the world. These lakes have white beaches and crystal clear waters. The camping trip I went on to Fraser consisted of myself, 8 girls, a four wheel drive vehicle, camping gear, food to cook and our passion for adventure. At least I brought along my passion for adventure. I can't say the same for all the girls at my camp. We had ... read more