Blogs from Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 1218

Tue. 30 Saw a school of dolphins. Their lunch, jumping desperately flew ten meters. One dolphin peeled off in chase and caught what looked like a garfish, very long. Wed. 31 May. Drove to Caloundra to see article. VERY disapointing. Picture in colour but only white stars on blue showing. Many inaccuracies including that 7000 stickers had gone out in Caloundra! I wish. Most of article was RSL rebuttal, catering to local retirees. Got green and yellow Artline textures for decorating back of stickers. Stopped at Coolum on way back. Response revived my spirit from dismal article. Went to Sunshine Beach. Long walk into southern part of National Park. Wonderful. Oh yes, and very cold nights indeed. June 1. Stickering surfing crowd at Sunshine Beach. Many birds. Noosa News reporter very on-side. Article to appear. And ... read more

While we were in Airlie beach we decided to take a day trip to the whitsunday islands ( 74 beautiful islands) of course we didnt see all of them. Our boat was a big purple catamaran. This boat trip was alot better than the last. The lunch was ten times better as well. They had a bbq on the boat, for lunch i had a steak grilled fish and lots of tropical salads. we went to white haven beach. I would say it was picture perfect. Cody got lots of nice pictures of the sunset. and we also got to do some snorkelling. my flippers were bright pink. just a side note; cody is puttig my hair in a pony tail as i am writing this. (whipped) we also rented scooters in airlie beach. it was ... read more

When we last wrote we were preparing to travel from Townsville to Airlie Beach by train. And quite an interesting train journey it was. Not long into the journey we decided that an apritif would be in order. Ken went to the buffet bar to buy the same only to be informed that drinks couldn't be drunk in our seats and that we had to use the lounge bar. Not a problem! We had barely taken a sip from our drinks when we got chatting to this wonderful Aussie lady. Altghough well in to her 70s and recovering from serious surgery she was great company and was knocking back wine like a good 'un. The conversation was so entertaining that we were soon joined by an eldely Aussie bloke, who was equally as entertaining. The four ... read more

Well, since my last entry a lot has changed. I've been working a week at 'Home Hill', a typical outback Queensland town - wide streets, loads of pubs with 'XXXX' and traffic consisting mostly of 4x4's and Utes. Today has not been good... in fact, these last two weeks have been one of the worst in my travels. Dwindling funds, stress in finding work and accommodation, no white sand beaches or turquoise seas to swim in... For instance, I checked out of 'Commercial Hotel' today because of the lack of work and because Home Hill isn't much of a place to spend a whole day. It took 15 mins to find a phone which actually worked, then I waited a further 30 mins for the Greyhound bus. I missed it, simply because there was a side ... read more

The calm after the storm, East Coast Dreamin, Every Man Is an Island, Bundy and Beyond! After such a treat of wind at Alva beach an inevitable calm has settled over the east coast, the water is like glass everywhere we go, our wind meter twists lazily at 2 knots, our kites remain deflated and my dreams of the perfect double back roll remain unrealized. Despite this our spirits remain high, as this is a gorgeous part of the country to be lazy in, the beaches sport yellow to white soft sand, the water although a little cool as winter moves in, is clear and deep blue as are the skies. It seems the perfect time for us to go island hopping! After a long drive through a sea of Cain plantations and a night at ... read more