Blogs from Australia, Oceania - page 4341

The final three days of our North Western AUS trip. A safari tent awaited us at the far tip of Cape Leveque - 4 hours drive up a dirt track from Broome. A track which car hire companies will not permit you to drive up. The solution was a lift on the mail run! Twice a week Cora, the outback postlady, and her dog George, leave Broome at 0400 and make the trip to the Cape, via deliveries in the Aboriginal communities of Beagle Bay and One Arm Point. 0400 is a bit of an early start, and Cora is something of 'a character', but it was worth it! Cape Leveque was spectacular. Our tent (more of a palace, really) was on a hillside and we watched the sun rise over the sea on one side ... read more

What a fabulous week we've had. I keep thinking it doesn't get any better and then all my expectations are surpassed again! We travelled from Townsville down to the Whitsunday islands, actually staying at Airlie Beach which is the "Gateway" to the islands. We stayed on a Big4 campsite again this time as they are such great places for kids with playparks, swimming pools, jumping pillows etc so it allows Kiera to make a few friends and gives us a bit of a break entertaining her. We arrived on the Friday night and had to make a rapid decision in 15 minutes (not hard for hasty decision me) as to whether to go on a trip to the Barrier Reef the next day, thereby getting a free trip to a couple of the islands on the ... read more

Aug 2. Atherton. Early interview and spruik. Waterfalls aplenty starting with Crater (volcanic) and three or four more. Wild river grandeur. Massive trees down everywhere - cyclone. Path padded with leaf litter. Walking delight in cool clear air. Aug 3 Thur. Innisfail city also ravaged by blasts. Interview and spruik. Could hardly stop demand was so great. Who said Queensland was backward? Most progressive smoking prohibitions. Innisfail art deco dreamtime. Could use a coat of paint but. Left after lunch to Tully for interview and spruik. People gushing over design. Media moments mentioned frequently. Aug 3 Fri. Left Cardwell early after collecting coconuts. Ingham newspaper 'Herbert River Express' interview and morning spruik. Walked Tyto wetlands. Reeds and 'Osprey Nesting Tree' no nest. Pulled off road in Thuringowa to find splendid stream flowing past big paperbarks. Swam ... read more

We found our Little traveller at Brisbane , He was from a Maltese and Poodle breeder from Kingaroy, She advertised in the Brisso Papers then drove 3 hours with the puppies to the buyers. This ensured that our mate would be held in good stead for the trek, not cleaning up doggy fluids regulary was a pre requisite for us. We love this guy, he has been with us for 5 1/2 months, and he has slotted in perfectly, most people whom he encounters notice that he has an old soul, He now officially by default runs the motorhome and we are staff , ( I guess the old soul is where he gets his cunning from ).... He has a sheep skin front seat , seat belt , bedroom and favourite toys that he drags ... read more

No niin, viela taalla BNEssa.. Sain tana aamuna hankittua paikallisen puh liittyman, numero on (sori, mokasin viime kerralla, jos olet tallettanut edellisen numeron jonka typetin tahan pyyhi pois) siis 04 315 000 92 eli tuota kautta kannattaa tasta lahtien yrittaa yhteytta, en ole varma pitaako siihen lisata suomesta tekstattaessa/soittaessa joku maakohtainen koodi, mutta en usko. Kokeilemallahan se selviaa. Tanaan sain jopa nukuttua suht hyvin, meita on 16 yhdessa huoneessa joka on jaatavan kylma. Eilen tajusin etta vastaanotosta on saatavilla peittoja eika tarvinnut palella aivan koko yota. Halusin ensin saapua suht suureen kaupunkiin jossa on helpompi hoitaa viralliset asiat pois tielta ja senjalkeen suunnata jonnekin muualle. Varsinkin kun tyomarkkinat naissa suurkaupungeissa ei ole imigranteille kovin houkuttelevat. Suurin osa meidan huoneen porukasta ei ole viela loytanyt muu... read more