Blogs from Oceania - page 6514

Cairns to Cape Tribulation and back! Well, Kicking off 2007 in style!!!! Flew from Sydney up to the hot and muggy Cairns. Did nt fancy sticking around in Cairns for long, so hired a car straight away (random little green Mazda almost falling to bits - 12 quid a day though so bargain!!) and drove up to a place called Port Douglas, where we overnighted and then on up to a place called Cape Tribulation. Beautiful tropical rainforest area. Thai style resort on the beach, massive critters as big as your head, and lovely warm water (no swimming though, full of killer jellyfish). Really enjoyed it here. On the way back down we went Croc spotting on the Daintree river. Saw a few but not quite the 8 meter beasts we were expecting!! Still good to ... read more

Jan 15. The morning started with a red wattlebird, then honeyeaters, grey fantail. Went on and on thru eastern whipbird which I'd heard so often but never seen. Lost count. Maybe twenty five species. What Hillsborough is to butterflies, Mallacoota is to birds. Awesome. Sat down to eat. Lyrebirds forraging. Later spruik and swim. When many people say we've done this its time to move on. Evening at Curley's to watch TV. No show! Lee (wife) for, her mother (84) in RSL against. They were passionate. Curley went out for view to escape. All good. By the river (estuary) Royal Spoonbill (breeding) with their white plumes from the back of head. For some reason I never thought I'd see a spoonbill. The whole notion seemed so improbable, that strange beak. Strange like the pelican. The pelican ... read more

הלו אנשים מה המצב???? אני עכשיו עדיין באוקלנד... בזולה של החיים. כול יום קמים.. בודקים שחיים עדיין בחניה. אוכלים טוסטים משופרים עם כוס תה. יורדים להסתובב קצת בעיר.. מבררים פה על המכירה..שם על סידורים.. בצהריים אנחנו חוזרים לאכסניה ורואים פה על מסך פלזמה אליפות אוסטרליה הפתוחה בטניס... ואז "חברים" בערב ואז כבר מגיע זמן ארוחת הערב.. בשר בלי סוף ושאר דברים טעימים מתקלחים והולכים לישון. - כן...אפשר להגיד...ואני גאה בזה.. שאני יושב כל היום ועושה בערך כלום.. ואפילו נהנה מזה!!!! אתם ידעתם שדודי סלע כמעט ניצח את מספר 25 בעולם בטניס... בטח שלא ידעתם כי אתם יושבים ורואים חדשות..על זה ששני מטומטמים כמו פרץ ואולמרט בברוגז.. אחח...איזה מדינה יש לנו..ממש קומדיה. אבל אני ידעתי את זה ואפילו ראיתי כמעט את כל המשחק :) אתמול מצאתי את עצמי מדבר עם איזה סטודנט עירקי פה על ישראל.. ועל ... read more

well well well look who it is Jan 14/07 Lesson of the day: Sun is extremely hard to find in Auckland so when you see it, enjoy it. Well the weather gods had finally looked down on me today and decided that several days of rain and clouds was enough suffering on this poor poor lad. So by late afternoon the weather turned to gold so the family and I went to the beach to soak up some rays and try out some body surfing on the decent sized waves. But sadly this came at a price as a huge wave knocked me to the ground, taking not only my juice money and my pride but also my Oakley sunglasses, which I have had since the 9th grade.... R.I.P oakleys you will be missed. Jan 15/07 ... read more

Yawn...stretch…no clock in site. There is nothing like waking up to the sounds of the Pacific and watching your bedroom curtains dance with the ocean breeze…tis’my awakening the last few mornings. I have been sent adrift to an island of relaxation. Gene and I rented bikes again and headed about five miles into town. Along our journey, I noted the above-ground burial plots of the deceased; as in New Orleans, the dead are buried above the ground due to the high water table. The islanders of Rarotonga appear better-off financially than the Tahitians, but are perhaps just more efficient with their time and income. Even the dogs have meat on their bones here and I have yet to see a stray. The homes are of better build and the landscapes better kept. The island itself, as ... read more