http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , Queensland , Hervey Bay en-us Wed, 09 Dec 09 05:21:04 +0000 Wed, 09 Dec 09 05:21:04 +0000 How awful to see on TV the terrible pictures coming from the Samoan earthquake and tsunami. We feel so much for those who have lost loved ones.We have had two restful days at pretty Burrum Heads. We always enjoy our little stays here. We've stayed when all the campers are the retirees who have been coming for years to spend the winter months here gradually 'working' their way to the front river http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/blog-441092.html From Noosa we travelled further north to Hervey Bay. This is principally the gateway for Fraser Island but it is also the whale watching capital of the world so we could hardly refuse the opportunity to go meet some friendly whales. It is a wellknown whale watching spot in July to October as Hervey Bay is en route of the humpback whales southern migration down to the Antartic waters in the so http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/blog-440067.html I have started studying campsite books like I do hotels on the internet so I managed to find a really sweet site right on the beach that luckily had a lovely little spot for us right on the front. We spent the first day walking halfway along the beach itrsquos 17km and doing a bit of sunbathing well itrsquos been a whileOn the second day there I decided that if I didnrsquot do th http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/blog-435341.html One of the many suggested 'must dos' in Australia is to visit Hervey Bay and take a day cruise out into the bay to watch the Humpback Whales congregate in the warm waters and have their calves before swimming back down the coast to Antartic waters later on in the year.So with the opportunity of a two day holiday mid week thanks to Brisbanes' Annual Ekka Show Day similar to the Newbury Show we http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/blog-430081.html We got as far south as Proserpine and stayed at the caravan park. In the morning we had a swim in the heated Olympic pool. It was fun. Left and went through Dingo Beach and stayed to look at Airlie Beach. They were both nice places. Then we drove to Eungella and stayed at the camping ground at the top of the valley. We drove to the dam and got there before 10am. It was nice so we all decid http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/blog-428619.html So I'm in Ozland and its fantastic Weather similar to some parts of SA but firstworld p there are a lot of similarities actually its strange. Still miss SA and my people there though but having a total bawlSoooo on the 28th Tue I got up at 615am for the airport Had brekkie there and said bye to Paul and Inny after they insisted on buying me some Australian and American dollars http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/blog-425272.html So writing something on an internet blog seems easier than it actually is. Lack of internet time good pictures and stories caused some delay with our first blog entry but here it finally is Our first day in Australia was in Brisbane. We hung around a bit visited some parks enjoyed the winter weather which has been an average of 2025 degrees with nice water temperatures but mostly slept off http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/blog-424919.html After jumping on the night bus from Airlie beach i caught up with the Irish girlsNorma Fionnula and Cliona. Three cracking girls i met on mission beach and traveled with to Airlie. They went on the silent night a couple of days before me so had left Airlie before i finished. Met up with them on Saturday morning then straight on the boat out to Fraser. They had booked onto a guided tour on Fraser http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-417728.html Day 70 Petrie Park Tiaro to Hervey BayCrikey it was cold last night Brrrrrrrrr When the alarm went off at 6.15 this morning we both groaned but we really wanted to see the platypus again and figured our best opportunity to do that was when everyone else was still asleep and the wildlife was only just waking up Catch them unaware that was the planWe grabbed a hot drink each a towel to http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/blog-415361.html Hey everyoneSo much has happened since the last entry so ill try explain as much as I can.So the last couple of days in Brisbane were fun got all the stuff ready for the road trip packed everything up and collected as much free stuff as we could find.. food blankets tents sleeping bags you name it we found it Me and Rob walked down into the city on the last night and unfortunatly becau http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/blog-410006.html Wersquove been very busy bees the last few weeks. Work has been going great for both of us and wersquove really settled into city living. Wersquove moved apartment in the last few weeks. Found a lovely 2 bed apartment just a couple of hundred yards away from our old place. Itrsquos right on Hyde Park. We now have a gorgeous view of St. Maryrsquos Cathedral and Hyde Park with Sydney Har http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-408386.html Sorry its been so long. I am in Hervey Bay in Australia its hot and humid up here. Tomorrow or day after I will go on a 2 day tour of Fraser Island the largest sand island in the world. Since the last time I wrote I flew to Brisbane and stayed at a Meher Baba retreat. I had an amazing time there. I caught up with old friends that I met in India and met many new friends. When I was leaving http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/blog-407994.html 160509 Saturday Day 274 Yet another day of drivingAnother 400k day clocked up. We did however stop off at the rum distillery in Bundaberg for a quick tour and we also got two free drinks which made the tour turn out to be good enough value That was about it for today really.So now wersquore here in Hervey Bay. Wersquove a tour booked for tomorrow to visit Fraser Island.170509 Sunday Day http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-400222.html From Brisbane I headed to Noosa. I had been told this was a nice place to hang out for a while. So had booked a couple of nights here plus I got one free with my Koala Adventures Fraser IslandWhitsundays package. I wasn't as fond of Noosa as I was of Byron it didn't have the same atmosphere and this may've been because we were based a bit further from the beach up a big hill. Oh and the f http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/blog-400181.html On Wednesday we drove from Fraser Island towards Hervey Bay but we stopped first at the Visitor Information Centre in Maryborough where we discovered that they hold a market here every Thursday morning. Maryborough was the birthplace of P. L. Travers author of Mary Poppins although she left when young. We refuelled here and bought lunch from Sauers Pie Shop Bakery which we'd heard about from http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/blog-397595.html Thursday March 12 2009 Hillary and I checked out of the Noosa Heads YHA and looked around the town a bit. We had some time to kill before making our way to the Greyhound bus so we took a little walk. A couple hours gone we were all set up and ready for the bus ride to Hervey BayIt was a pretty lengthy ride but after about 5 some odd hours we made it to Hervey Bay. The town actually doesn http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/blog-394805.html Day 79 Byron Bay This is the day when we wrote our last blog and redid all our photo's that had disappeared. The weather was absolutely foul with torrential rain all day so we were not exactly missing out. We did drive out to Mount Warning but we couldn't try and climb it as it is too unsafe in heavy rain. All in all it was a frustrating day stuck in a wet seaside town we were starting to fee http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/blog-394276.html Another flight this time with Virgin Blue to Brisbane then a 4 hour bus journey in our 12 seater charabanc and we reach Hervey Bay. And guess what Another 5 star place of luxury staying at the Allegra Mercure apartments estimated at being worth 1.2 million How the hell are we gonna go back to slumming it I do not knowHervey Bay is very picturesque the beach was so tranquil and on the da http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-384598.html Well I left Paradise a few days ago and have been running ever since. My first stop was Brisbane where I only stayed for a night. I went to the Brisbane Broncos rugby game. Now I don't know much about rugby. I know what a try is and the general rules but little of it makes sense to me. It appeared to be a pretty solid game with the home side winning by 1 pt on a goal in the last few mins. I went http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-382036.html Vores roadtrip sluttede den 26. februar da vi afleverede vores van i Brisbane det var lidt et soergeligt oejeblik. Men foer vi afleverede bilen naaede vi at faa set lidt mere af kysten mellem Sydney og Brisbane. Saa vidt jeg husker skrev vi sidst da vi var paa vej mod Newcastle. Fra Newcastle koerte vi til Nelson Bay som bl.a. er kendt for sine sand dunes som vi ogsaa besoegte og fik sandboardet http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/blog-379610.html