http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Rainbow-Beach/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , Queensland , Rainbow Beach en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:29:29 +0000 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:29:29 +0000 Angekommen in Rainbow Beach stellte sich wieder die Frage welches Hostel soll ich nehmen. Hab einen Tip in Brisbane bekommen dass das Pippies Hostel eigentlich ganz gut sein soll. Also ab dahin dass Problem die hatten ab 19 Uhr geschlossen zu glueck war die nette Dame von der Rezeption noch im Hostel. Sprich hab noch einen Schlafplatz bekommen. Eingecheckt Leute kennengelern und bis vier Uhr http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Rainbow-Beach/blog-442839.html Der Tag ist gekommen hab mein Ticket fuer den Bus gekauft und mich auf den Weg nach Rainbow Beach begeben. Abfahrt ist 14 Uhr und hab eine fahrzeit von ca. 5 Stunden vor mir.Anbei paar Bilder von der Fahrt. die meisten sind leider nichts geworden da aus dem Bus Photos zu machen eine sehr holprige angelegenheit ist. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Rainbow-Beach/blog-442830.html Day 68 Tin Can Bay Rainbow BeachSo it was agreed we would get up at 6.30 to go and feed the dolphins in the bay. Why was it then that we were both wide awake at 4.30 And then just as we were dropping back off to sleep the dawn chorus struck up and that was the end of thatMorningWe jumped on the bikes and headed in the direction of the Yacht Club to catch the morning dolphin feeding w http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Rainbow-Beach/blog-414776.html Feeling tired and a bit weary this morning after our late night shenanigans yesterday. To top it off the weather hasnrsquot improved which leaves us in a dilemma. We donrsquot know whether to continue on with our 2 day Noosa kayaking tour or not. We check the weather forecast for the next few days and it pretty much confirms it will be torrential rain and thunderstorms. Greg phones the tour g http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Rainbow-Beach/blog-413048.html After spending a nice couple of days relaxing in Agnes Water. The Oz Ex took me down the road to a quaint little place on the East Coast that goes by the name of Rainbow Beach. Home to probably more backpackers and holiday homes than actual residents it feels fractured and uncentered. The main business in this town is four wheel drive hire for those intrepid explorers that want to gallivant alon http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Rainbow-Beach/blog-398625.html Thought i'd better write a blog and keep everyone up to date cos i've not been here for a bit.I flew down to Sydney from Brisbane on 7th April to meet my Dad and Elaine. We stayed in Sydney for a few nights in a nice little guest house at Potts Point which is beside Kings Cross. This place was luxury to me I had a single room all to myself. I thought i might take bad being in a room on my own sin http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Rainbow-Beach/blog-396078.html Saa naede vi til Rainbow Beach. En by vi havde forventet os noget mere af pga. navnet. Vi moedte en by med 4 hostels og en gade med max 15 butikker. Dette samt vejret gjorde at vores humoer var rimeligt meget i bund. Det ville bare ikke stoppe med at regne og vi skulle have 2 dage til at inden vi havde booket en nat paa et hostel.Vi formaaede dog at overleve og vi var til briefing omkring vores t http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Rainbow-Beach/Redcliffe/blog-390740.html We decided to stay in Rainbow Beach because that was the town we were going to be picked up in for our tour of Fraser Island.It was a rainy evening but that didn't stop us from going to the beach. Rainbow Beach was given that name because of it's colourful sands. There is an aboriginal legend of the rainbow serpent. On our walk we saw some surfers and finally got to swim in the ocean ourselves no http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Rainbow-Beach/blog-389819.html Its been all go since my last blog And im trying to be more organised and write it now as it will take me hours if i leave it any longerI decided at about half 12 at night before my last day in Brisbane that i was going to go to Australia zoo. I saw somebodies pictures and though WHY NOT And im sooo glad i did.It was a brilliant day out. There are loads of demos and shows on all day i saw a w http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Rainbow-Beach/blog-384851.html Following on from Cairns we caught our bus from the town centre and headed towards Mission Beach with our driver guide Squirtle. First stop was a nice stroll through the rainforest where Amy pointed out spiders and I ducked around the spiders. Fun times It was very humid in the rainforest but very pretty and after our brisk walk we had breakfast in a small town which looked like it was stuck in http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Rainbow-Beach/blog-383895.html Morning CampersGreeting from a very wet and windy Rainbow Beach where we have been stuck FOR NEARLY A WEEK due to the stupid weather we are having right nowOK so we left Airlie Beach and the Whitsunday's behind last Wednesday and off we went on a 11 hour bus ride to a COMPULSORY cattle station overnight stop called Kroombit. We were a little annoyed we HAD to stop there but when we got th http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Rainbow-Beach/blog-380949.html 11th to 16th febWeather hasn't been amazing this week I know not as bad as yours... stop moaning u lotI love snow. It means we're actually restricted on what to do. Had a mooch around Brisbane thursday and went to the museum acting like kids and touching all the buttons Headed to Australia Zoo where Steve Irwin used to work on Friday. It rained the whole time but it was still fun. Saw a http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Rainbow-Beach/blog-374039.html 21109 Arriving at RainbowWoke up at the usual 6am...is just not normal for a person in their 20s Rolled around in bed for as while but then gave in at 645 and went to get showered and have breakfast. The usual museli but didn't taste that good because milk suspiciously watery...and was already skimmed to start with. Finished getting ready then and headed out to catch greyhound bus at 9. Re http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Rainbow-Beach/blog-369471.html I didnt spend long in rainbow beach about an hour south of Hervey Bay it was just a compolsary stop on the Oz bus trip so we spent one night there in the hostel and left early in the morning headed for Surfers Paradise. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Rainbow-Beach/blog-369401.html 21st January 2009 ARRIVAL IN RAINBOW AND FREE BBQWe were up early again. I got out of bed at about 7am absolutely starving as I had not had any tea the night before. The bloody fridge didn't open until 7.30am though and so I had to sit around watching the American news what with Obama being sworn in. It was pretty cool though and quite a few people had gathered to see it. 7.30 came though and I http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Rainbow-Beach/Redcliffe/blog-365944.html While holidaying in Hervey Bay we did sidetrips to the nearby towns. I'll just let the pictures tell the story too lazy to write really gt .OK....Watch this space ............. who knows ....I might write something interesting one day .....cheers Jo http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Rainbow-Beach/blog-365382.html No internet access and no time have meant that we have been unable to post for some time and still we cannot post photos as this stupid computer won't let you put a USB into it so I will briefly write what we have been doing and we will then try and find somewhere we can plug in the camera and show you all the amazing sights we have seen. After Sydney we made a quick stop in surfer's paradise w http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Rainbow-Beach/Redcliffe/blog-363539.html After going to Fraser Island we had a dolphin kayaking but we only had one day left to stay and rainbow beach is a really really tiny place and we really didn't care for staying there anylonger than we had to So instead of going kayaking they took us for a surf in the mad weather but it was wicked fun and we ended up landing a job for the surf shopschool for maybe a few weeks. First week was qui http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Rainbow-Beach/blog-354324.html After two long days of travelling I arrived into Rainbow Beach one of the gateways to Fraser Island. The following morning I met the beast of a truckbus that was to take me around Fraser Island. Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world is full of rainbow rocks creeks shipwrecks lakes rainforrest beaches dingos and people. Our guide took us to see much that there was to see an http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Rainbow-Beach/blog-353228.html While packing the tent up remaining cautious about the terrain that we were in. Everything bites here some things are poisonous but thankfully most things are not although they still hurt. I turn just in time to see a huntsman bounce yes bounce across the leafy floor of the national park and underneath Chelsea. Following last nights drama in the loorsquos and seeing various types of spi http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Rainbow-Beach/blog-352395.html