http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , Queensland , 1770 en-us Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:48:35 +0000 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:48:35 +0000 Day 36 171011Had free breakfast at hostel bowl of cornflakes and some toast and then went to book Scooteroo. Used a bit of the free internet and hanged around a bit until 215 came which meant it was time for Scooteroo. Scooteroo was fantastic you get a bikers jacket a cool helmet and a cheap kiddies tattoo and then your off on a Harley Davidson style motorbike around the roads of Australia http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-659571.html Well folks its been a long time since the last blog so after a wonderful week39s holiday up the coast I thought I would share with you all our latest road trip.Caz and I headed up the coast nearly 500km to a small township on the Mainland at the southern tip of the Barrier Reef. There are two towns within 4km of each other on a beautiful peninsula the first and larger town and by large http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-652193.html Um 830 liefen wir mit dem Boot Lady Musgrave zur gleichnamigen Lagune aus. Diese Lagune gehrt zum sdlichsten Teil des Great Barrier Reef. Dieses erstreckt sich insgesamt 2.000 km entlang der Ostkste von Australien. Erster Programmpunkt war eine kleine Wanderung auf der Insel. Hier wurde uns etwas ber die Vogel und Schildkrtenarten erzhlt. Die Insel besteht nur aus abgestorbenen http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-635327.html Bit of a rush in the end leaving Kincumber but made it with 3 minutes to catch our breath before getting on board the first proper train in Australia. Now we have done planes trains and automobiles. The 1 12 train trip to Newcastle went really fast and before we knew it we we39re getting of the train and putting our bags in the cloakroom. 5 hours needed to be killed in Newcastle while we we http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-626887.html My football related temper is no better after the last post. Couldnt find AFL on the radio the Bombers were again useless. Aside from that things are pretty good. In the couple of days we were at Burrum River we visited Burrum Heads Hervey Bay some little spots in between. We fished in the Burrum River Phil got a couple of eels but nothing else. Considering the weather which was pretty http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-619801.html So....a lot has happened since our last post Here39s a quick breakdown of where we have been since Airlie Beach and the Whitsunday Islands after Airlie Beach we travelled down to Rockhampton for a few nights including a day trip to Myella Farm more on that later and from there we went to 1770Agnes Water and then we moved on down to Rainbow Beach for a night it39s near Fraser Island http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-615008.html I didn39t get eatenI didn39t get injuredI didn39t die of unfittnessI RODE A WAVE on my second attemptI love surfing If I was here for longer I would go everyday. This isn39t a very long blog just wanted you to know I am alive and kicking. And that I39m now a surfer chick...Later dudesKate x http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-612385.html I really love HammocksSo we are staying in this Hostel which you can39t even reall call a hostel it39s more a holiday resort we are staying in wooden cabins and there is a campfire at night there39s a pool a bar pool table etc. AND HAMMOCKS this morning i woke up and went and chilled on a hammock after breakfast later well after this blog i39m going to lay on a hammock w http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-612079.html Beste mensen Na een hele tijd zonder een blog hier dan weer een teken van leven uit het verre AustralieNa mijn vorige blog heb ik het genoegen gehad om mijn ouders te verwelkomen op het vliegveld in Sydney.Toen ze aankwamen zagen ze er erg moe uit maar we waren allemaal erg blij elkaar weer te zienNadat we flink geknuffeld hadden hebben we een taxibusje naar het hotel genomenDit zag er alle http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-593800.html Vreemde naam voor een stadje maar deze keer zijn we voor een paar daagjes gestrand in het pittoreske 'Town of 1770' of kortweg 1770. Een dorpje van niets eigenlijk ware het niet dat je hier een fantastisch strand hebt wat tevens het meeste noordelijke plaatsje op de oostkust is waar je kan surfen. Iets wat ik meer aan Heidi heb overgelaten trouwens ik heb me er al lang bij neergelegd dat ik http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-550747.html We stopped at Townsville and went to visit the ReefHQ an aquarium where the exhibits are like the Barrier Reef. The people there were so knowledgeable we had such a good time that we went back for a second visit a couple of days later and went to visit the turtle hospital where they had several green turtles suffering from lung problems. In between visits we took a ferry to Magnetic Island for http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-542791.html Hello againThe road trip continues...Airlie Beach is the gateway to the Whitsundays and time for Clio and I to try out our sea legs Weve booked ourselves onto a 10 person Catamaran called On Ice for a 3 day trip. The travel agent tried to get us to book onto a 30 person party boat which we politely refuse and pay a bit extra for a smaller vessel and a bit of luxury plus no st http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-533726.html Made it through ladies night in Cairns never go there on a Thursday night is my only advice.Caught the Greyhound to Mission Beach the next day looking forward to some rest and relaxation and booked into a hostel called the Tree house. As the name suggests it was a giant tree house in the middle of the rain forest. Open plan huge wooden deck and pool area. I couldn't believe how amazing it was l http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-505783.html We have some wonderful family news. Our son Cameron and his lovely girlfriend Jen are engaged to be married. We've known for a few weeks that Cam was about to pop the question but were sworn to secrecy until the deed was done. We love Jen she's the perfect partner for Cam and the two of them are so happy together. They're talking about a very smallbutsoon wedding so we'll have that to lo http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-499397.html Ca fait un moment que je n'ai pas ecrit donc je ne sais plus trop ou j'en etais. Donc plus ou moins je pars de Pomona pour aller au village appele 1770 Quand Captain Cook est passe par labas. Et arrive a Gympie ma Louloute refait des siennes... pouf... le moteur ce coupci... donc des potes a Brisbane m'ont aide a trouver un moteur pas trop cher. Retour sur Brisbane petit passage vers Lis http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-496518.html without a doubt i think cabo has got to be the worst town i have even been to. It feels like guantanamo bay. If you like the ocasional biff why not move to cabo im sure that you will love it. Main arenas include the local football club make sure you have a weapon as things can get pretty ugly local pub say no more and the park is also a lovely place to get stabbed be aware of the homeless http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-492185.html We arrived in Brisbane and immediately had to walk a kilometre uphill in 33 degree heat to our hostel. Not the most fun aspect of travelling. Our hostel was brand new and very funky with a nice rooftop swimming pool. We spent 3 days in Brisbane but didn't really do much apart from meeting Dans friend from school who now lives here.A very short journey from Brissie is Straddie Stradbroke island http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-492162.html Holiday blog 2 rolls off the presses. Well lets take a few minutes to review comments made by some local well known celebrities. Paul Ian both commented on the pictures wheres the breasts Brad Vicki found it very informative and interesting however they didnt recognise any of the towns from America Steve Kath didnt make any comment get a computer Rob and Wendy didn http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-491095.html So yesterday I went to Lady Musgrave Island on a day cruise. Its an island made entirely of dead bits of coral which then had seeds plant themselves on it. There is soil in the middle of the island but its made of dead birds dead leaves and dead trees. How lovely. Its the lowest point on the Great Barrier Reef and given that my whole Australia trip has been mainly to see the reef you http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-491065.html During my travel holidays we took a trip to 1770 yes its true the town of 1770 is actually named 1770 Its one of the only places in the world named in numbers making it a truly unique Australian experience The town of 1770 is a seaside village surrounded on three sides by the Coral Seas and Bustard Bay.1770 is also known as the second landing spot of Lieutenant James Cook before he was n http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/1770/blog-478166.html