http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Australian-Capital-Territory/Canberra/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , Australian Capital Territory , Canberra en-us Wed, 25 Nov 09 02:02:50 +0000 Wed, 25 Nov 09 02:02:50 +0000 Just a short one because nothing happened and do only have few new pictures.I moved for the second time and am finally settled yeahaa I live in a 1 bedroom flat in Hackett which is right at the border of a nature reserve so that I have some wonderful hills as I look outside my windows. The neighbourhood is really quiet and peaceful with the exception of the noisy birds and the possums on the r http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Australian-Capital-Territory/Canberra/blog-452858.html So we picked Canberra as our first road trip destination not the most exciting place but how can we not visit Australia's capitalCanberra is about 2.5 hours drive South of Sydney. It is a city and a state of its own. My first comment about this place Is this it. Yes this is it small city and potentially the smallest National capital we've seen.Being the national capital one can ima http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Australian-Capital-Territory/Canberra/blog-447171.html Hi EveryoneSince the last blog entry we have had a day trip to Burrum Heads and been back to Geoff and Maries for a few days and had a days fishing at Barumba Dam about an hour from Gympie and although we only had one day there we thought it was a lovely spot and will definitely return. Unfortunately I forgot my camera that day so no pics from there. We caught up with Neville and Helen our W http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Australian-Capital-Territory/Canberra/blog-434979.html For anyone still hanging in there we have a few more pics. After leaving Boondooma Lake with Geoff and Marie we headed to Inskip Point to have some time with Bruce and Jo. It is such a lovely place to camp You can have campfires dogs and as much space as you need and all of this for just 10 a night and only a minutes walk from the beach. The weather was reasonable although we did have a cou http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Australian-Capital-Territory/Canberra/blog-426312.html I couldn't come all the way to Australia and not see the Capital. Well to be honest i wish i hadn't There is not much to do or see in Canberra. Canberra was a purposely built capital city. It's rather strange very clinical and a bit like a ghost town. Where were all the peopleNot really much to say about it really. We stayed at a very basic motel but all we really need is a bed i suppose. We a http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Australian-Capital-Territory/Canberra/blog-425480.html Seriously where We got off our looooong bus journey through the countryside to be met with not much. Canberra was a city designed on a big drawing board by some pompous architect as THE Australian capital. Result a city of huge wide roads lots of circular roads ugly commercial buildings and the odd nice parliamentary building. Our motel was a little bit of a dive imagine a 60's american m http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Australian-Capital-Territory/Canberra/blog-424510.html Could my friend's artistic impression come true Let's hope not...DAY 26Low on water last meal was 4 days ago was rice full of weevilshellipOur tour guide Redreego Hondurus died mysteriously yesterday. This is the 6 person to die on our hikehellip someone is a killer and everyone is suspicioushellip I think its Muzeemo when Cindy went missing from camp 2 nights ago he was also missing we http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Australian-Capital-Territory/Canberra/blog-424033.html It all begins with preparation...I thought about waiting till I had left for Spain to start this blog but to ensure it's a full record of my trip I definitely need to start now. I've been given a 7 week training schedule from a trainer at the gym and it's killing me Starts off with swimming on Mondays. Tuesday is an RPM class. Wednesday is a challenging 1 hour with a personal trainer who makes me http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Australian-Capital-Territory/Canberra/blog-424023.html Photos of Samson blog testing http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Australian-Capital-Territory/Canberra/blog-423431.html Photos only Samson http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Australian-Capital-Territory/Canberra/blog-423280.html Day 66 Thursday 250609 NJJCold out. Jay was cold all night. Started day at National Portrait Gallery. Saw the Vanity Fair Exhibition some of the pictures left me speechless that we'd planned to go to walked around the rest of the gallery too. Next stop was the National War Memorial and Museum this was fantastic. I lost count of the number of times that I had tears in my eyes walking arou http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Australian-Capital-Territory/Canberra/blog-421003.html Day 65 Wednesday 240609 NJJI nearly ran an old man over this morning. I drove the J.R. for the first time and wasn't used to the the pedals they were far apart as the steering column was where the brake should be but luckily as the man carried on walking I missed him no accident after all. I knew the exact position of the pedals after that near miss. Drove to Cann River. Decided to take inl http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Australian-Capital-Territory/Canberra/blog-421001.html Well folks we have just had a weeks fishing at Lake Boondooma which is about two hours north west of Gympie and sadly have to report that we did not catch a single fish. Geoff and Marie caught three nice Bass in the week that we were there but we came up with absolutely nothing. We did however catch some redclaw which were very tasty. It was a very pleasant week though with a campfire every http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Australian-Capital-Territory/Canberra/blog-419674.html Real Golf the only coordinator in TUNISIA has been established in August 2003 to meet the needs of the dear Golfers and organize their Golf holidays. Besides it gives you the opportunity to discover all golf courses around Tunisia and to enjoy your best time playing golf REAL GOLF select for you a fully program of entertainmentHotelsREAL GOLF TRAVEL offers a complete and varied range of accomm http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Australian-Capital-Territory/Canberra/blog-415691.html We know wersquove been a bit slack with the blogging but it turns out it makes a difference when you donrsquot have easy internet access. Sorry about that. We write our blogs most of the time in Word and then publish them online when we can. We donrsquot have too much of an excuse for last week we were pretty bloglazy.I have to say thanks to all of you commenting on our blogs we love i http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Australian-Capital-Territory/Canberra/blog-415556.html The students have to keep journal describing their experience. I thought you might want to read what one student wrote of her expereince after visiting the War Memorial in Canberra.Splashes of color lined the names of those who gave their lives red poppies stained by the blood they freely gave. As I stook there in the silence soaking it all in I was amazed. The eternal flame burned brightly http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Australian-Capital-Territory/Canberra/blog-414762.html Well folks I have finally found time to upload the promised pictures. We are now at our second home at River Heads and Ann and Bernie have left for Gove. We will spend a couple of days getting the red dust out of the boat and would like to do some fishing around Fraser. On the way home from Weipa we stopped at a caravan park in Mareeba and hosed off the truck camper and boat but when we arrive http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Australian-Capital-Territory/Canberra/blog-414586.html We picked up our camper van on a sunny Sydney Sunday morning. We got a new improved model which had a kitchen inside so we could cook whilst still staying snug and cosy in the van. It is much bigger than the last couple of vans we had but didn't cost much more for reasons we aren't too sure about but who's complaining Our first destination was to be the nation's much derided capital Canberra http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Australian-Capital-Territory/Canberra/blog-414249.html Hi allSorry for the length of time it has taken to get something on the blog but we have not had the coverage unitl now. I have included some pictures that probably tell their own story. We had 5 weeks at Weipa and left with a freezer full of fish. We caught a variety of fish including cod bream Queenfish Jewfish Grunter Salmon Tuskfish Stripeys and Mother in Laws but no Barramundi. It http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Australian-Capital-Territory/Canberra/blog-410628.html HiHere are some kickass photos for youSome of the photos were taken from a Viterra Grain Elevator where we toured. Enough grain to fill 100 railcars literally comes through that facility every WEEK. Almost all of the products that come through this elevator go through a long long journey ending up in Asia. In Asia its packaged and occasionally shipped back to us with the Product of Can http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Australian-Capital-Territory/Canberra/blog-405347.html