http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Great-Keppel-Island/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , Queensland , Great Keppel Island en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:57:17 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:57:17 UTC Great Keppel Island was one of the most beautiful places I've been so far. It was just how you'd image a tropical island. Most of the accommodation on the island was being refurbished there was not many people who came over on the ferry or stayed so over the two days we hardly saw anyone else on the island. There was not a great deal to do apart from wonder around avoid the wildlife make a fi http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Great-Keppel-Island/blog-282039.html Departed Rosslyn Bay as soon as the winds subsided and went to Great Keppel Island only a couple of hours away I really wanted to see this property as I have send so many of my customers and I havenrsquot seen it.Great beach front and very large resort lots of sports facilities and a great number of wild life specially the Rosellarsquos as you can see by the photos they are not scared of p http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Great-Keppel-Island/blog-193151.html After the Fraser Island trip I caught the bus to Rockhampton locally known as Rocky in keeping with the shortening of just about every word by the Australians eg bottleo bottleshop which is the beef capital of Australia. So mission number 1 was to get a decent steak. I stayed at the Ascot Hotel which has a backpackers above the pub and is known as having the best steak in Rocky. They bri http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Great-Keppel-Island/blog-128102.html sorry we aint bin around too much. island pace is slow. so slow and nice. but we are back. in the meantime here's some pictures. our camera packed up and went for lunch. so some of them are off a disposable so they aren't great but thereyougo. thankyou. we love you. you love us. happy new year x http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Great-Keppel-Island/blog-116399.html Rich We have stopped here for a while. Helping out on the campsite in exchange for accomodation. Also to watch the cricket. Allie Rich has been watching the cricket. We have particularly enjoyed lazing in the hammocks We will have to get ourselves some when we get back home It's very exciting we have to order all our food from the mainland and then collect it from the boat. Only about 25 pe http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Great-Keppel-Island/blog-107902.html We spent one night in Emu Park before taking the fastcat out to Great Keppel. Our four nights in Keppel island were filled with scuba diving lounging around on the beach snorkling and partying. Keppel was a great place to end the trip I will always remember the great times I had on Pacific Challenge. Right now I am in Sydney for three nights with Caitlin before we head home. We will make a thr http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Great-Keppel-Island/blog-90295.html Hiya. Hope this finds everyone well and not having any hassle from all the airline problems going on we are just glad we are not flying again for a couple of months and hopeful that it will have all calmed down by then.Well we've returned from a really great break on Great Keppel Island. I visited this island in 1992 on a day trip and loved it so much that I vowed one day I would come back an http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Great-Keppel-Island/blog-82558.html