Blogs from Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 14

Another perfect day in Australia! Although the skies were cloudy we enjoyed viewing Canberra from the heights of first Mount Ainsley and then Black Mountain Tower. Canberra is beautifully laid out and the panoramic views revealed how it utilizes the land and water features of the area in its design. Then on the the Australian National Botanical Gardens where we wandered on well-groomed pathways and marveled at the variety of plants, trees and landscapes. After a bite of lunch at the Gardens we drove to the Canberra Glassworks where we watched the artisans at their craft. They have a popular program where people pay to participate in a learning course where they are able to make their own piece. There is a viewing gallery above the "Hot Room" and we were able to listen and learn ... read more

7-10 November 2010 We are now in Canberra and only planned on 2 or 3 nights here but decided to stay extra as there is so much to see here. We arrived after a clear day and got to set the tent up in sunshine which was a nice change. We are staying at the Exhibition Park in Canberra (of all places - very ironic!!) which is adjoining the showground which makes for some interesting background noise (dog shows, horse competitions, etc). Reef thinks it's great we've "arranged" all these exotic animals entirely for his pleasure!..... Our first full day here we went to the National Museum of Australia which was a real eye opener and set out so well. We were lucky enough to visit when the exhibition for The Canning Stock Route was on ... read more

So what to take and what not to take? Today we set up our tent for the first time, at first I thought there was no way it was big enough bet it did surprise me. We also got some supper cool sleeping mats that fold up into your wallet.. well nearly. The count down is on 16 days to go, Hope I get my Passport back from the Brazilian Embassy in time. ... read more

Hi All, Thought it was about time we reported in. Not that we have much to tell except for storms, wind, rain, midgees and the odd fish. It seems whenever we are up here the weather is just not quite right for catching Barra. We spent a week at Baffle Creek and then a few days at a place called Maira, which is about 45 minutes north of Bundaberg and a lot of that time was spent waiting for winds to drop or rain to stop. I did manage to catch a grunter at Baffle Creek. Today we returned from a week at Lake Monduran and the Barra were not biting(surprise, surprise). There were heaps of people there and no-one was reporting a catch as the water temp was too low. I did, however, manage to ... read more

Hallo :D Schnell mein Bericht zur Hauptstadt von Australien .... Bin wieder fleissig am bloggen haha (unten noch ein anderer Eintrag von der Eastcoast und Tasmania - freu mi auf Kommentare hihihihi) Mein Aufenthalt in Canberra war recht nett - obwohl ich Canberra mehr verwirrend fand, als Syndey - hmm Ich verbrachte 2 volle Naechte in Canberra, hab wieder einen 'alten' Bekannten getroffen, den ich auf Magnetic Island kennengelernt habe. Mein persoenlicher Aussie Guide - nett oder?! Sandy hat mir nach seiner Arbeit gleich den hoechsten Punkt von der Stadt gezeigt. Obwohl seiner Hoehenangst hat er eine halbe Stunde auf dem Telstra Tower durchgehalten :) 812m Weiter ging es zum naechsten Aussichtspunkt - Red Hill - Naja von roter Erde oder sowas aehnlichem hab ich nix gesehen, aber was solls - Red Hill wurde gestuermt. Wir ... read more