Blogs from Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 38

We got to Canberra at 5am after our first trip on The Greyhound Bus (a hop-on, hop-off bus that runs 24 hours). In the interest of saving money we'd decided to take the night bus to save on a night's accomodation. Unfortunately, we hadn't been prepared for the air conditioning to be blowing full-strength all night and froze the entire way (we were in shorts and had no warm jumpers with us on the bus). We, therefore, didn't get much sleep. Hopefully we can blame this for what happened next. When we were in Melbourne we bought a really cheap second-hand Australia Lonely Planet, again in the interest of saving money. It was five years old but we didn't think this would be a problem. When we got to Canberra we consulted said guide book for ... read more

Hey everybody! I just got back from my weekend surf trip in Sydney and it was unreal! At first i was pretty nervous about getting into the ocean with the whole shark business and what not, especially after one of the surf leaders told us that a record breaking tiger shark was caught in the bay :S, but they assured us that it was a freak occurance and we were perfectly safe. We got to the camp on friday night, there was a group of 9 of us from the university including me and liv. We had the night to chill out and explore the facilities, so we made our way down to the beach for a bon fire. the stars there were spectacular, i think we saw about 4 shooting stars in 20 minutes! The ... read more

Not a lot to show for two days in Canberra but naturally they do no allow cameras in the art galleries and exhibitions, it would be a bit like taking a banjo along to the Royal Albert Hall. The following are mainly of the Australian Museum, this is meant to be a fun place designed for families to have a great time. I think the Architect(s) has done a really good job, see what you think. We arrived quite early but later in the day there would be many families and lots of children running around this outdoor area having a great time. img=http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/NigelWaring/Mis... read more

A few of the best - Tyler's a good photographer! I had the camera for the first two spots and Tyler took it on his last dive! Well that's all folks - just a sample with more to share when we get home. We've taken today off to rest and recup. Our next stop tomorrow is Brisbane and the Wild Dolphin Resort and then to the Australia zoo. We thought about heading out for the beach and having Tyler do more surfing but it turns out there are no refunds for cancelling events! So we are staying with the original plan! Love to you all - I think Tyler is ready to be home...misses everyone!... read more

mar 20 happy people, black and blue birds red beak and pate. is baldness a biological advantage, better heat loss. in the case of the birds greater protection for foraging or fighting. fed rate minus threequarters, that's another tool being consumed, the strength of the usdolllar, that's gotta fuel inflation. fifty dollar recharge. stagflation. five out of five in carpark got stickers! and i rattled on about ten million trees and woman with streaked hair and handsome partner said stand in front of old parliament house, spruik parliament house! for now but it's wind gusts making silver leaves and hazy sunshine. black swans forage for succulent stems on the ground. parliament house lawn chatted with swiss daniel, viewed chambers just adjourning for six week break. trash report: picked up partially two sites today. clouding up. and ... read more