Blogs from Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 53

Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory » Canberra August 26th 2007

Just a quickie! I just realised that I have 76 days to go, thats insane!! I'm getting new stuff for my trip every week. I have stocked up on waterless hand wash and antibacterial wipes for those ... ummm... uncomfortable moments in the asian squat toilets!! OMG now theres something I cant wait to try NOT lol Vaccinations complete malaria tabs bought Ticket bought backpack loaned (thanks D)!! I promise I'll look after it :) thank god I have travel insurance ;) laptop bought oh yeah baby, just watch those blogs happen now lol camera bought lightweight clothing bought Passport renewed I think I'm ready... i just need some more money and some DEET!! How exciting!! I've already started to think what am I going to do with all my spare time once I'm back. Its ... read more

Largs

Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory » Canberra August 22nd 2007

The Maheno

Formo

Hi All, Well it looks like we are not meant to fish in the Tweed River. After sitting it out for a few wet days we gave up as the forecast was not good. We headed to Port Macquarie for the night and caught up with Bruce and Gwen Walker. The weather turned quite wild and the winds had caused some considerable damage on the way from Tweed to Port. We had to stop just south of Grafton as there was water on the highway and they were only lettting one lane through at a time.The wind had flatteded the cane fields and there was water everywhere in the paddocks and trees down all over the place. We are now at Largs which is just outside of Maitland and it is still raining. We are staying ... read more

Rain at Tweed Heads

Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory » Canberra August 20th 2007

Formo

Hi all, Apparently I haven't made it clear that the Fraser Island Photos are under the Fraser Island journal entry and not the entry for Photos at Last. We have been sitting here watching and listening to the rain falling. It has rained quite heavily since yesterday so we will have to sit it out here for a while until the camper dries out. We have not even been able to get the boat out yet so no fish photos. We might go and have a look at some campervans this afternoon just to fill in some time. Nick the National Geographics are a godsend. Well off to watch the rain falling. Love Maree ... read more

Photos at last

Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory » Canberra August 19th 2007

Formo

Sorry folks we had trouble getting the photos on for Fraser, but they are there now. We are now at Tweed Heads and when we got the camper up the rain came down. It is not too heavy though but we haven't been fishing yet. Hopefully next phot will be of the big fish that I caught. I am worried about John, they are selling Mazda BT50 4WD for $29990 on road up here so it is possible that we will come home in a new car. Cheers Maree and John... read more

Fraser Island

Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory » Canberra August 16th 2007

75 Mile Beach

Formo

Well we had two nights and three days on Fraser and thoroughly enjoyed it. Another thing to cross off our list of things to do before we die. We stayed at Eurong Beach resort which is on the East Coast with access straight onto the beach. It was incredible how many people were camping over there and how, on such a long stretch of beach the fishermen were all congregated in a 500 metre radius. Apparently the taylor were schooling at this particular spot. John did catch a nice trevally on his new beach rod but threw it back as we had no way of keeping it fresh. The beach is so clean and the sand is so fine. We didn't do a lot of travelling inland on the island as it was pretty rough but ... read more

Off to Fraser

Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory » Canberra August 12th 2007

Seafood on the Deck

Formo

Hi to anyone that is still hanging in there. We are off to Fraser tomorrow morning at 8.00am. We have booked into Eurong Resort for two nights so are looking forward to a couple of days driving around Fraser and doing some beach fishing. John even bought a beach rod today for the occasion. We are taking Ann and Bernies Mighty Mitsubishi L?? which is just awesome as otherwise we would have had to hire a 4wd. We will hopefully have some nice pictures to post by the time we get back. As usual the perfect hostesses have thought of everything and we have had an awesome few days with them. Love to all and thanks for hanging in on our blog.... read more

Winter in Australia

Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory » Canberra August 11th 2007

Cross country skiing in the Snowy Mountains

Sandra Simon

It's winter in Australia and, contrary to what the Australian tourist board would have you believe, that means it's pretty cold in Canberra and Sydney! We've been consoling ourselves by learning cross-country skiing in the Snowy Mountains - where they've had lots of snow this year - and with a wonderful visit from Simon's sister Suzanne and friend Lynne.... read more

Simon, Lynne & Suzanne looking for kangaroos at Tidbinbilla

Hervey Bay

Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory » Canberra August 10th 2007

Daydream from our boat

Formo

Hi All, Apparently some of our blog entries have been lost and I am not sure what to do about it. We haven't put much on since Cardwell as we haven't had any decent photos to put on. After we left Cardwell we went to Airlie Beach and did a tour of the reef. Unfortunately our photos are not that good and we didn't get any fish while we were there. We took our own boat out and went around some of the islands and spent a lovely day on the water. Although by the time we got back to shore John was starting to feel a bit seedy from the swell. We boated to Daydream and then to North and South Molle islands, had lunch at south Molle but didn't look like catching any fish. ... read more

Heading South

Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory » Canberra July 21st 2007

RECOVERED

Formo

Heading South Australasia » Australia » Australian Capital Territory » Canberra By FormoJuly 21st 2007Hi all, Here are a few more photos that we have taken. We are now off to Cardwell and Hitchinbrook for some fishing. It is very cold here at night and we even had to put the heater on last night. Cheers Maree and John... read more

Hello from Kuranda

Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory » Canberra July 20th 2007

Formo

Hi All, Spent yesterday in the Daintree and did the river cruise to spot the croc and then up to the rainforest, Mosman Gorge and then a quick look at Port Douglas before heading back to camp. We were hoping to do a reef tour but its too windy so its looks like the reef will have to wait for a bit longer. We are heading down to Cardwell and Hinchinbrook tomorrow for a spot of fishing. Weather is lovely by day but cool at night. Take care all and will check back in when we can. Can't put photos on from here so will try at the next stop. Love Maree and John... read more

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