Blogs from Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 11

Geo: -20.2679, 148.716So wirklich bequem ist es nicht im Sitzen im Auto zu schlafen und so stört es uns auch nicht um 6:00 Uhr die Nacht zu beenden und uns auf den Bruce Highway zu begeben. Wir haben ja auch geplant mittags oder zumindest am frühen Nachmittag in Airlie Beach zu sein, denn am Liebsten wollen wir schon morgen auf einem Segelboot sitzen und um die Whitsundays schippern.Es kommt anders: praktisch auf den kompletten ersten 200 Km reiht sich eine Baustelle an die nächste und wir kommen mehr als schleppend voran. Wir streichen auch den angedachten Halt in Gladstone und Rockhampton, wo ich mich eigentlich über Tauchmöglichkeiten informieren wollte.Nach nochmals gut 10 Stunden fahrt und gefühlt 1.000 toten Kängurus und Füchsen am Straßenrand kommen wir dann gegen 16:30 Uhr in Airlie Beach an. Wir laufen einmal ... read more

Hello again! Well I arrived safely in Cairns early on Tuesday morning and got a transfer to my hostel, Gilligans. I was sharing a room with 7 other people but this was more than made up for by the fact that the hostel was right in the centre of town, had it's own swimming pool, bar and club and the people in my room were really friendly. I went out for lunch with Andy, someone I met on the Cambodia tour and then sunbathed for most of the afternoon (fortunately I managed not to burn this time which was rather nice). I had dinner in the hostel and then went out for the night. On the Wednesday, I had booked myself on a boat trip out to the Barrier Reef to do some snorkelling which was ... read more

Da har vi allerede vært i Australia i over to uker. Livet her “Down Under” er bare herlig, og da går tida dessverre så sykt fort også. Vi har opplevd så mye, og truffet mange hyggelige folk fra all verdens land. PEACE! Siden sist har vi vært i Brisbane, Noosa, Fraser Island og Airlie Beach, hvor vi nå befinner oss. I Brisbane reiste vi til en dyrepark for å hilse på yndlingsdyrene våre; koalaene. Og de veeeldig sjarmerende kenguruene. Og besøket svarte til forventingene. Vi fikk holde og kose med en liten koalajente som het Sandy. Koalaene sover i gjennomsnitt 18 timer hvert døgn. Og det meste av tiden de er våkne består av å spise eucalyptusblader. De lever med andre ord et ganske avslappende liv. Nesten sånn som oss J Kenguruene var det litt mer ... read more

Croc hunting! Well, we are in the wet season for Cairns but not had a drop!! Experiencing glorious sunshine! Cairns often gets slagged off for being tacky, but actually it’s a nice, funky place. Having said that by the 2nd day we hired a car and drove up to Cape Tribulation, home to the most ancient rainforest in the world and the home of the only part of the planet where two world heritage sites ) rainforest and the reef) meet. It’s stunning – we spent the day going on walks through the rainforest, and even spotted a cassowary (very rare, funny emu like bird!) Found hidden waterfalls and creeks…highlight of the day was going crocodile hunting down the Daintree River! We saw a tree frog and tree snake, and some baby crocs (all very lovely ... read more

Today was our last morning on the boat so after a quick breakfast we had the chance to do 1 more snorkel. We opted out of the last snorkelling session - as Will had indulged too much on breakfast and Jo was suffering from heat rash from the wet suit! But Jo (Will’s sister) went for a final look at the Great Barrier Reef, although when those who did snorkel returned to the boat there was talk of box jelly fish being seen in the water, so I think everyone was happy to make that their last dip in the sea! We then set sail back to Airlie Beach which took about 2 hours and enjoyed morning tea during the sail over to the main land. It was a particularly hot day so carrying our bags ... read more