Blogs from Beerwah, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 2

We went to the Australian Zoo..home of the Crocodile Hunter...most of the day today. It was a blast! It had mostly Australian animals, and almost all of their snakes were posinous. Scary! We got to go into the cages with the kangaroos and pet and feed them. We also got to pet a couple of koalas. I really liked this zoo better than the ones I've been to in America because it seemed like the zoo keepers tried to keep the guests more involved with the animals. There were shows and feedings going on all the time.... read more

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=20926&l=6a285&id=503645207 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=26422&l=cfae5&id=503645207 Today we set our alarms for 8 AM. The plan for the day was to go to the Australian Zoo. That is the zoo which Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin and his parents own. The zoo is located in Beerwah, about an hour an a half on the train dead north of here in the middle of the Sunshine Coast. We caught a train at the transit centre about 500 metres from the hostel. The ticket cost us each 12.60 with the return and a bus from the end of the line to the entrance of the zoo included. We reached the zoo at about 945 and were told that right away there was a very popular exhibition which used to be done by Steve Irwin himself. The performance took place in a small ... read more

This was another of our must do's, when we first started talking about going to Oz. We wanted to see Steve Irwin the crocodile hunter in action - But as you all know he is no longer with us. This did not deter us... There was a need to get close up and personal with a few animals, particually a wombat which neither of us have ever seen. And one burning question to be answered "Why was our koala bear brown"? So here we were travelling along Steve Irwin Way, heading for Australia Zoo. Needless to say we weren't disappointed. "Skim" was over joyed to get a close up of a kookaburra and finally see a wombat. (It looked like an over grown guinea pig to me) And the icing on the cake was to ... read more

Ahoy over there! First of all for those waiting with baited breath for the latest installments of my crazy rock and roll happenings I apologise for the lack of updates. Anyway, was a bank holiday the weekend in honour of her majesty's birthday so thought I'd do something productive with the weekend. Friday started with a trip to the tivoli in Brisbane to see that well known band Cog (big out here), pretty good and the venue was a bit if a change from the norm. Non-sticky floors (clean carpet), small bar queues, no smoky atmosphere and a general ease of moving about the place which was most unnatural. Didn't quite feel right. After spending Saturday recovering from Friday, on Sunday I took a trip up to the Glasshouse Mountains to conquer the mighty Mount ... read more

11/12/06 - 14/12/06 One of the standard tourist stops on Australia’s east coast is Fraser Island. It’s the largest sand island in the world and heritage listed. We stayed in Hervey Bay and took the early ferry over for a day tour, managing to spot a couple of dolphins off the back of the boat as crossed Platypus Bay. Seat belts on the 4WD bus were essential as the bus bounced along on the sandy tracks, crossing the island. The 75-mile beach on the east coast of the island is a national highway as well as an airstrip. We passed Eli creek where 4 million liters of fresh water an hour rushes out into the sea. Supposedly the aquifer fresh water system within the island holds 20 times more water than Sydney Harbour! Ironically, Cook passed ... read more