Blogs from Moreton Bay, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 2

13th November 2008 - ARRIVAL DAY!! The flight was amazing and Quantas are my new favourite airline!!! As we boarded we chose to walk through 1st class again even though this time we didn't need to. The air stewardess asked 'where do you think you're off to?' and we felt like naughty children as we turned around and walked back past everyone to where the 'normal' people sit!! All we saw at first was a blanket and for a long flight I was a little gutted.....but they then brought around the package of socks, eye mask, headphones, tootbush & toothpaste and a pillow all in a handy little bag!!! So excited and a world apart from the overnight trains and buses we had become used to!!! I managed to fall asleep before take off and slept ... read more

G'day folks! Here's what we've been up to recently. We finally got round to visiting Australia Zoo, the one owned by the Irwin family. We've been to loads of zoos and wildlife parks since we've been here, so a lot of things we'd seen before obviously, but one good thing about this place is that the animals all have really nice surroundings and loads of space. I finally hugged a koala and got my photo taken with it! He was a cute little fella, but you can tell in my face that I was very worried he was going to wee on me!! But luckily he didn't! Another 'first' we experienced at the zoo was seeing a wombat being walked on a leash, like a dog (see pic)!! So bizarre. We went up to the zoo-keepers ... read more

Tonight we bid farewell to Australia and the end of our down under adventures. What an incredible time we've had. We wanted to share with you a few of our last pictures. Some from the Australian Zoo - wonderful! Enjoyed it a lot! 21 days, 16 airplanes, 1 helicopter, 9 hotels, 1 rental car, 3 hair-raising rides with grandmajan, one group of thieves, 1 police station, 700+ photos (we may require that you look at each one!, 5 hrs 47 mins of video (sit back relax...), at least 15 tours, and too many buses and transfers to count! The good news is that we enjoyed almost all of it!!! Our last night in Australia is in Brisbane and we finally tonight were able to "walkabout". Our hotel is in the southbank area (think artisy - kinda) ... read more

Hey everybody, Hope you all had a great Christmas, ours was a bit strange with a picnic on the beach. We are now waiting to see in the new year and as phone lines will be crazy (as they are on new years), we are wishing you all a happy new year now. All the rest of our trip in Australia is sorted so we have a lot to look forward to and are both very excited! Fraser Island 4 wheel drive, Whitsundays sailing and a white water rafting trip on Mission Beach! We may try and squeeze in a footbal play off game before we have to leave Sydney again! Hope to hear from you all soon and enjoy your new years ten hours after we enjoy ours! Myles- hope you had a good birthday ... read more

On The Oodnadatta Track- March 2007 Day One Maree to William Creek - 199kms The official Oodnadatta Track started from a dusty, deserted looking town of Maree save for a handsome pub, with many warning signs re road conditions, safety guidelines etc but we had done our homework so it was time to hit the dirt all the way. The track pretty much follows the Old Ghan Railway Track of the 1900’s that connected Port Augusta with Oodnadatta, once a thriving town and hub of the outback. With the help of a great little pamphlet cum mudmap acquired at the Adelaide Camping Show, we had lots of information about various landmarks and ruins. “The Pink Roadhouse” from Oodnadatta had developed this entertaining brochure to provide detailed information on what to see and expect as well ... read more