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Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane » Wynnum November 20th 2012

Hello again, It's been quite a while since last I wrote in this blog (me, being Jordan). I'm very happy to report that we finally have something worthwhile to post here in our travel blog. Just yesterday Krista and I returned here to Mackay after a 5-day trip down to Brisbane, which will be our last adventure here in Australia until we leave for the Philippines from Melbourne on December 18th. The two main highlights of the this little journey were the Australia Zoo, the most infamous of zoos in perhaps the entire world. Founded by Steve Irwin's parents, and made famous by Steve Irwin and his show The Crocodile Hunter, the zoo was at least 100 acres in girth, and was filled by an equally impressive number of animals. I'd never been to a zoo ... read more
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Just a typical sign in Mackay

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane » Wynnum July 14th 2008

Today was a memorable day in so much as I unpacked the last box from the second shipment and flattened all the empty boxes ready for collection by the removal company to recycle. Our Queenslander style house, No 45 Gillan Street is beginning to look abit more homely now with all our furniture and pictures around the place. It was not exactly the style of house I had imagined we would be living in, I will have to wait to find the ultra modern streamlined house for the future. So for now we have settled for a wooden structured building 'improved' by some not so great DIY enthusiasts! Guess we will just put it down to the whole new Australian experience! The huge removal lorry arrived at 7pm pulling two huge container boxes and promptly got ... read more
View from the end of the garden.
Pool at Night
Sunset.




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