Blogs from Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 12

08/12/06 - 10/12/06 Bundaberg & Childers Bundaberg is the sugar cane area of Queensland and famous for the Bundaberg rum distillery with the name known all over Australia and beyond, but it’s also famous for something else. 14km north of town is a small 1.5km long stretch of beach called Mon Repos. Between December and March every year this beach becomes the biggest rookery for marine turtles, particularly loggerheads, in the Southern Hemisphere, possibly the world. Marine turtles have been studied at Mon Repos for over 50 years by marine biologist Dr Colin Limpus, with hatchlings tagged 30 years ago now starting to return to lay eggs themselves. Little is known about the hatchlings that leave Mon Repos, except that for about 30 years they are ‘lost’ in the world’s oceans, but females will always go ... read more

As you can see by the title of this entry, today is the best day...EVER! ok, so maybe I am slightly exaggerating but its pretty good anyway! Unbelievably, I have been in Bundaberg two weeks on Sunday. Can't believe I was concerned about not getting work because since I have arrived this is the first day that I have had off! Arrived last Sun and started work on Monday. Not a v productive day as was picking cherry tomatoes by the bucket - meaning I was getting paid by what I picked. Worked for eleven hours and got paid...wait for it....$60! wohooo! Not a big money maker! Day two I was moved on to hourly work - meaning I get paid by the hour - thank the lord! Am picking normal sized tomatoes on a large ... read more

We left the mountains on the 21/08 and have been travelling since, back to the life of nomads. We travalled inland to Dubbo where we visited the zoo. From there we headed North and stayed ina small place called Iluka. From there up North to see Katherine, Matt, Zack and Jada. We had a great time, even babysitting Zack for an afternoon and evening. We slept well the next evening :O) From there we headed North and through torrential rain to Bundaberg. After a night in the van we have booked into a cabin on a campsite. We have been to the Bundaberg Distillery and seen the rum first hand! We should be leaving here on Monday and heading North again towards Gladstone. About 1-2 hours drive. Staying there for a couple of days and then ... read more

yo right got into bundeburg at about ahlf 12 at gniht,....n after many phone calls at hervey somewhere let us stay..so there we are walking thru deserted bundy trying to find the lyalta..wed'e finally got the name,.the guy there couldnt say or spell it!..anyeway got to possible the tackiest palce wed stayed at n went to bed...in the day went on 2 dives..transport n dives 4 $50 which was cool..n they were cool..very shallow waters, soft corals n pretty reef fishg but they were cool..the dive guy didnt have much clue..he kepot going to serface to see whare we were..but hey ho..anyway then got lift with them to borgara beach which was nice, spent the afternoon there..oo got a about an hour of sun!! n then embarked on another mission back to bundy..last bus we were ... read more

visiting jim and femme leaving tomorrow for Rockhampton then off to Capella 50klms outside of Emerald.... read more