Blogs from Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 8

We arrived early in Bundaberg and it was not looking good as we had to wait for anything to open for 2 hours!! We found a hostel called the Cell Block so we decided to stay there. It was very funny as we literally slept in a cell with bed covers that said cell mate haha. We also had our first tv which was great!! We explored the pretty town which looked like we had gone back in time! We visited the free Zoo (always good!) and visited an art museum which displayed aboriginal art. In the evening we went to Mon Repos Turtle Santuary where we got to see 104 baby turtle hatchlings appear from their nest in the sand and we got to hold them. A few lucky individuals including Neil were picked to ... read more

Nachdem es hier (Mission Beach - kurz vor Cairns) grad so toll regnet, nuetze ich doch glatt die Zeit um wiedermal von meinem Trip zu berichten! Eine meiner letzten Stationen war Bundaberg - mein lieber Bruder wird sich etwas spaeter gleich freuen;-))) Ich wollte hier einfach mal einem Naturwunder zuschauen. In Bundaberg gibt es die Mon Repos Beach wo seit Jahrtausenden Meeresschildkroeten zum Eierlegen herkommen und danach die supersuessen Minischildis schluepfen. Das Ganze findet von November bis Maerz statt - also bin ich genau zur richtigen Zeit mal hier;-) Mein Hostel unternimmt solche Touren - und das Gute daran ist, dass man sich mit dieser Tour nicht mit oft hunderten anderen Schaulustigen anstellen muss, sondern als erste Gruppe an die Beach darf. Somit kam ich sehr schnell in den Genuss einen stockdunklen Strand entlang zu wandern ... read more

Well lots of changes going on over here! Dave and I have been brainstorming, thinking, planning, researching and thinking again on how we can keep this dream alive. So our conclusion is to sell La Vie, buy a nice catamaran and do some charters in the Caribbean for a few years to keep the bank account topped off. Charter/Cruising season in the Caribbean doesn't start until October/November so we have some time to get the boat, get it up to snuff and get familiar with the cruising grounds. We are still working on our business plans and putting up a website but rest assured I will let everyone know about it once it's launched and will be begging for your business!!! Keep it in mind for your next all inclusive luxury vacation! I'd love some feedback ... read more

We set off down the coast again arriving in Hervey Bay with intentions of travelling over to Fraser Island ( the world's largest sand island where they don't let you on without a 4 wheel drive), for Andy's 30th birthday. Unfortunately we arrived too late to arrange this so Andy spent his birthday getting the air con in the van fixed (for the 2nd time), watching the safety video explaining how not to get your 4x4 washed away into shark infested waters on Fraser Island, and spent the night in a caravan park in Torquay, having had a slap up meal of fish and chips. The next day though we set off bright and early to pick up our 4x4 (a Hilux, naturally) and caught the first ferry over to Fraser Island. We commenced our ve-ry ... read more

We set off very earlie today as we need to be in town to meet a lady about picking tomatoes. Bad has a swollen mouth so the drugs he is taking does not allow him to drive, so yes its girl power all the way today, the weather is miserable none stop rain, so as you can imagine we are so not up for camping. On arrival we headed straight for a camp site to ask if they had a cabin, and as luck would have it they did so we stayed the night in comfort, just as well as it rained solid all night long. We headed over to Elliots Head to set up camp, which was beautiful, the camp was on top of a beach which was small but quant. Then we headed into ... read more