Blogs from Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 5

Today we woke up very early since we had gone to bed early. We were starving and there wasn't much food in the apartment....which he shares with two Ambrose students and an Australian girl.....so we decided to walk down to a bakery about a 10 min. walk away. It was definitely a lot colder than Iowa since it was their winter season, but it was still great weather. and the sunrise was gorgeous! On our walk I got to see all the different architecture and the gardens in people's front lawns were very exotic. I loved all the tropical plants! When we got back to the apartment we knew it was going to be a day with good weather so Chris decided he'd take me to the beach. We caught the bus from his campus to ... read more

well this is my first (and somewhat premature) entry, which will essentially be about my long awaited and slightly daunting solo trip to the land of the rising sun (and underwear vending machine). flights are booked as of yesterday. awesome. locked in larry. no turning back now... ! the 2 month (8 week sounds so much shorter) count down is on... i fly out on the 1st of september... all by myself.... i can see myself spending the first 3 days curled into the foetal position in the middle of my hotel room... or worse.... foetaled, rocking slowly back and forth in the middle of shibuya crossing... but with a little GUSTO and determination i think i can make it a bit of awrite mate NOTE TO SOFIA COPOLLA- SOLO FEMALE TRAVELLING IN JAPAN BETTER BE ... read more

So we found a place to live. yay. I would not have entertained the thought of this place if it was in Ottawa due to the fact that it is a highrise and it is UPTOWN..da da da. but with that said this town is so small I don't think it matters where you live and the apartment is great. 2 bedrooms 2 bathrooms Washer and Dryer in the apartment Heated outdoor pool Hot tub Sauna. The people here are great and everything is really nice...that goes for the apartment complex and the city on a whole. Did I mention they give change on the bus here....amazing.... read more

As I copped a bit of flack on the delay in posting my last entry, I figured I would make up for it and post another from the Sunshine Coast. Yes ... I am pleased to say, it is the Sunsine Coast this time - the rains having headed south for Sydney (quite ironic really!!) The bad news is that the run off from the rivers around the Sunshine Coast area has left the beaches with an uninviting brown tinge, and the seas are still fairly rough, although getting better each day. Now ... a few things which I forgot to include in the last post. The JGG is going great ... although it has had a rather unpleasant fishy smell. I bought some nice local prawns in northern NSW and took them along to my ... read more

may 10 more sticker mania snapper rocks. overlooked surf collective on the waves parkedup among that landscape of parked cars, patched tarmac and surfers intent on waves. found supporters. fine and dry, my windscreen barely fogged last night. humidity has been so great mould colonised back window. now here's a spot that could use some trees, red earth scraped for unknown purpose, constructing a flat spot perhaps. may 11 point danger. snapper rocks smoked oyster pasta. humdrone of cars coming in looking for a park. mild day. coluds forming. large flag flying rainbow beach corner unit third floor porch!!!!! i could see the shape of a large cloud on the water. dark and passing by me. then sunshine and calmer. may 12 brad palmer flags gold coast 100,000 passing per day to fly large for a ... read more