Blogs from Mooloolah, Queensland, Australia, Oceania

We left Tinny and the Rainbow, to head back to the Sunshine Coast, to freeload at LaBalsa Park for a few days. Pardon our ignorance, but we always like to eventually check out the history and origins of the places we stay. La Balsa Park at Point Cartwright, has mega significance, in that it was the landing place for the Labalsa expedition. In 1970 a spaniard Vital Alsar led his three multinational companions on an incredible journey to demonstrate how ancient mariners could have sailed and emigrated to the pacific islands from the Americas. To prove this theory, they sailed across the pacific in a balsa wood raft from South America to land at Mooloolabah. To commemorate this incredible adventure, the park was named after the expedition. The four journeymen had their footprints set in concrete, ... read more

Hey, so we're nearing the end of our time in Oz; off to Brisbane today for the last few days, but have been given free internet here so thought I would do the blog now because I'm cheap and skint. Sorry about that. We had a wonderful time on the Great Barrier Reef a couple of weeks ago - Green Island was absolutely beautiful (as are everything 'Green' in my opinion) and we were able to snorkel with stunning fish/creatures...until I got a load of salt water in my eyes, had a little fit and had to get out briefly. You could wonder around the island, so we did some exploring, had a picnic where a very odd looking bird (small version of Kevin from 'Up') decided to jump onto my lap and try to eat ... read more

Upon arriving in Brisbane in early January, Sidd had a rather lengthy “To Do List” to complete before I arrived - among them: (1) find place to live, (2) obtain medical license in order to be able to work, (3) set up bank account in order to get paid, (4) clean new apartment until sparkling, etc. After about one week, however, he soon found himself with some spare time, having duly checked off all items on his list. At this time, Sidd was working at the Pediatric ICU at the Mater Hospital and his colleagues were avid triathletes. Seeking fellow companions, they told Sidd, “sign up for the triathlon at the end of March, it’ll be good fun.” Ever up for a challenge (even after going through the thought process of hmm... haven’t been to the ... read more

6th January 2009 After a fantastic nights sleep, (well every night is fantastic for me) I got up reasonably early to see David dressed in his Australia Zoo Uniform, and very smart he looked indeed. Dave leaves really early, but fortunately doesn’t have to far to travel before getting to work. The dogs, Oaky, Malee, and King were full of beans and had their pigs trotters to keep them amused. I sat outside typing up Naughty Wombats, it was lovely and warm, a cool breeze wafted across the shady veranda. Ruth appeared in the kitchen and prepared herself for her day so I kept out of the way, though she kindly made me a cup of tea. We were leaving today, and once Caroline was up we just needed to pack our stuff away then tidy ... read more