Blogs from Noosa Heads, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 2

Pátek až pondělí (díky, Austrálie, za státní svátek a volno s ním spojené v pondělí) jsem vypla učící se univerzitní mozek a přepla do módu "dovolená, užívej si oceánu a slunce". Noosa Heads je dle mnohých nejlepší místo v Austrálii. Po tomto pobytu můžu prohlásit - je skvělé, především pokud máte dost peněz a chcete se jich tu zbavit - bohatých lidí je tu plno. Nicméně krásný oceán a různé možnosti sportovního vyžití zahrnující surfing nebo body boarding, stand up paddle boarding, kajak, windsurfing atd. učarovaly i mně. Cesta hromadnou Queenslandskou dopravou třemi vlaky a jedním autobusem ode mne trvá 4 a půl nebo 3 a půl hodiny (druhá možnost je autobus, rychlík a vlak). Úžasná je cena. Z Brisbane je pouhopouhých, tramtadadaa, $11,24 pro studenty. Noosa je totiž v zóně 23 (z maximálně možných 23 ... read more

Monday 11th We drive a few minutes up the road to the Noosa National Park where it's possible to see wild Koala bears. We take a pleasant walk of about 4 k through the trees looking everywhere but to no avail. All we get for our troubles is a stiff neck from looking up. We then drive on for about 45 miles and pull in at our next site in Landsborough and book in. After a quick lunch break we're off to the Glass House National Park just down the road. We decide to climb to the top of Mount Ngungun. It's a straight climb of 253 m to the top and over rocks at the top but we are rewarded with a tremendous 360 degree view of the surrounding countryside. We take a slower walk ... read more

Coolum Beach, Queensland, 26 juillet Après une courte promenade dans Bundaberg (j'ai passé outre la visite de la distillerie, mais j'ai goûté au rhum hier, pas mal du tout...), j'ai repris la direction du sud sur la Bruce Highway. Ce tronçon de l'artère principale qui relie Cairns à Brisbane est assez pénible à rouler, avec ses deux voies à contresens, ses roulottes de touristes et des arrêts en raison des travaux routiers à tout les 10 kilomètres. J'avoue que mon réservoir de patience commence à être à «E»... J'arrêtai pour le dîner dans la jolie bourgade de Maryborough, où les élégants bâtiments victoriens ravissent l'œil. Je suis arrivé cet après-midi sur la Sunshine Coast dans la très chic station balnéaire de Noosa Heads. La «Cannes australienne» ne fait pas mentir sa réputation et ça sent ici ... read more

Decided to hire a car for a couple of days to get to see some of the area. My fantastic hosts gave me a map and marked all the places to visit. These were mcDonald Lake, Eumundi, Yandani, maple ton,Nambour. The following day took a tour along the coast road, visiting Mooloolaba Maroochydore, Mjinda, Coolum, Peregian Beach,Sunshine Beach. Two very full days. On Saturday had a quiet day on the beach watching a wedding party having photos taken against the backdrop of the headland and surfers followed in the evening by dinner at sunset by the river. All week the sun never stopped shining how lucky am I.... read more

We made it to Queensland aka the sunshine state and it rained a bit more! We did a canoeing trip up the everglades on the upper Noosa River. We didnt let the rain dampen our spirits and had a really good few days and made a few new friends! The first day was lovely with the sun out so we sunbathed and drifted more than paddled to the campsite. And at least the camp was set up before the rain started. We had everything with us in the canoe; tent, cooker, food, alcohol, clothes etc etc. It was quite hard work, especially for Paul as Rachel was enjoying the sunbathing. We got to see some awesome wildlife including Guana's (really huge 1.5m long lizards) it was so cool! Day 2 in the torrential rain we canoed ... read more