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

After Karen emigrated to Australia with Mitch, her two sisters and Mum and Dad followed them. No wonder she is so settled here, none of that emotional pull of family ties although Mitch has his family back in the UK. Apparently Karen's sister Steph regularly visits Noosaville, she loves it and has recommended a place for breakfast so we make our way down for more food! At this rate, I won't be able to move and suggest that we hire bikes to explore further. Karen confesses that she hasn't been on a bike in 16 years but is game to get back on that saddle. We collect our bikes and helmets ... read more

Day 18 We got up after being woken up by noisy children in the apartment above and had a lazy brekkie looking out at the sea! At about 9 we walked down into the town to catch the river ferry that is like a tour bus, we sailed down to the marina and had a look in all the shops, one of which was called chocol'arte which had chocolates in like a coffee shop which also sold local people's crafts and art, I had a 'woodworm' which was macadamia nuts in chocolate to look like a worm and hubby had a mint chocolate budha aaannnd the boy bought his croc hat! Yay! We then did the hop off bit along the river and had lunch hubs had a big brekkie and I had a really very ... read more

After Hervey Bay, I spent one day in Noosa. I'm past the great barrier reef now, so it's white sand beaches and big waves (and of course lots of surfing). Noosa is a really laid back town. Everyone there seems to be content just being a surf bum, living a simple life and not having any stress out ambitions. My hostel was in a great location - right on the beach, so I went for a few good body surfs. I was going to try surf lessons, but they are apparently the most expensive in Noosa and it was a weekend, so the beach was pretty crowded. I'll try in Surfers Paradise (where I'm going tomorrow). Brisbane is the opposite of Noosa. People here are wearing suits, lots of office buildings, people walk like they have ... read more

We had a good look at Kingaroy this morning. We went up a hill to a lookout for a look over the area but unfortunately the trees had grown and they hid the view. Kingaroy is dominated by the very big silo complex in the middle of town – full of peanuts. We drove up and down Kingaroy streets, interesting to see the council prune of trees on the main street, a trunk and about 10 centremetres of each branch left standing. We came to a little roadside stall selling peanut paste (what Queenslanders call peanut butter) and all manner of flavoured peanuts. We weren’t adventurous – we bought a bag of salted and I bought myself a little bag of butterscotch and caramel flavoured - very delicious. We headed north and east – Wandai where ... read more

Had a wonderful day at Australia Zoo. Had a cuddle with a koala and petted smore kangaroos. This is an amazing place - the best zoo I have ever been to. Since leaving Sydney we have been to the Blue !ountains and then to Byron Bay. Byron was a lovely place but we felt so old. After Byron we spent a couple days in Brisbane - preferred Briabane to Sydney. We are now on our way to Noosa for a couple of days rest.... read more