Blogs from Noosa, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 27

The skies were grey and rain was falling when we got to the bus stop in Noosa. Luckily the hostel shuttle was there waiting for us. The bloke showed us around a bit then dropped us at the hostel, check in took a while here. It turned out the a girl we had seen on the greyhounds at the beginning of the trip was staying there too (Hi Sheila if you read this hope the rest of your travels are going well?). So we all got a beds in the same dorm. After dropping our bags on the beds Thommo and I headed to the National park to go for a walk. It had seceded raining for a while, however we still borrowed an umbrella from Sheila as I didn’t have any water proofs with me. ... read more

Well well well we are in beautiful noosa right now and just love it. The only down part is that hostels are very expensive so we went out apartment shopping. we found an apartment that we could rent by the week so we took it. Its nothing special though. (we only get 4 channels on our rustic TV) The sofas are nice and colourful which is a plus. The best part is we no longer have to wait 20 or more minutes for a pot to cook some macaroni. Our Apartment is not very close to the main part of the town or the beach so we decided to rent a Tandem (2 person) bike for the week. they are extremely hard to ride we already hit a tree ( it was my fault) Only the ... read more

Here it is finally, the report on my last 3 weeks of travelling in Oz before I got ill. It was a bit difficult to find enough motivation to write this from home but here it is anyway. It's a pretty long one. Enjoy! The East Coast The East Coast is one of the most famous backpackers' routes in the world. It is a long stretch (over 3000 km) from Cairns in the North all the way down to Sydney. At first sight it's much like what I image the Spanish Costa's are like (haven't been there though): sun, young people with a lot of booze and drugs and party all the time. There is happy hours, Mr and Miss Backpackers elections and wet T- shirt competitions, pub crawls, world cup parties... For the more active ... read more

Tue. 30 Saw a school of dolphins. Their lunch, jumping desperately flew ten meters. One dolphin peeled off in chase and caught what looked like a garfish, very long. Wed. 31 May. Drove to Caloundra to see article. VERY disapointing. Picture in colour but only white stars on blue showing. Many inaccuracies including that 7000 stickers had gone out in Caloundra! I wish. Most of article was RSL rebuttal, catering to local retirees. Got green and yellow Artline textures for decorating back of stickers. Stopped at Coolum on way back. Response revived my spirit from dismal article. Went to Sunshine Beach. Long walk into southern part of National Park. Wonderful. Oh yes, and very cold nights indeed. June 1. Stickering surfing crowd at Sunshine Beach. Many birds. Noosa News reporter very on-side. Article to appear. And ... read more

At Brisbane's coach terminal, just before I boarded the coach to Noosa, I was asked to weigh in my bags....my backpack is 21.1kg and my small backpack is 10.6kg! Holy Shite! I really need to sort this out, 31.7kg is just a tad over my 20kg baggage limit on busses and planes! Still, with a bit of re-arranging, they let me board and I headed off to Noosa. Noosa is a really, really, gorgeous place. I only managed to spend a couple of days here but loved it instantly. Tea Tree Bay is stunning with gloriously clear waters peppered with long white/transparent fish that swim between your legs. During a wander through Noosa National Park I spotted a turtle swiming to the surface for air at Hells Mouth and my first cuddly Koala, Steve Erwin eat ... read more