Blogs from Rainbow Beach, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 6

Angekommen in Rainbow Beach stellte sich wieder die Frage, welches Hostel soll ich nehmen. Hab einen Tip in Brisbane bekommen, dass das Pippies Hostel eigentlich ganz gut sein soll. Also ab dahin, dass Problem die hatten ab 19 Uhr geschlossen, zu glueck war die nette Dame von der Rezeption noch im Hostel. Sprich hab noch einen Schlafplatz bekommen. Eingecheckt, Leute kennengelern und bis vier Uhr Morgens gefeiert....... Im Hostel gab es gratis Fruehstueck (7 bis 8.30 Uhr), gutes ding dacht ich nichts wie hin. Angekommen am Tisch war dort Toast, Marmelade, Kornflakes und Milch verduennt mit Wasser. Das letztere war nicht besonders lecker, zumindest nicht nach so einer Nacht!! Rainbow Beach ist ein kleiner Ort wo es eigentlich nicht's gibt, die meisten Leute nutzen es um nach Fraser Island zu kommen. Nach dem Fruehstueck erstmal alle ... read more

Day 68 - Tin Can Bay / Rainbow Beach So, it was agreed, we would get up at 6.30 to go and feed the dolphins in the bay. Why was it then that we were both wide awake at 4.30?! And then, just as we were dropping back off to sleep the dawn chorus struck up and that was the end of that! Morning!! We jumped on the bikes and headed in the direction of the Yacht Club to catch the morning dolphin feeding which a group of volunteers have been doing for years and years and years! We’re not quite the first ones there, the dolphins, a volunteer and a couple of other people have beaten us to it! Mystique and Harmony are today’s father and son dolphins! They think Mystique is about 17 years ... read more

After spending a nice couple of days relaxing in Agnes Water. The Oz Ex took me down the road to a quaint little place on the East Coast that goes by the name of Rainbow Beach. Home to probably more backpackers and holiday homes than actual residents, it feels fractured and un-centered. The main business in this town is four wheel drive hire for those intrepid explorers that want to gallivant along the sands of Fraser Island. Though Fraser can also be reached from Hervey Bay, it is Rainbow that is closer and more synonymous with the World's largest sand island. The town is spread out and has about as much character and charm as a lamppost, with everything closing a little after the sun has set. Still for a couple of days it shouldn't be ... read more

TIN CAN BAY _ DOLPHIN FEEDING We took a drive up to Tin Can bay when Jaquie was visiting us on holiday as we had heard that you can feed the wild dolphins early in the morning so off we went to do just this. we booked into the campground and had Fish and Chip shop for dinner eaten out under the sky/shelter as it started to rain on us. but it was lovely and really not that cold. We all snuggled down for the night and then got up early to wal the 100 metres to the small jetty to see and feed the dolphins. Whenwe got to the jetty, there was only a couple of people there was all chatted to the guides and slowely the family of dolphins came in to greet us. ... read more

We decided to stay in Rainbow Beach because that was the town we were going to be picked up in for our tour of Fraser Island. It was a rainy evening but that didn't stop us from going to the beach. Rainbow Beach was given that name because of it's colourful sands. There is an aboriginal legend of the rainbow serpent. On our walk we saw some surfers and finally got to swim in the ocean ourselves( now that we're further south and the water temperature is colder the box jellyfish are dying off). After our swim it started to pour and we spotted some rainbows. Which was ironic because we were in RAINBOW BEACH. ... read more