Blogs from Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 2

Cold in Melbourne - 22 degrees in Queensland!! Left home @ 5:30am to fly QANTAS to Brisbane. (No Kat on board - she was unable to fly - high levels of iron - very sad!) Tate was a little restless on flight! On arrival - couldn't find Eliza and Hayley's suitcase for 15 minutes - minor panic! Hire cars - Thrifty (3) - wanted to charge $41 each car for "late pickup"!! Jo came in and said "That's ridiculous!" I think the girl didn't charge us after all!! Drove to house - 58 Beachway Pde. Marcoola - absolute mansion - really nice!! Big shop - played games and went to bed.... read more

Whether you have purchased a jet ski for the first time or a seasoned professional looking for a new favourite spot, look no further than beautiful sunny Queensland. Queensland is home to some of the most stunning beaches and lakes, perfect locations for your next jet ski adventure. My friend John, who is Brisbane tourism specialist and founder of Australian Business Directory says that Queensland is one of the best spots for boating and jet skiing. “Queensland is so lucky to have amazing beaches and oceans, not to mention the fact that it is nearly almost always sunny here!”, he says. First on the list of best places to jet ski in Queensland is Paradise Point on the Gold Coast. Due to its number of canals and adjoining access to Coomera and Pimpama River, the Paradise ... read more

After spending the weekend with my parents, Linda and I left Brisbane on Monday morning to continue our northward migration along the Queensland coast. After taking the Gateway Bridge over the Brisbane River, we then took a quick detour over the Hornibrook Bridge to check out the Redcliffe Peninsula; before later turning off the Bruce Highway and onto the Steve Irwin Way to see the Glasshouse Mountains. So named because Captain Cook had been reminded of the glasshouse furnaces in his native Yorkshire when he first saw them, the Glasshouse Mountains are actually volcanic crags that have been left standing while the earth around them has eroded away over the past twenty million years or so. In any case they are a startling sight, rising straight up out of the otherwise relatively flat coastal plain to ... read more

Leaving Rainbow beach we backtrack to the Bruce Highway and head south,our journey is interrupted by several major roadworks, good to see they are at last trying to fix some of the problems associated with this road.We have traveled this route many times and do not feel the need to pause and visit any of the seaside hamlets and towns on our way.We are heading for Mooloolaba a town we have visited many times and is one of our favourite places on the Sunshine coast. First charted in 1861 by lieutenant Heath RN the area was soon noted to be a great source of timber and by 1864 a timber trade was established sending timber to sawmills in Brisbane.Other ventures soon followed and fruit and other produce began to be shipped to Brisbane.The area flourished and ... read more

Je suis excitée!! (I am excited!!) I don't know how much sleep I will have tonight...at least there will be plenty of hours to use for sleep on the way to Dubai...! (15 hrs 28m)... read more