Blogs from Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 1249

Voila!! Rented a super duper wicked now named Kissey and drove her along the nice roads up to Port Douglas...Only 60 kms north of Cairns, this little city seems to be the getaway for the rich and famous with heaps of big resorts! Not quite the backpackers usual surroundings but hey, after all, we sleep in the van so who needs a big suite with a balcony? I cooked excellent pastas on the propane stove and it actually turned out to be quite good and lots of fun to cook outside! It's like camping but better!! :) Not a lot of night life though for a saturday night. Didn't end up partying much but I have the rest of the east coast to do so! So what's next? Either going up to Cape Tribulation or going ... read more

Most people come to Hervey Bay to get to Fraser Island - but not me! I leave for Fraser from the much closer Rainbow Beach in a few days - weather permitting. I'm staying in Torquay - one of four towns which make up Hervey Bay. It's a strange but pleasant mix of cafe's and restaurants broken up by the odd grocers or fishmongers. There is a lively feel to the place, and its a small town - but it seems that the bigger brand names are yet to take it over. The day is spent walking along the seafront - up to the marina, a sushi lunch on the sea wall and hand feeding sharks in the small but well stocked aquarium. A good chillout! The next post will be more interesting... I promise!... read more

Geo: -21.1333, 148.483Dag 16 : 25/03/2006 (vervolg)Na een ontspannend boottochtje zijn we aangekomen in Shute Harbour. Er stond al meteen een lijnbus klaar om ons naar onze huurwagen te brengen. Op een lijnbus stappen met twee zware valiezen, twee handbagages en nog een fototoestel om Rudy's nek is niet erg praktisch, maar de buschauffeur stapte uit om ons een handje toe te steken. Dit zien we in Belgie niet zo snel gebeuren, daar zouden ze de deur voor je neus nog sluiten als je je eerte valies op de bus hebt gezet ... Na twee uur rijden met de auto kwamen we aan in Eungella National Park, waar we meteen op stap gingen om de Platypus (=Vogelbekdier) te 'spotten'. Een uur voor zonsondergan... read more

med ett nytt innlegg i bloggen her naa ser jeg! Skulle ha skrevet lenge foer, altfor mye aa skrive, men har vaert litt hektisk i Airlie Beach de siste fire-fem dagene. Jeg dro altsaa fra Airlie Beach til Brisbane idag. Hadde vaert i Airlie i kanskje elleve dager naa! Flere grunner til det. Det var den forbannede syklonen Larry som naadde oss loerdags ettermiddag og varte utover natten og morgenen. Vi slapp heldigvis unna det verste. Morgenen etter var det en del palmer og traer som hadde knekt/blaast overende. Ellers hadde folk vaert flinke til aa sirke ting, saa det var ikke saa mye som hadde blaast avgaarde. Hele loerdags formiddag var jeg ganske saa nervoes, bare spoer Elisabeth!:) I Airlie er det nesten bare backpackere aa finne, de som jobber paa hostellene er ogsaa backpackere, ... read more

Bundaberg is famous for its Rum, So I thought it rude not to pay the distillery a visit. Having left my camera, watch and everything else in a locker to prevent me blowing the plant up with a miniscule spark, and having donned some sexy rented shoes (which I swear offer less protection than my fairly sturdy sandals...) I was off on the tour. The guides were interesting enough, but their sense of humour appeared to a generation gone by... a long time ago. Their attempts to 'get down with the kids' were shocking, and possibly even illegal! Cunningly the tour ended with a double tasting in which I tried Bundaberg Dark And Stormy (Bundaberg Rum w/ Bundaberg Ginger Beer) and Bundaberg Royal Liquer with cream (Rum, Sugar, Coffee, Sugar, Chocolate, Sugar). It was only after ... read more