Blogs from Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 1250

Of course nothing does go right. "Sorry mate, no diving for at least a week" is the verdict from my next port of call: Bundaberg. I decided to head there anyway... but first my adventure with Capricorn Dave. Dave picks me up at 10:15. Short and relatively quiet for a man of such repute Dave has not bought a pair of shoes in 6 years. He only wears them when the law requires, and when on the pull. First stop on our grand tour is to meet a field of cattle. In his shaky old nissan van (no 4x4 luxury here) Drive drives off road at about 80Km an hour straight up to the biggest baddest looking bull in the field. And then tells me to hop out and pet him. Of course I trust him ... read more

We spent the day today driving up the east coast from Cairns along the coastal road, where we stopped to check out all the beaches the Ciarns is famous for including the stunning Trinity beach where some of the beach villas and their settings where stunning. The coastal road meandered along the coast, cutting in and winding up through world heritage listed tropical rainforest and made for an awesome drive with some stunning scenery. We stopped in Port Douglas in the early afternoon where we had some lunch before returniing back to base in Cairns. ... read more

Havin found breakfast we hit the road, heading north again we stopped off at the Ettamogah Pub. A Strange creation based on cartoons. Wacky probably covers it. with a larger top than bottom. its a living cartoon....and serves beer! we were impressed! We decided to brave the coast and cruised north through Maroochydore; via the SuperBee Honey factory...both of us over indulged a little and felt a bit sick!! Next we went in search of a medieval castle. yes i know...no one was building castles in medieval oz. But there is one. Its Bli Bli Castle, soon to be renamed the Sunshine Castle...wouldn't be out of place in Ingleby Barwick with its toy town style and slightly lego-land nature!! made us laugh anyway! North we continued to Moloolaba and eventually up the coast past Coolum Beach ... read more

Our trip to cairns has been a great first taste of life in Australia. The scenery is stunning, the wildlife is amazing and the weather is extreme to say the least- varying from the recent Cyclone Larry to sunshine. The people are all friendly and laid back, even the local bus drivers are nice and helpful! Cairns is a real tourism hub that offers loads to see and do. We have Scuba dived on the barrier reef ( still not seen a shark!) , visited the cairns tropical zoo and enjoyed chilling at the free esplanade pool. As we are staying with relatives North of Cairns we have taken the opportunity to visit the northern beaches and the beautiful Port Douglas. Another fantastic day trip was spent touring round the tablelands west of Cairns that contains ... read more

Well, it has been a while since I last updated this website so there is quite a few stories to tell you all. I also have a few photo's for you to see at last! I'll have to condense this somewhat... I left Brisbane on the 16th January to start my road trip up north along the Queensland coast. I stopped off at Caloundra (Sunshine Coast) to visit Steve and Sue Beck. Then onto Hervey Bay (Fraser Island) where I stayed for 2 weeks with the Kluckow brothers and worked as a plumbers assistant for a few days. Went across to Fraser Island and hired a 4x4. Really an amazing place! Huge forests and crystal clear lakes (see photo's). Apparently a good place to catch shad! Also went hand-line fishing with some locals which was great. ... read more