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Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mission Beach March 17th 2006

On our way south, after we had left Cairns, we stopped at a lovely little place called Mission Beach. Tiny little town, with just a few places to eat, a couple bars, hardly anyone around at all, with a lovely beach. The sun had started to shine now, so we made the most of trying to top up our tan again. We stayed here for a couple days just totally chilling out.........pure bliss!!!... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Fraser Island March 17th 2006

5am doesnt really exist does it? well apparently yes. up bright and early with a spring in my step (thats pushing it a little but i was conscious at least) erm ended up in charge again...must be really annoying the group by now! Since im not driving on the trip i didnt need to go to the 'how to drive a 4wd' briefing so stayed to pack the Toyota land cruiser high top that will be home for 3 days...has to be packed correctly so it balances and so everything fits. I hate being bossy but im just too good at it. Me and Paul made an ace team and packed the van perfectly despite everyone wanting things from there bags once we'd packed em! cheers guys! but we got througha dn managed to get everything ... read more
lake wabby
Driving the main Highway!
Maheno

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane March 17th 2006

Absolutely boiling! Wendy left today as she is going down to Melbourne to see the commonwealth games, lucky! As it was so boiling only one thing could be done - sitting by the lagoon! I also found the market right beside it, but have to refrain from spending the little money I have!... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mission Beach March 17th 2006

"If you see a croc then form a circle facing outwards with you guide in the middle. And hold on TIGHT!". Yet another Humourous Ozzy Tour Guide (Read No Worries by Mark McCrum (thanks Kerry!)). Except this one was from the north of Scotland, not from North Tropical Queensland. We all grouped at the offices of the rafting company - about 15 europeans from mission beach, and about 120 Japanese from Cairns. We were then bussed again out up the Tully to the start of our rafting experience. We formed into groups of 6 for the adventure and I ended up with 4 british girls - Katie, Georgina, Nicole and Danielle and one belgium guy, whose name was apparantly Carrot. The rafting was amazing. Fast, Rough, and Hard Work. But not too fast, or too rough, ... read more
Action Shot

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Airlie Beach March 17th 2006

For det foerste, hvis du ikke har lest forrige innlegg i denne bloggen, les det foerst! Staar om fallskjermhoppingen vaar;) Mhm..Har forresten lagt ut sikkert hundre nye bilder paa My Space. Og kanskje ti nye her paa bloggen. Siden sist ahr det ikke skjedd saa fryktelig mye. Vi har besluttet aa ha dette som en rolig dag, ikke gjeore mye. Vi henger fortsatt sammen med Andrew, han er kjempeskjoenn!:) Vi har ganske lik smak naar det gjelder gutter, haha. Ja, goey aa vaere sammen med han. Han drar desverre i morgen. Vi skal vente noen dager til. Kanskje kommer Signe, Kine og Ida snart. Og i morgen kommer Tom, dykkemannen, fra havet, saa vi maa nesten vaere her noen dager til. Paa rommet vaart paa hostellet naa er det hele tre norsker, en svenske og to ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane March 16th 2006

Well this is the 3am pissed blog that I anticipated it would be. The opening night was really fantastic, even though I know 'An Inspector Calls' backwards and every other way it really was a stunning production (I suppose Steven Daldry knows his stuff), and of course the after show was as expected. A couple of corporate speeches followed by some serious eating and drinking. This being Australia I had to make best pals with the tech guys in order to find somewhere to have a smoke without taking a lift 5 floors down from the roof terrace. It all went downhill from there. It's now 3.15 am, very pissed, one of the principals has been arrested for taking a leak on the street, I've made good friends with Sneaky and Grant from the crew, who ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mission Beach March 16th 2006

"Make sure you lock the toilet door, its at the back next to the pool and the cocktail bar. If you don't and I break hard, you dont want to go flying down the isle with your pants down". Great. A bus driver witha sense of humour. At least the air conditioned Greyhound down to mission beack was comfortable and fast, and the in journey video kept me amused. I arrived at mission beach, and realised it was infact nothing more than a beack. Half a dozen shops, cafes and restaurants are scattered on the one road that runs behind this beack, but thats about it. The beach is fringed by a thick band of mangrove which means that even the minimum impact made by the one street has no effect on the beach - it ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Airlie Beach March 16th 2006

Okei, dette er kanskje ikke beste tidspunktet aa skrive om denne adrenalinpumpende aktiviteten, har nettopp kommet hjem fra en halv dag paa havet saa er ganske sliten. Meeeen akk, maa jo skryte av at jeg har hoppet i fallskjerm!:D Det var altsaa paa tirsdags formiddag at jeg, Elisabeth og verdens kuleste homse Andrew var i lagunen og slappet av, at vi kom over en fallskjermhoppingbrosjyre. Vi bestemte oss plutselig, var vel i det spontane hjoernet. Et kvarter senere var det booket. Neste dag skulle vi i ilden!:) Depositum ble betalt, for aa sikre at vi ikke trakk oss, hehe.. Resten av dagen gikk med til litt soving for min del, og en liten runde paa byen. Paa hostell-baren vaar moette vi paa Tom igjen, dykkeristruktoeren fra seilturen vaar, saa vi hengte sammen med han resten av ... read more
Fornøyde piger

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns March 16th 2006

We arrived in Cairns a few days before Cyclone Larry was due to hit therefore we couldn't do much but wait for it to pass before making plans. Fortunately Larry didn't hit Cairns too bad and we were safe in a hostel, luckily we hadn't yet picked up our campervan! Once we had our van we drove up to Port Douglas where we spent a couple of nights. We also visited Daintree village, Mossman Gorge and tried to head up to Cape Tribulation. We didn't get far as the road was flooded from the cyclone so we never even made it across the Daintree River. We passed back through Cairns and then headed inland to the Atherton Tablelands. We went to Millaa Millaa Falls (where they filmed a Timotei advert years ago). Most of the other ... read more
Finding Nemo
Mossman Gorge
Snappy!

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Airlie Beach March 16th 2006

Where do I Start? So pretty much Kayla and I have decided that Sailing through the Whitsunday Islands is the most relaxing , crazy , beautiful thing we have ever experienced. Kayla and I arrived at Airlie Beach on Sunday , the little town that all the amazing looking sailboats depart from to explore the islands . All together the trip cost us about $270 , and it was worth every penny. We had all of our meals included , accomodation at the resort on the island ..which we stayed on every night after we had a long days of sailing , and a bunch of vouchers for free internet (big bonus ) . There were 32 people on the boat ,plus the hostess Kenzie..who cooked all of our meals for 32 people...she was superwoman. Skipper ... read more
Hanging out on the Boat...
Beauty Kayla...On Jade
SeaSick...Tooheys(Beer)




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