Blogs from Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 1263

Vi kommer fram till Agnes Water (Queenslands nordligaste surfstrand och sydligaste tillgang till Stora Barriarrevet) strax efter morkrets inbrott och letar ratt pa en campingplats. Receptionen har redan stangt och vi satter upp taltet pa godtycklig plats innan vi gar pa matjakt. Mataffaren har dock ocksa redan stangd sa det slutar med middag pa en ganska fin restaurang dar Per provar att ata kanguru. Kvallen bjuder pa ovanlig underhallning i form av tusentals svarmande insekter som kretsar kring gatlyktor efter stormen som aven passerat har. Aven grodor och paddor gar pa matjakt och vi hittar inte mindre an tre olika arter i badrummet innan laggdags. Morgonen darpa far vi reda pa att Bossen blir galen om man taltar dar vi slagit upp vart talt och flyttar det pliktskyldigt innan vi gar pa langpromenad till Town of ... read more

Days 109-111 We checked out of our room and onto the Greyhound headed to Noosa. It was pouring with rain and didn't stop, even for a minute, all day! We popped into town to get some food and spent the rest of the day and night watching videos! I'm sure Noosa is a lovely place but at this rate, I don't think we'll ever find out!! Despite the rain, you can't come here and not go to Australia Zoo - Steve Irwin's zoo! We jumped on a bus to the zoo and spent the day there. It was really cool, within 10 minutes of being there we were feeding elephants who splurted mud all over us (not good when wearing white). We then watched some shows - a snake show, a tiger show, a birds of ... read more

After Fraser Island we thought it would be a good idea to save time and money by taking an overnight coach up to Airlie beach, our next stop. This was a nightmare. The coach didn't leave until midnight but we killed time at the local cinema and saw some awful film called big momas house II but we also saw 'Walk the Line' which pretty good. We didn't arrive until 3pm the next day as the coach driver went on some detour. But we made it and checked into a backpackers just outside of town as we had heard that Airlie beach is a bit of a mad party place. The walk into town was actually quite pleasant with loads of wild cockatoos around. The town itself isn't much but we stayed here to see the ... read more

Jajamen, saa kom vi oss endelig fra Brisbane!:) Jeg maatte vente paa linsene mine som jeg hadde bestilt fra ett eller annet selskap i Australia, aa idag, YES, saa kom de, aa vi kunne dra til neste plass! Etter noeye studering i Lonely Planet Travel Guide'n min kom vi frem til at Noosa var plassen. To og en halv times kjoering nord for Brisbane. De siste dagene i Brisbane har det ikke skjedd saa mye: vi var paa en MEGET akseptabel pannekakerestaurant aa feiret pannekakedagen, var paa kino aa saa Goal, planlagt reisen osv. Traff igjen, for tredje gang, to gutter fra Irland jeg moette foerste gang i Surfers Paradise. Plutselig var de paa hostellet vaart. Elisabeth mener de foelger etter oss. Faar saa vaere, de vet ikke hvor vi er naa!:) Mamma, du vet han ... read more

WOW...that's all i can really say...what a month! It's all gone so quickly! I can't actually believe that my time in Oz is coming to an end! We've managed to jam-pack so much into the past 4 weeks, it's crazy!! Unfortunately, i won't be able to tell you everything that i've been up to, but i'll try and pick some of the best bits...the rest will have to wait until i get home and can tell you all in person!! After Sydney, i had a quick stop over in Coffs Harbour for one night. It was a really nice place to stay, and would definitely be a good place to relax. It has a lovely little beach to chill on, and some beautiful botanical gardens to admire, but other than that there's not too much happening ... read more