Blogs from Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 1270

Hello again people, hows things? thought i'd just give a little update on our adventures recently... we left brisbane after lapping up everything arnies relatives could throw at us i.e. free beer, food and a hot tub, and headed to rainbow beach for a couple of days. left there for fraser island which was quality. Just a big group of us hammering these 4x4's around all sand tracks hunting for lakes and just nailing them down the beach- great fun! A couple of the lakes were awesome as hopefully the pictures show- lake wabby was surrounded by a massive sand dune so you could just leg it down there and crash into the lake at the bottom! At night we just set up camp and drank litres of goon (for those who don't know the goon ... read more

We were staying with Bruce & Rebecca in Mackay, however, Bruce was off fishing in the Gulf (Australias gulf, not Iraq). Rebecca had started work ridiculously early at 5am but that meant she was home for the afternoon. We drove out to Eungella National Park picking up Rebecca's sister, Bridgett on route. It was a sunny day & we passed field upon field of sugar cane gently swaying in the breeze. We stopped off at Finch Hatton Gorge & walked down to the Araluen Falls. A big pool at the bottom had a few people splashing around in it so in we jumped. The rocks were slippery & the water was cold but refreshing in the tropical Queensland heat. On the walk back to the car a rustling in the bush revealed a spotted goanna, a ... read more

Hello everyone :) It is SO hot out today - about 33oC...crazzy...im getting a sweet tan though :) Today I lifted trees onto a truck and then shredded paper...ha exciting i know. People here are awesome, although Anna and I seem to be treated like little kids sometimes. I got my Aussie licence yet am not allowed to drive yet...they think i cant drive. Weeiiird...oh well. In less than a week I will be with Cissy (my music teacher) in Melbourne :) Im really excited about that. I will have to stay in Brisbane on Thursday night, because my flight is early in the morning. Things are good here though, I got a valentines card from Nanny C....cute :) my grandparents are my valentines haha...aw. I do miss home a lot, I wont lie..but its nice ... read more

Hey Everyone Alright I have bad news, these damn public computers are to slow to upload pictures which is why Becca's page does not have any pictures either right now. But it's just one more week until I am in Perth and there will be pictures galore. In the meantime you'll just have to settle for my excellent verbal descriptive skills. Really that consists of the words hot, amazing, awesome and impossible to describe. But I'll do my best. So we just got back from our sailing trip around the Whitsunday islands. The weather was gorgeous, the water was gorgeous, the snorkelling was gorgeous, in a nutshell it was gorgeous. We travelled on a cadamaran (or something spelt like that) with around 50 other people and stayed on an island resort at night. I almost didn't ... read more

Travelling down from Airlie Beach to Hervey Bay - the nearest access point to Fraser Island - we stopped en route in Rockhampton ('Rockie') for a night to break up the long journey. Apparently Australias cattle capital, the route to Rockie was dotted with sightings of cattle trucks bursting at the seams with horns and tail poking out every where. The following day, we were back on the Greyhound bus until arriving at Hervey Bay Beaches backpackers in time for our briefing from the Beaches staff. There were 18 people booked up for the following days 3 day 2 night departure to Fraser Island with Bay 4wd Adventures, and we divided into two groups of nine, and then set about sorting the Alcohol and food shopping to see us through the next three days. Our group ... read more