Blogs from Victoria, Australia, Oceania - page 587

Had tea on the way up to Belgrave, fed the birds. I'm not a big fan of birds so dad fed them while I took photos. Took the Puffing Billy from Belgrave to Menzies Creek. It was a relaxing ride, occasionally you get some dust in your face thanks to the wind blowing smoke from the front of the train.... read more

Nou, laten we maar gelijk met de deur in huis vallen: na tientallen, zo niet honderden verkeersborden te hebben gezien met: “Pas op, koala’s de volgende 10 kilometer”/ “Pas op, kangoeroe’s de volgende 2 kilometer”/ “Pas op....” hadden wij die beestjes nog steeds neit in het wild gezien. We gingen echt bijna geloven dat die beesten alleen maar in de dierentuinen en sanctuaries bestonden... Maar sinds ons bezoek aan Brisbane National Park weten we het zeker: ook in het wild bestaan ze echt!!!!!!! We hebben dus geluk gehad, en wij vinden het heel bijzonder dat we dit hebben mogen zien zo vlan na Balou’s overlijden, het zal er wel niets mee te maken hebben, maar toch moesten we gelijk aan hem denken na onze perfecte dag... details volgen wat verderop. Maar goed, we waren dus gebleven ... read more

Dad's here on holiday so I've started doing the tourist-y things again. MCG tours were quite interesting, especially since it was done up for the Commonwealth Games. We got to climb up to the higher levels which was really steep - my legs were wobbling even when I sat at the seats! I don't know how people sit all the way up there and not feel like they're about to fall.... read more

In less than 1 hour, my parents are taking me to the airport for my flight over to Fiji. Yippee! Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes I received in person, via email, phone and text today. I really appreciate your kind thoughts and well wishes. Today has been one of sorrow and excitement. It is certainly exciting to realise that the day of departure on this epic journey has finally arrived. I have been quite anxious all day. It is also sorrowful to have had to say goodbye to many of you for at least 6 months. For others, our paths will not cross for an even longer period of time. Stay tuned for the Fiji update. ... read more

Now i know there are alot of people out there who have things much worse than i do, but i still feel i have a right to complain about the week we just had. Firstly i got a call monday morning from ANZ bank asking me whether i had authorized a transaction of $4000 to some unknown person via internet banking. i hadnt - and so became a victim of internet fraud. Now apparently i will get this money back but i have to wait 25 days for an investigation to take place and ive had to go to the police station and make statements etc. So i will know in a few weeks whether this is bad news or not, but at the moment my wallet is $4,000 lighter! Early thursday morning my cousins came ... read more