Blogs from Australia, Oceania - page 4440

So after Brisbane we headed on up to Hervey Bay, the gateway to Fraser island, the world's biggest sand island. We were a tad worried that in true style we hadn't booked anything and everyone else we knew had booked months ago, oops. Basically, because it's a sand island you need a 4*4 so you either go on a organised tour or you hire a land rover, given the price difference we went for the cheaper option of driving ourselves, how hard could it be?? When we went to pick up our rental we had to watch a video of how to drive on the island which along with the "be aware of dingoes" talk put the wind up us a little!! But we jumped into the car and drove down to the ferry, drove slowly ... read more

I am leaving Adelaide in less than an hour. Running very late, but whats new? Wednesday night was my birthday and I caught up with some old school friends for dinner at the famous Earl of Leister. The place is definately not famous for the decor, not that parma's, pokies and plastic plants dont all compliment each other perfectly, its just that the place lacks a bit of....um....character. They are, however, famous for the sheer quantity of food that is slapped in front of you. I documented the meal, simply because after the amount of effort I put into eating it, I was scared no-one would believe such a tall tale. Seriously, the photos do it no justice, it was massive. It was easily as big as my head, and I have a pretty big head. ... read more

sovittiin sitten että tavataan Timppa tänään. Otettiin juna Rhodesiin ja tavattiin siellä Timppa. Mehän ei olla Olympia puistossa vielä käyty, niin Timppa halus näyttää sen sitten meille! Löydettiin sieltä sitten Helsinki 1952! :) sekä suomalaisia mitalisteja Sydneyn olympialaisista. Hankalaa vaan oli se, että ne oli sellasen suihkulähteen vieressä, niin kyllähän siinä vähän kastu, kun ei tajunnu varoa tuulen suunnan vaihtuessa.. ;) Sitten jotku aasialaiset turistit tuli ottaan kuvia meidän kanssa. ei ne englantia puhunu, mut ne tuli vaan seisoon meidän viereen ja toiset otti kuvia.. hah! hauskaa päästä toisten matkakuviin.. ;) ollaanhan me harjoteltu tota kauniina olemista jo 3kk.. :P Sit käytiin limuilla ennenku piti lähtee takas junalle. Koska on torstai ja shoppailu päivä, niin kaupathan on myöhään auki. Käytiin hakeen mulle Paddy's marketilta uus matkalaukku ja sitten Hurstvilleen ... read more

Day 39 - Thursday 11 May 2006 Carnarvon to Coral Bay We didn’t travel that far today but we were glad to get out of the condensation and the hot weather. In Carnarvon it gets cool at night and gets really hot in the morning. I was eating my breakfast this morning and got dripped on. It is really wet underfoot but soon drys up. Graeme didn’t like Carnarvon too much but I thought it was okay. We arrived at Coral Bay about lunchtime and decided to put the annexe up. We booked in for 3 nights as Maureen and Harry said it was a beautiful spot. It is not much of a town except basically accommodation, tours, small shopping centre and a pub. We drove in and thought there was only one caravan park but ... read more

So in order to get my Visa changed from a Working Holiday to a Work Permit, I needed to leave the UK. We decided to do 2 weeks in Sydney while the UK authorities did their part and then 2 weeks in NZ while the Kiwi's did their part. We flew out of London on Emirates to Dubai for 2 hours, then Bangkok for 1 hour, and touched down in Sydney about 7am. Charmaines mum picked us up, got us cleaned up and then straight to Yum-Cha for brunch! After lunch it was time for some shopping and then a quick stop to pick up 1kg of raw and 3kg of cooked prawns. This was how we spent a lot of our time in Sydney: shopping, eating seafood and drinking wine! Great!! It was my first ... read more