Blogs from Australia, Oceania - page 4457

Friday was our last day at surf camp. It's been a really good little course. Met some lovely people, (even Marvin the Dutchman turned out ok, although he felt the need to start every sentance with the phrase 'I must say though...'), had loads of laughs, camped out with the Kangaroos, munched on outstanding food and even managed to do a mid-surf head-stand on my board for the last day's surfing competition - yes, I'm now a professional surfer of the highest standard! Sorry, I dont have a photo - but it did happen - honest! I'm currently in Byron Bay, which is a lovely little town, populated almost entirely by backpackers, who, like us, flock each night to Cheeky Monkeys bar for cheep grub, beer and table top dancing. On Sunday, a few of the ... read more

Jen & I started the day at 6.45am and after being collected at the Tourist Park we travelled north with the first stop being a visit to the Cavesham Animal Park. Apperntly some 350,000 people visit the park each year. We saw Koalas and Kangaroos etc and fed some of the animals. Many of the group had a wombat sit on them and this tickled the fancy of many of the overseas visitors. From here we ventured north to the Pinacles after enjoying lunch at Cervantes. On the way we also saw a wind farm with some 20 of the giant fans already erected. A great sight indeed. The journey to Pinnacles was Ok as the coach was quite new. The driver explained how the rock structure came about and was quite interesting. Similar outcrops are ... read more

Hej Haaber ikke folk er blevet alt for urolige derhjemme efter den aabne slutning sidst. Det skyldtes foerst og fremmest manglende tid til at vaere paa nettet. Vaeret var nemlig blevet herligt i Darwin og poolen meget tiltalende. Men tilbage til historien... Paa turen tilbage til bussen gaar Andreas altsaa for sig selv bagerst i feltet. Der skal selvfoelgelig filmes en masse naar man er saadan et sted saa det var hvad han gjorde. Pludselig kan han ikke se nogen foran sig og er kommet til en laage. Her har han muligheden for at gaa to veje. "Return to carpark" sige det ene skilt og "Lookout walk" siger det andet. Da han ikke havde nogen interesse i at se nogen lookout nu vaelger han carpark. Det skulle han aldrig have gjort...... read more

Hi everyone, Thought it was time for an update as it has been a while since my last entry, and so much has happened since the last blog. As of December 8, I moved into an apartment with three friends I had recently been bunking up with since my arrival in St. Kilda. By this time we were all very tired of hostel life, and all felt it was time for a change. So we decided to get out and get a place together. I will spare you the details of the first apartment we moved into for two weeks. It was brutal. Very minimal indeed. Definitely not fit for any human. As a result of my complaining and crying, I was given a new nickname. “The Prince.” Apparently nothing was good enough for me. And ... read more

Aamulla herättiin aikasin ja otettiin juna Cowaniin. Mentiin jo aikasemmin, jotta autettiin Päiviä juhlien laittamisessa. Siellä oli pomppulinna, leikkejä ja paljon ruokaa. Harmi vaan, että pomppulinnan ikäraja oli 9v. :( mä oisin halunnu sinne kans! mä laitoin lapsille leimat, joilla ne sit pääs pomppulinnaan. Aiheena oli dinosaurukset, niin leimat oli kans sen mukaset. Ruoat oli kaikki jotain dinosaurusjuttuja kans. Lapset oli aivan innoissaan siitä pomppulinnasta ja muista leikeistä mitä niille pidettiin. Karkki meni, mut kakkuun ei paljoo koskettu. se oli sellanen Dinosauruskakku. tosi hieno! purettiin Päivin ja Adrianin kans juhlat ja mentiin sit niille. Me Alexin kaa mentiin vähäks aikaa trampoliinille. mä alan oleen jo aika hyvä. osaan pari "temppuakin"... heh! meni siinä kyllä hetki et mä opin ne, mut osaan kuitenki.. Päivi laitto meille ruokaa ja minä, minna ja alex pelattiin ... read more