Blogs from Australia, Oceania - page 4507

We have finally made it back to Melbourne... We had a wonderful three weeks of roughing it in our tent and are glad to be back here. It's sort of a home away from our home. Anyways, where do I begin? We flew into the gold coast airport which is in a small town called Coolongatta in Southern Queensland. We walked from the airport to our first caravan park that we stayed in and just stayed one night. It was a beautiful place, the beach was just that, golden and the sky so big. We decided to move further north the next day but only made it as far as Surfer's Paradise which we found to be a horrible place. It is very touristy up there with heaps of high rises and casinos and shopping centres ... read more

Klaus oli tanaan takaisin toissa. Todella mukava mies! olin kattomassa sit luukartotuksen tekemista eli ne otti lantiosta ja selkarangasta magneettikuvia. ja sit Klaus selitti kuinka niita tulkitaan. Sen jalkeen meilla oli potilaita tiputuksessa. Niille annettiin jotain luulaaketta, kun niilla on osteoporoosi. Todella mukavia potilaita! ne hirveesti kyseli suomesta. Kahdeltatoista menin sit johonki kokoukseen. Siella oli Berliinista joku mies, joka selitti jostain uudesta osteoporoosi laakkesta. Jotain rottakokeista ja tuloksista se selitti. Mut siella oli hyvia leipia! ;) Sit menin toiseen kokoukseen. Taalla on ylipainosten ryhma ja sit hoitohenkilokunta kokoontuu asian tiimoilta kerran viikossa ja siihen kokoukseen osallistuin. Sit paasin mukaan kattomaan, ku ne neuvo ihmisia ruoan ja liikkunnan suhteen. Potilaat jotka paasee mukaan tahan ryhmaan, niin niiden painoindeksi on yli 35. M... read more

Our camper van extravaganza began in Broome where we quickly picked up the lingo including “throw a few prawns on the barbie”, as well as “streuth” and “bonza”, but the winning line was “flaming galaa”. We were greeted with extra humid weather with blue skies, which cunningly disguised what was in store for us…. After a chance listening to the radio we heard a murmur about a cyclone forming off the coast of Broome. After a suitable R&R, we decided to escape and head west from the oncoming CYCLONE GLENDA. We were soon laughing at our agility….but this was short lived as the cyclone followed us down the coast! Our escape options were severely restricted and with no path east or west we headed south into the Outback…to arrive at TOM PRICE the highest town in ... read more

Today was the first day of my cape tribulation adventure. I have 3 nights up there with a day on the barrier reef and a beach ride. Satarted bright and early this morning as we cruised north on the coast road. We crossed the daintree river by 'Crocodile-spotting-boat' seeing a big female with a collection of her young and a small male who was quite cute?! Next we headed up to the Mardja boardwalk in the rainforest and mangroves that meet there. We arrived at the accomodation at lunchtime so I had an afternoon to explore. I took a stroll from my hostel up to the cape and the lookout for the view over the beach and Rainforest which was spectacular. This place is very quiet in the evenings so had a nice early night and ... read more

Day 1 - April 02 (567 km) We left home about 7am with a few tears and drove to Ararat for morning tea. We then drove to Bordertown for lunch. Arrived at Keith at 4 pm which wasn’t too bad going considering it was the kids first big drive. The activity books that you gave, Wendy have come in handy. Everytime I turned around Duane was doing it. Kiera has been watching some DVD’s and playing with her dolls. We lost a wheel cap on the caravan on the way to Keith so the van looks funny. To Wes and Amanda you will have to buy a bigger van as ours looks like a pimple compared to others. Gra decided to park next to a big fifth wheeler this night. Were we embarrassed!!! Duane was amazed ... read more