Blogs from Oceania - page 7243

aamulla kaivettiin se peitto sielta kaapista ettei vaan ens yona unohdu! molempia vahan janskatti, kun piti uuteen paikkaan menna. Mua viela enemman, koska kaikki mita ma tiesin oli etta mee 6kerrokseen eri taloon missa ollaan nyt oltu. me siis ei nahty sita paikkaa sillon ensimmaisten paivien tutustumiskierroksilla. Klaus nimisen miehen ois pitany olla mua vastassa, mutta se olikin sairaslomalla tan paivan. Mut ohjatiin sit sairaanhoitajan mukaan aamuks. Sain ensimmaista kertaa koko viikolle suunnitellun ohjelman! :) vahanko oli mukavaa! olin siis aamulla seuraamassa kun potilaille kerrottiin osteoporoosi testin tuloksista ja sain itelle paljon esitteita aiheesta. Iltapaivalla menin sitten jalkaklinikalle, jossa kay diabeetikot jalkahoidossa. Niille kun tulee helposti painehaavoja jalkoihin eika ne parannu helposti huonon verenkierron takia. Tytot sit sellasilla kirurgin veitsilla rapsu... read more

Monday April 3rd Lo all from OZ! Today we got off to an early start, with us getting out of the RV Park around 7:45 am, in order to get to the koala sanctuary by it’s opening at 8:30. This allows us a few hours there, before we catch a high speed ferry to Tangalooma Island to see the wild dolphins. Let me tell ya rush hour traffic in Brisbane is busy, especially when you’re driving a bus! We got to the koala park right at 8:30, and for about 30 minutes we had the place to ourselves, which was really nice! We went off and did the koala photo’s right away, as we couldn’t resist. We got a small male koala, maybe 15 lbs or so. These guys look small and light, but they sure ... read more

Day 56 - Thursday 30th March The Facts: Flight to Bora Bora Shark and ray feeding Grey sharks diving The longer version: An early start took us back to Papeete Airport where we had an Air Tahiti flight to Bora Bora via one of the smaller islands. The views were spectacular with all islands having some beautiful green multi- coloured lagoons around them. Bora Bora itself was just as spectacular as it is in all the brochures, although some cloud covered the highest peak. Straight to the Hotel Maitai Polynesia, where after several reminders, we were picked up for our activity of Ray and Shark Feeding. This is generally pretty harmless except for when your guide wears outfits such as ours did as the photos demonstrate. We spent time in the water with the reef ... read more

G'day all Arrived in Melbourne and set up camp at a Crystal Brooks Park, a very shaded and quiet park on the outskirts of the city. Next day was spent in the city centre, riding on a beautifully decorated Pakistani style decorated by Pakistani Bus decorators, to celebratethe Commonwealth Games. With the hypnotic Pakistani music playing we could almost imagine we were in Pakistan, even the conductor kept swaying to the music!!! We did the tourist bit wandering around Melbourne, and spent some time watching the very eventful start to the Australian Grand Prix on a large screen in Federation Square. Lots of people watching the race and the atmosphere was great. We visit another China Town and have a Chinese meal (cheap of course) before heading back to camp. Monday morning up bright and early ... read more

I mostly bypassed Queenstown. The schtick on Queenstown is that people either love it or hate it, as near as I can tell. It has the vibe and feel of Jackson Hole and is about the size. I headed on up to Glenorchy. Glenorchy is an even smaller town at the head of Lake Wakatipu and the base of Humboldt Mountains. It is also the place where a lot of the tourist activies from Queenstown head and is the starting point for all kinds of treks. But since I wasn't trekking, I decided to go horseback riding. I went on the Lord of the Rings Tour. And once again, it was an amazing time. We road for about 2 hours and this was the first time in the half dozen or so times that I have ... read more