Blogs from Oceania - page 7265

St. Patrick’s Day in New Zealand was soo much fun. We celebrated that night by going to a friend’s house (I played foosball and beat people - it was great), then town and barhopping. Before that, Esther and I had gone with Brad and Mike - American friends from Minnesota - to Bridal Veil Falls outside of Raglan, about 30-40 minutes away. They had all seen them before, but I hadn’t. There was a pool at the bottom and Brad swam in it - but he was the only one willing to be cold and miserable. On the way back up the trail someone discovered a vine hanging down a tree, and we played Tarzan with it (I wasn’t very good…I ran my back into the tree - not the best feeling). Then, on the road ... read more

Mul oli tänään Päikillä eka päivä. Kaikki luuli, että Minna tulee sinne vielä täkski viikoks ja kyseli mis se on sekä heräämössä kaikki kyseli mis mä oon... ;) En mä siellä paljoo tehny. Olin mukana vastaanottamassa potilaita, mittasin verenpainetta ja verensokeria sekä poistin kanyylin. Kerran tarjoilin teetäkin. Sit yks nuoripoika sano, että mä oon rakastunu siihen.. ;) todella mukavaa! Se oli navy poika ja sen ois pitäny lähtee merille, mut oli tiputtanu kädelleen jotain happoo eikä päässykään reissuun. Sitä tuntu vähän ottavan päästä.. Mut sain mä sen nauraan. osaan heittää läppää nähtävästi myös englanniks. :P Minna oli kattomassa aortan seinämien vahvistusta minkä mäki näin viime viikolla. se potilas vaan oli ottanu aspiriinia, kun sille ei ollu kerrottu et se pitää lopetaa, niin oli meinannu tulla vähän ongelmia siellä leikkauksessa. Mut asiahan selvis vasta jälkikäteen. Sit Minn ... read more

First I must mention that on the day of my arrival at Torquay, the local newspaper, the Echo, grabbed me off the street and did an interview and photo. Expect an article this Thursday. After a casual Sunday drove to Melbourne. Nervous about arriving at dusk and the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games was on. No real problem though and woke Monday for assualt on Melbourne. Went to Age, Sun Herald and local newspaper offices. Left contact details. Hot shower at train station. Weather cool and cloudy. Reasonable response. Met a guy who had done a flag design which he showed me on his laptop. He had spent a lot of money getting flags printed and websites. Hadn't really sold any of the hundred he'd had made. He called it the seven gold stars, one ... read more

Our last day on the beach was a bit on and off with the tropical rain storms, but was more than worth the odd bit of rain as the waves were, I can honestly say, the biggest I have ever seen in real-life and the local surfers took full advantage of this. These guys were seriously good surfers, I be surprised if at least one of them weren't Pro, it was amazing to watch and got some awesome footage! One last big night out in Byron with a pub crawl landed us on the beach for the sunrise, near the lighthouse which is the most easterly point in Australia, therefore the first place for the sun to shine Downunder, awesome. Sadly it was quite cloudy and the rain began to fall, but was still a fantastic ... read more

Geo: -21.1434, 149.187Dag 18 : 27/03/2006Vandaag zijn we van Eungella doorgereden naar Mackay. Een mooi tochtje door de talloze, kilometers lange suikerrietvelden van Queensland. We hadden daar weer een prima hotelletje in de Mackay Marina. Ik moet toch zeggen dat de standaard van de hotels hier zeer hoog ligt.Ook de vriendelijkheid en behulpzaamheid van de Australiers valt enorm op. (de deeltekens op de woorden ontbreken omdat die niet te vinden zijn op de toetsenborden)Deze dag was verder een relaxdagje. We hebben over het strand van Mackay gewandeld en wat in de pool gezwommen.Het wat hier een prima weertje. Weer veel warmer dan in de koele bergen van Eungella NP.... read more