Cuddly Koalas and Southwards to Sydney January 17th 2007 We left Rainbow Beach and headed back towards Brisbane - the drive was exceptionally tedious and really the less said about it, the better.
Eventually reached Koala sanctuary (promise made to Cara) thanks to some skillfull navigation by Wendy. Lots of koalas and other exotic fauna, including a very large spider which was crawling all over the car. Still very warm (hot even). maybe that's the r ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more
I'm recently retired (early) - have waited a long time for this trip - ever since taking a temporary job in mid seventies which was supposed to pay for next trip then came family and other commitments. Main interests - the natural world, eco build (we plan to build our own house on our return)and people.... full info