Destination: Australia

Day 59

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [618]

This morning we went to the Hervey Bay boat harbour area where there was a seafood festival. There were a variety of stalls with both crafts and food to buy as well as information booths about boat safety, using boats in a manner to maintain the evironment ... Read more >

Day 58

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [349]

As we drove along this morning we were surrounded by smoke from the fires west of Rockhampton. The drive to Hervey Bay seemed to take a long time with various stops and slow downs due to roadworks. Queensland has an extensive network of roads and we have ... Read more >

1 more big sleep!

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 | By supergg | Views [397]

One more big sleep and we'll be on our way.  We collected Travel Rabbit today and he's very excited.

Do's and Dont's of Australia

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 | By josh_shona | Views [746]

Do touch the animals: The native fauna of Australia is the most bizarre in the world. Egg laying milk feeding poisonous warm blooded marsupials, yep we got them. If you want to see a kangaroo, then do you want to see a little fella ... Read more >

Tags: #blogyourbackyard

Photos: whitsundays

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 | By nooltn | Photo Gallery

Photos: fraser island

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 | By nooltn | Photo Gallery

Day 57

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [399]

Today we did all the recommended sightseeing around Yeppoon. First port of all was Emu Park which is not far from where we are staying. The lookout there gave an excellent view of Great Keppell and surrounding islands as well as the bay nearby. There ... Read more >

Photos: Yeppoon

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 | By thewoodies | Photo Gallery

Day 56

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [384]

We had an uneventful trip from Clairview (where the sandflies bite) to Yeppoon, except that the GPS sent us on a short cut which was not ideal for a caravan. The caravan park is actually at Kinka Beach about 13kms from Yeppoon and one can see Great Keppel ... Read more >

These walls are filled with everything

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 | By princess2802 | Views [1358] | Comments [2]

Dressed in a combination of clothes and accessories that really should have been in the washing machine or didn’t fit into my overloaded suitcase, I boarded the South Line train from Sydney Central station. I wore a Catwoman comic t-shirt I’d donned ... Read more >

Tags: family, home, sydney

Day 55

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [794]

We left paradise this morning and it feels like we are heading for home. Our drive from Airlie Beach to Clairview Beach Holiday Park took about 4 hours. Clairview is a tiny area with a string of holiday homes along the beach and it does not even have ... Read more >

Do's and Don't's in Australia

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 | By bkramer88 | Views [20139] | Comments [3]

Across the world, Aussies are known as being those lucky, laid-back, easy-going bastards of Britain who let nay-sayers and insults glide right off like water off a duck's back. There's a common conception that there is no etiquette guide book for the ... Read more >

Tags: #blogyourbackyard

Dat 54

Tue, 9 Aug 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [366]

Today was very relaxed as after a bit of a sleep in and a chat with a neighbour we made the decision to do another, but shorter, cruise. The company Cruise Whitsundays transports tourists to various island resorts and also permits people to use their ... Read more >

Angry Steve ..

Tue, 9 Aug 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Views [459]

After my moaning about Grey nomads, camping in general and Australia we are now going to rent our van for the rest of our lives and have ripped up my ticket to come home.  What shocking events - can not believe it and really am gutted. My mum says they ... Read more >

Day 53

Mon, 8 Aug 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [382] | Comments [1]

Today the sky was blue and there was no wind so we had chosen the perfect day for our cruise out to the Great Barrier Reef. We had an early start and then a bus ride from the caravan park to Shute Harbour. The boat left at 8.00am for Hamilton Island where ... Read more >