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Caloundra Slideshow
Caloundra
Travel Blogs from Caloundra, Australia
Holiday Time!!!
Well the day has finally come, 7 months of organising and planning will finally come into action. I (Kelly) woke up this morning at 4 am, a little earlier then normal but I'm thankful with my excitement that I slept that long. Brendon and I will make ...
Farewell to my uncle, Aub Carrigan
I went to the funeral of my uncle, Aub Carrigan on Thursday at Caloundra. He was a well-known cricketer in the 50s and 60s. His daughter Glenda and her family travelled over from Perth, and it was great to catch up with her and her brother ...
Our last day on the Sunny Coast
... yet what I'll be doing - I will go and see them next week and see how I can help. I must say that even though Caloundra is still a very beautiful part of the world, I really don't like that it's become very touristy and busy. For me, it's ...
Jumping waves and crocs
... 40 mins in the sea jumping the waves!! Too burnt to sunbathe we set off heading North and bypassed Brisbane and we were in Australia Zoo (made famous by Steve ‘Crikey’ Irwin) by midday. 4 fun filled hours of stroking Koalas and Kangaroo's and ...
Kiting, windsurfing, crocs, koalas, tigers & more
... Shaving close to $700 of the asking price, we got the car in a package deal that came with registration for the year, Australia-wide roadside assistance, 24hr help on the phone if we get in to any difficulty, about $300 of camping equipment thrown in ...
30th and 1st - Dicky’s beach and Currimundi
... friendly and I enjoyed being around fellow South Aficans, everyone with their own story of how they came to find themselves in Australia. There were a couple of talks on Saturday morning and then we had the afternoon to go swimming at Dicky ...
Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo
Drove a bit to the South East, and went to the Australia Zoo today. It was pretty cool, got a chance to pet some wombats (they are the size of medium dogs), as well as play with big kangaroos! Maddy was thrilled to interact up close with ...
Back to familiar territory
... 11am. Had lunch at Gympie at a large park + playground. The boys loved running around and shaking out the jiggles. On to Caloundra and arrived at Dicky Beach caravan park at about 2.30pm. This is a place we know well as most of our short ...
Rain like never b4!!!
After a few very very nice weeks of summer weather...all the rain from NZ has moved to OZ-land. In last 5 days it has been raining so much that the east cost will have enough water for the next 5 year (its not a joke). Half of the streets in Brisbane ...
Blue Tongue Stadium Here We Come
Departure time: 10 am Destination: Bald Rock National Park Arrival Time: 4 ...
Headin' North Up The Sunshine Coast
... stayed on his couch that night. He was a young attorney but far from the suit type and showed me my first Pacific surf from this side of things. I stayed in Caloundra a full two days before making my way back onto the highway to continue my venture north. ...
Last Day in Brisbane
... traveling thus far! I was so nice to see Yabbie again after her summer in Maine 4 years ago as well as the other Study Australia students! My biggest thanks go out to all of the Brisbane folk I met- incredibly kind people! Thank you and I miss you ...
Caloundra - 4 days to go!
Our farewell gathering on Sunday 16th June at a beach restaurant in Caloundra. Tom and Rob have loved being so close to the surf. Much more ...
Caloundra via Sydney to see Grandmay
... jump on another place on to Brisbane. We then took a car (sporty green number) as chosen by Jake along the coast to Caloundra - we managed on the way there to book the appartment right next to Grandmay (Tris’s step grandmother) which will give her ...
Fahr- und Waschtag
Kurz zusammengefasst.... gestern sind wir nur gefahren (gar nicht so weit...) und am Nachmittag haben wir zum letzten Mal in Australien unsere Wäsche gewaschen... :-) The short version of this day is: driving and (clothes) washing ...
Keeping up with Grandmay
... 's seafront. We brought hot cross buns, croissants and fresh bread, and enjoyed a balcony breakfast overlooking the pool and Caloundra's water front. Rebecca and I had last seen Grandmay 10 years earlier, when we stopped off en route to a wedding in ...
Skydiving
... 000 feet. I mentioned that recently I've been bored. So I decided to go skydiving, because hey, why not? (My motto here in Australia.) On the way to the airport, Bessie died on me. I was cruising along in fourth gear (the highest one she has) ...
Day 13
... to see if there were any bargains in this area. We booked an apartment at the Breakfree Grand Pacific resort in Caloundra. This was lovely - fully equipped with kitchen and laundry and a spa on the balcony overlooking the beach. Ahhh, luxury! ...
Hoping for golden days @ Golden Beach!
... ve been to Caloundra in years, and I can't believe how much it has grown - very touristy now, which I think is a shame, as I remember Caloundra as a bit more laid-back than the rest of the Sunshine Coast, and I liked it that way, but the town is now very ...
Patsy, Brian & Mick
This is the last day of the conference! Took this picture after our breakfast! ...
Life's a Beach
Mark up at 7am and did a 4 mile run along the seafront. Rained briefly before we headed to beach at 10ish and spent the whole day there, sunbathing, jumping big waves and chilling out. Came off the beach over lunch time – learnt from our burning ...
Celebrating our first month on the road
1st May marks our first month on the road. We've been looking at lots of caravans in the parks we've stayed in, and talked to people about all sorts of aspects of caravans and travelling. Today has seen a lot of vans leaving, so the park is a ...
Caloundra
... Highway off by heart. Was going to drive straight through to Brisbane to meet up with Roebo but instead stopped 100 km north in Caloundra and parked my van in a campsite for the night. Sleeping in a van is not pleasurable but it has it's compensations ...
Caloundra
... there, living off peanut butter and jam sandwiches and eating fresh fruit on the beach. We stayed at a small hostel called Caloundra Backpackers, there were some very interesting people staying there and from all areas of the world. Its going to take ...