Charlton Luxury Apartments Hervey Bay

... and her calf, but it was still amazing. Apparently it's near the end of whale season so we were lucky to get out and see any at all. That evening we had the joy of catching the greyhound bus at 21:00 to Airlie beach, a 13hr bus ride. It wasn’t actually that bad. There was plenty of space so we all had 2 seats to ourselves ...

... offshore for half an hour. So mezmerised by them that I almost missed the 2 pods of dolphins swimming by, amongst the turtles and rays. Something else I tells ya! Back to the campsite and met up with some of our english friends from the whitsundays. Got to know Christine(goon bong). Goon=cheep nasty wine <br>Saw 5 shooting stars before bed. <br>

... 8211; während man am Strand mit 80 km/h unt**wegs ist, ist im Inselinn**en max. 30 km/h **laubt (und meist ca. 10 km/h möglich)! Ab** nach 1.5 Stunden waren wir dann wied** zurück im Resort und konnten die Fähre zurück auf&#8217;s Festland nehmen &#8211; inkl. Sonnenunt**gang. Jetzt sind wir wied** in uns**em Hotel in H**vey Bay und morgen früh (naja, vielleicht nicht ganz so früh &#8211; Fras** Island war anstrengend) geht&#8217;s dann weit** nach Rockhampton.

... is a form of defence against killer whales. Its mother was showing it how to jump and we were treated to an incredible acrobatic display - then dad joined in. As he swam under the catamaran, dolphin style, his size became apparent - his tail was wider than our entire boat ! He made a hell of a splash when he jumped out of the water. <br><br>We saw lots more pods of humpback whales throughout the day, some even almost within touching distance. Their power was immense - the whole ...

... Waters near the Great Barrier Reef. We got out into the bay and very quickly spotted a blow of water from a Whale breathing out as it surfaces. We slowly headed a bit closer, its really strictly laid out what can and cannot be done near them including aircraft which is a very good thing in my eyes. We got fairly close to where the blow hole was and patiently waited and then less than 50m away the whale surfaced again and everyone on the boat moved to ...

Hervey Bay and Frase Island<br><br>As it is school holiday at the moment I had some difficulty finding a place to stay in Hervey bay but finally managed to get a pitch on a big 4 site just out of the town at point Vernon. I was disappointed on arrival to find that the pitches were very close together and all had concrete pads designed for caravan annexes since you cannot put your tent up on this it cuts down your space even more. I got the tent up although ...

... and it really make all the difference, and when you got a cuddly little Credit Crunching Tour Guide sitting next to you, which conveniently transforms in to a human cushion I can&#8217;t complain too much :-). The journey was 12 hours which has been the easiest so far, thanks to beauty sleep :-). Someone early on managed to lock the toilet door so no one could use it, made no difference to us, but there was one occasion where a young lady had to go to the ...

... had a sandl\blow (a giant sand area) that stretched really far and went right down to the edge of the lake. It was REALLY cold in the water but nice to be able to swim in some fresh water and not have salt on your skin for the rest of the day. <br><br>We ended up seeing 3 dingos that day as well which look just like dogs but are wild so you don't want to approach one. <br><br>Like I mentioned earlier, Fraser Island is a sand island meaning that even though grass and trees grow ...

... guide told us your staying in this one boys! It turned out to be a 4 bedroom mansion, complete with two living rooms, en-suite, two balconys, kitchen with all the facilities! We counted ourselves lucky and proceeded to be the envy of the rest of the group. As soon as we got in we made a scramble for the bedrooms to get the best pick! Once settled we started arranging our house party for the following night.<br><br>We awoke early the following day to insect and animal type noises. I was ...