Oaks Lexicon Brisbane

... it would be my last but just to help me sleep I had a couple of beers which normally does the trick. The good news was that I had the two seats to myself once again so could sort of get comfortable but being so tall couldn’t fully lie down.

As morning broke the next day we had just begun our ascent up the Blue Mountains which provided some of the best views of the trip. Once up and over the Blue Mountains the train pushed through the suburbs of Sydney before arriving ...

As a person very skilled at planning, I'm not much at planning for myself. I know this. It makes life more interesting.

Still, it does surprise me that I managed to leave the following things to do until the morning of the trip:

Pack
Get International Drivers License (required)
Unblock credit cards
Deposit funds from cheques, for trip
Shop for essential stores
Leave wallet at home
Drop car in ...

Ok, we've been home for a while now (since 30 June), but we had to finish the travel blog at some time. And that time is now.

We arrived back to our little home and have now moved in, with just about everything sorted. Much gardening is to be done to get the herbs growing properly (or, just not dying), plus a few other things, like jobs, need to be sorted.

On the job front, Laurs has enrolled in a Personal ...

... like a pin cushion, Yellow Fever, Rabies, Typhoid, Hep A and B, Flu Vaccine, and who knows what else is running around in our veins. Jody and Niamh seem only vaguely interested. What do our 10 and 8 year olds really think about this adventure. Are we insane to take them on this crazy trip, no TV, no internet games, and missing all their friends for 6 months! Does my Dad know what he's doing? They don’t need to ...

... down to Surfers Paradise, a town on the Gold Coast. The Gold Coast has miles of golden beaches overlooked by high rise apartments & hotels, with inland waterways just behind the coast road, very much like Miami & Fort Lauderdale in Florida. Surfers Paradise is the flashy, trashy, heart of the Gold Coast & the place to party, but they didn't have any geriatric bars, so we drove down & had a superb meal in ...

Hi everyone. We have only covered a tiny portion of our adventure and stranded already! Customs can't release the truck until Tuesday-at the earliest-due to the long Easter weekend.The weather has been fab everyday,encouraging us to go for good long walks exploring the city. John,Viv and the children were in town on Monday and we caught up with them over an evening drink. On Tuesday we cheated ...

... am Ende noch ein wohlverdientes Bierschen. Den nächsten Tag nahm ich mir dann Zeit Brisbane zu erkunden. Joane und Ross haben sich ab Brisbane selbst einen Wagen gemietet da ich mich noch in Brisbane verabredet hatte und diese auch weiter nach Sydney reisen wollten. Wie ich in Brisbane in der Nacht ankam konnte ich der Stadt nichts abgewinnen. Am nächsten Tag jedoch habe ich den Charme von Brisbane doch noch besser kennen gelernt. Brisbane hat sich dann doch ...

... for events, something I actually want to do ! Its kind of, as they say, thrown a spanner in the works. Plus - there has been loads of flooding in New South Wales this week, where we would be camping in 2 weeks if we drove down to Sydney. It was bad enough being in the Campervan when we passed through 2 days of rain, im guessing camping in the rain wouldnt be that fun. Hehe but it should have cleared up by then surely? We have to decide pretty soon though ...

... put it!) All the staff mention him in talks and you can see first hand the effect he had on everything and every one. There is a beautiful memorial bit where all the staff and people that knew him signed a khaki shirt (the only thing he would wear!) there must have been 100 shirts, and pinned up poems and paintings and drawings of him and his kids. It was definately moving. I think the highlight of the day was the croc show in the famous 'Crocoseum!' We were lucky enough to have ...

... told us how amazing NZ was but still you're surprised by the beauty of it. Ben and I met up at the hostel, and I was so sure that we were going to spend the rest of the day and the following days looking for a car. To my great surprise Ben pulled out a key, which I first thought was the key to our room, but then realised was the key to our new car! He had been out testdriving a few cars and talked to a lot of people and ...