Points North Apartments Gold Coast Coolangatta

... gliding gently into Karunda village. It was a very memorable attraction.<br>Leaving Cairns for the south, we stopped off at the same places we'd used on the way up. At Townsville we drove to the Castle hill lookout. This 'hill' turned out to be a mountain in the middle of the city with a steep winding road to the top affording fabulous views for miles around.<br>Southwards from here was the final undiscovered coast on our route (since we'd travelled north and back ...

... door and had to sit outside to eat and chat as they were the only communal seats in the whole hostel. Of course this was right outside our window. Anyway as I said after we got to sleep we were awakened after awhile to hear the couple making "sounds" in the bunk bed beside us. Marie Therese being a girl who loves her sleep was so annoyed at this and having been woken up that she jumped down from ...

... and election. I don't even know who runs Australia. Some more Aussies heard our accents and approached us to tell us they don't get many Americans this way. I was waiting for the punchline or the America comments but they never came. I was definitely getting that impression, too that Americans stick to Sydney mostly. We were a novelty to them. One asked if the hike was nice since she had lived nearby her whole life but ...

... guide met us at 8:00 am and took us to a nearby beach, where he equipped us with life vests and helmets, and then spent about 30 minutes giving us instruction and safety tips. Then we piled in a raft, similar to a white water raft, and paddled out into the surf. Let me just say, that we had no idea how strenuous this activity would be. Once we battled the incoming surf, our guide would turn the boat around and we'd wait nervously for his ...

... women surfers (coincidentally, the world number 1 men and women surfers are both coolangatta locals). so the last few weeks you cant go anywhere without bumping into kelly slater or mick fanning, layne beachley, steph gilmore - its crazy how accessible they are - your just out trying to catch some waves and theres world champ mick fanning sitting on his board 3 feet away from you! kelly slater won the final and that night there was a huge party ...

... was one massive hill that we had to drive to reach the parking zone. Our car barely mad it. Steam was pouring out of the car and it partly over heated. But we made it. The climb to the top of Mt Warning is 8.8 km through the rainforest. We packed up some gear and started at about 1pm. Max is a slow walker to began with, but he could not keep up. At one point I was so far ahead of him that I had ...

... they wouldn't really kill me and tell them to F*** off.' 'Really? Didn't they try and fight you?' I asked. 'Nah, they were all talk.' Adam is not particularly large or muscular, he is an average 5 foot 7 and fairly slender. He is good-looking and keeps up with the fashion - they must have mistaken him for a yuppie and ended up with a surprise. Another of my dormies was called Courtney. Courtney is a spiritual soul and really funny. He ...

... Anyway your man in reception told us on the way to the room to watch out for the lizard and not to step on him. To be honest I thought he was taking the mick, as we went down the stairs and there was no sign of the lizard. As we got down to the room, there was a stairs at the end and there he was, about 2-3 foot long lizard staring right at us. Crikey!!! Glad I didn't stand on him with my size 12 thongs!!! The room was a kip but it was cheap ...

... than some lovely chunder. Gib and myself held it together, and after grabbing a couple more weights he was ready to go down again for another great dive with more sharks and Lion Fish amongst many others. We didn't have the Croc Cam in the dive bag, so no pictures, but there will be many from the reef off cairns. Diving finished a bit later than planned, so we got on the road straight to byron bay. We liked Coffs harbour, met some great people ...

... Getting There T e Anau has daily shuttle services from Queenstown and Invercargill. Fitness Level A moderate level of fitness is required. To enjoy your walk you need to be able to walk for 4 - 7 hours over 14- 18 km ( 8 - 11 miles ) for 3 days. The track is a mixture of natural bush and mountain tracks and is well maintained. You do need carry your own pack from hut to hut which is likely to be 8 to 12 kg. Prices Y our Freedom ...