Onthebeach Resort Bribie Island

Well, we knew that we were definitely back in the west when flight delays our of Australia caused us to miss our connection and we ended up spending an unplanned 6 hours at the Darwin airport. However, the time was spend constructively: Steve and I catching up on the missed sleep (red eye from Singapore) and the boys beginning their immersion in Aussie culture, including a "new" language (Aussie slang, that is).
It also meant that we officially began our search for the boys ...

Adam and Gemma (need I say it...another friend from IBM) were our hosts in Brisbane and staying with them was going to provide an entirely different type of enjoyment and entertainment in the shape of their lovely 2 year old daughter Elise! They stay slightly north of the city up on Bribie Island (a sand island just off the East coast connected by a solitary bridge) and their amazing house really brought home some of the advantages of life in Australia to ...

Saturday 16th May 2009 Forecast was for a great Queensland winter's day with clear skies and moderate westerly winds so we decided to give the Pumicestone Passage a look for the first time. We launched at the boat ramp at the marina at Spinnaker Sound, just North of the Bribie Island Bridge. Saturday morning and good weather meant the place was chockablock with boats and trailers. But we managed OK. Good ramp. Sailed up the passage in ...

The countdown is on in earnest now - 2 weeks tomorrow. Many phone calls between Monica and I to sort out a myriad of little details. I think we are both so excited that we may well explode just as we get to the airport. Hopefully this will all work out and there will be lots to read and see over the next few weeks Cate

... etwas Zeit zum erzählen. Ich bin dann noch zur Blauen Lagune gelaufen (barfuß - ich Idiot! Ein Wunder, dass ich keine Brandblasen unterm Fuß habe!!) und dort noch ein bisschen geplanscht. Dann gab es Lunch (Burger, was sonst!). Anschließend ging es zum Cape Moreton. Es ist der einzige Teil der Insel, der aus Stein besteht und ganz oben steht der älteste Leuchtturm Queenslands. Wenn ich mich recht erinnere 1856 gebaut. Von dort oben konnten wir über ...

... to the city center. It is another clean town that has a good mix of old and new architecture. But the city was founded and has grown since the mid 1800's. Therefore the old structures are more of the Victorian Era. The city is smaller than Sydney with its population of 1.5 million spread out over Australia's largest city by land area. The total city area size keeps Brisbane from looking as congested as other cities its size. The streets are lined with well manicured ...

... The next morning i packed up camp, and got a random call from John out of the blue. John, is a retiree, from Brisbane that i traveled with for a week in Romania aboot 2 yrs ago. He just backpacks around (but seriously takes his time cuz he has it) constantly and consistently each year and sometimes comes home for a month. He was home! I was headed to the airport though unfortunately (via bus, train) so didn't have much time. John offered to pick me up ...

Grant, Kim, Joe, Michelle and Myself all went on a trip to Moreton island for the weekend. Here's the lowdown - what we done and about the island! It's simular to Fraser Island - I reccomend it to anyone with a 4x4 and to those who love an adventure and enjoyed Fraser. Moreton island is less commersialised, the only difference is that it has a resort on a section of the island near where the ferry comes in, but if you don't want to stay at the resort you can ignore ...

Hello again, Hate to make you all jealous but we have just come back from 4 wonderful days on Moreton Island. We picked up the camper trailer and handed over a heap of money. We now own our own portable home, all packed up on the back of a trailer. WE decided to have a practise run with our mates Melanie and Justin, as Justin is due to fly out to WA for 3 weeks work. Unlucky for us though ...

Het is al even stil op het blog, niet geheel zonder reden natuurlijk .. er is simpelweg niet zo heel veel gebeurt/te melden. Ik zal toch even wat updates geven over van alles. Aanstaande zaterdag komt er iemand naar Brisbane terug die op dit moment een tour op Fraser Island aan het doen is. Hij wil meerijden en de kosten delen. We gaan vanaf Brisbane naar het westen, naar Roma. Vanaf daar naar het noorden om bij Carnarvon Gorge National Park uit ...