Queens Bay Beach

Hi all, or should i say a very early morning. Whilst this page will seem EXTREMELY basic right now, it has just been set up and a blog was needed before we go (in a few hours). I would have done more but it was my birthday today and if anyone was out ...

... wo der Sand genug harten Untergrund fuer unseren 2-Rad-Antrieb bietet - und abends anlaesslich des Queens Birthdays zu Lagerfeuer und Drinks eingeladen - Cheers! Hervey Bay hat uns hingegen nicht so ueberzeugt, der Strand war nicht so schoen, das Wetter ...

... and they seemed to find a large amount of food available.  I knew there had to be a king of the beach! (or kings and queens).  Once I was quietly sitting on the beach drinking coffee and reading one of my wonderful magazines, I befriended a ...

... off I go to see The Bay hotel and Camps Bay Retreat. Owned by the same company but couldn’t be more different. The bay hotel has a very Miami beach feel to it, all glass and natural wood. It has a great view of the beach (if I could see it!) and ...

... hoping it would be as warm as a tub, no joy! Brrrrrr!! Somehow we managed to lose a 3.5 litre bottle of orange squash at Queens Bay before we headed for the beautiful Horseshoe Bay, the highlight of the day. We had a ball! It was stunning! A secluded ...

... and unfortunately for our pocket lots of great things to buy too.  We couldn’t resist buying some olives (big pot of Queens) and olive oil and some home-made relish for our cheese sandwiches. We carried on through the market and up into the ...

... corner cafe after trying quite a few places, all closed until 5. The name of the cafe came up on my visa as Two Old Queens, although that wasn't the name on the sign.     The golf course was unusual because there were 13 tee off boxes, 9 ...

... naked (Auckland to Paihia) Up just after 06h30. Rained a lot during the night. Checked out at 7am and started the walk down Queens Street towards the Ferry building, where the bus stop is…for the Naked Bus. Yes, the Naked Bus. I have purchased a ...

... . Luckily we still had bread and salad. Depite what you may think we didnt go hungry. In fact we ate like Kings - or Queens should i say. We used our powers of persuasion and feminine charm to persuade some local fisherman to part with some fish they had ...

... me to have detailed the incident more thoroughly then a policeman Now we may have to extend our stay here as its one of Queens birthdays here on Monday and everything is closed but the body shop guy might be able to fix things come Thursday. We wanted ...

... of Australia. Naturally they were dismayed to hear that most people I know think that Australia is full of A) screaming drag queens ("Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"), B) ABBA-obsessed social misfits ("Muriel's Wedding"), or C) annoying animal wranglers ...

... a bottel of wine after thinking that the night was gona b a big one we had quite a few and I saw some guys that I met in queens town wel pissed and a cupla girls I met on a trip somewhere too which was quite good didn't have such a late one cos I had to ...

... is different. This year there's no Christmas tree, very little presents, no Eastenders special double edition that makes you want to cry, no Queens speech that sends you to sleep. No board games, ooh and no mince pies, no turkey, and no pigs in blankets. ...

... ;  KT is tired and still a bit sick...so she packs it in early.  Jenny tries and is too tired from the Queens Bath climbing to paddle sufficiently.  The surf is small to medium and after getting the hang of it, Dean rides several waves ...

... and back out the other side to head northwards towards Bay of Islands. This weekend is a bank holiday for kiwis as its Queens Birthday on Monday (feels very odd that they have a holiday for that esp as we don't!). Got out of Auckland reasonably quickly ...

... ! So, I think we packed just about the whole house, so we should be okay plus they have almost everything we need at the hotel - beach towels, snorkelling gear, beahc toys and even DVD Players and IPod Docks and besides if we leave any behind, they have a ...

... it was and that’s what it’s going to remain.  No political correctness here! Bought a few oddments including a replica of a Queens Medal relating to the Boer War period I  was then on my way.  As luck would have it, just down ...

... d'epoque, l'eglise St Stephen et sa chapelle, Queen St et tous ses magasins (seance cadeaux), dejeuner sur l'herbe de Queens Gardens, Queensland Parliament (visite guidee tres tres interessante), City Botanic Gardens, QUT Art Museum, South Banks avec sa ...

... time for the entire week. There were a lot of gringos on the island, as well as English too. Very refreshing to hear the queens English for a change instead of the yankey tones!! Well, back to San Pedro again for us, and work!! Ah well, it could ...