Slowly this morning, definitely an hour late, because yesterday we crossed the New South Wales border, and they do have Daylight Savings Time here. Had breakfast while the half-meter-long lizards stare at you, the kookaburra bird on the edge of...
To Byron Bay, not very far. But there were heavy traffic jams and slow driving, five lanes wide, for almost an hour. We decided to drive along the Gold Coast, Australia's top holiday destination. It might be a good idea to stop by...
Hooray! Today is Arthur's birthday! In Brisbane! And he's got a whole day to explore the city and make the most of it. We're staying in a motel in a...
On to Brisbane, a few hours' drive away. At the suggestion of Sarah, the owner of the cottage, we make a stop at the Australia Zoo, a major attraction in Southern Queensland, near Beerwah. And rightly so, it's a huge zoo, a...
We're staying in Sunshine Beach, near Noosa National Park. Today we walked the coastal trail there, about 10 km long, to Noosa Head. It's a beautiful coastal walk. Sometimes it climbs along steep cliffs to the cape...
We checked out with the owner, who had helped us briefly last night. We probably messed with the toaster, because suddenly the power went out. She was an hour and a half away, but after that, it was quickly fixed.
Today we're off to K'gari, "paradise," an island off the coast of Hervey Bay. Formerly called Fraser Island, it's the largest sand island in the world, over 100 km long. And there's sand! It's also a UNESCO World Heritage site. We got an early start...
We left again today at 10 a.m. Although, on closer inspection (when we returned the key to reception), it was actually 9 a.m., as daylight saving time had started last night. But only in NSW/Sydney, as my phone and watch thought, and...
Next destination is a stopover: Rockhampton, about 500 km south, the second-largest city in the state of Queensland. I still managed to get there from ten to six. The speed limit on the highways is 110 km/h, and often 100 km/h. Good facilities, though...
Today we took the boat to the Whitsunday Islands, a cluster of islands off the coast of Airlie Beach. We gathered early again. The boat was moving fast, 20 knots, to take us to the largest island. Unfortunately, those with heart conditions…
