On the East Coast
It's been a little while since the last blog and that's largely due to the less than affordable internet prices in a lot of places. There's nevertheless being a great deal going on, with no end of wildlife, sights, beaches and a bit of everything else packed in.
I did indeed make it to the Koala Sanctuary outside of Brisbane which in addition to the tree hugging grey folk also was home to a fine cross-section of Aussie wildlife most of which I'd never seen in the flesh before. A Kangaroo enclosure allows visitors to wander amongst the hoppers while there are more typically zoo-style areas for smaller Aussie critters. From Emus to Dingos to Wombats to Eagles they were all there. What I didn't see in the sanctuary I've since seen in the wider Australian undergrowth.
From Brisbane I headed up a couple of hours north to the Sunshine Coast. It was a toss-up between this and the Gold Coast, the latter being a more developed partying and surfing place. The Sunshine Coast, and Noosa in particular where I found myself was more low-key tourism. No buildings were allowed above the treeline and away from Noosa's main beach there stretched endless kilometres of sand disappearing into the distance and very sparsely populated by people.
In addition to the traditional fun of the seaside Noosa also makes a handy base for various trips, the most popular being to Fraser island, a sand island over 100 km long home to hard woods and sub-tropical forest, heaps of wildlife, even a couple of dozen lakes, some boasting the whitest sand you'll ever likely to see. I also headed to a town near Noosa with a population of only 500 which has survived essentially because it's made itself a tourist destination with a fantastic twice-weekly market selling a gloriously diverse range of crafts and goods, and needless to say it made for a good opportunity to get some Christmas shopping done early.
Following a quick hop back to Brisbane I'm now flying much farther up the Coast to the Whitsunday Islands where there's ample opportunity to try out some sailing and get hands on to whatever degree you wish, or otherwise laze on deck and snorkel amongst the Great Barrier Reef. It's all to come! I'm flying in about an hour and my internet time is up, so from Brisbane Airport it's goodbye for now.
I did indeed make it to the Koala Sanctuary outside of Brisbane which in addition to the tree hugging grey folk also was home to a fine cross-section of Aussie wildlife most of which I'd never seen in the flesh before. A Kangaroo enclosure allows visitors to wander amongst the hoppers while there are more typically zoo-style areas for smaller Aussie critters. From Emus to Dingos to Wombats to Eagles they were all there. What I didn't see in the sanctuary I've since seen in the wider Australian undergrowth.
From Brisbane I headed up a couple of hours north to the Sunshine Coast. It was a toss-up between this and the Gold Coast, the latter being a more developed partying and surfing place. The Sunshine Coast, and Noosa in particular where I found myself was more low-key tourism. No buildings were allowed above the treeline and away from Noosa's main beach there stretched endless kilometres of sand disappearing into the distance and very sparsely populated by people.
In addition to the traditional fun of the seaside Noosa also makes a handy base for various trips, the most popular being to Fraser island, a sand island over 100 km long home to hard woods and sub-tropical forest, heaps of wildlife, even a couple of dozen lakes, some boasting the whitest sand you'll ever likely to see. I also headed to a town near Noosa with a population of only 500 which has survived essentially because it's made itself a tourist destination with a fantastic twice-weekly market selling a gloriously diverse range of crafts and goods, and needless to say it made for a good opportunity to get some Christmas shopping done early.
Following a quick hop back to Brisbane I'm now flying much farther up the Coast to the Whitsunday Islands where there's ample opportunity to try out some sailing and get hands on to whatever degree you wish, or otherwise laze on deck and snorkel amongst the Great Barrier Reef. It's all to come! I'm flying in about an hour and my internet time is up, so from Brisbane Airport it's goodbye for now.
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