Monday, 29 December 2008

SYDNEY

We took a plane from Hervey bay Airport to Sydney.We took a cab to our hotel and settled down for the night.

The next day we took a ferry to the center of the city. We went to the wildlife world and we got to stroke Koalas. There fur is really soft but there claws look really vicious.













Then we went to the Opera House to see Rolf Harris we were so lucky he signed us a autograph on a mini Wobble-board.




Sunday, 28 December 2008

FRASER ISLAND DAY3

On my third day on Fraser island in the morning I saw my first Goanna. It was climbing down a tree when I spotted it. I had to rush back to the house and get my camera, just in time. A Goanna is a huge lizard, this one was 3 foot from nose to tail, it has a very long thin tail.

We went to the Moheno ship wreck. It was rusty, and incredibly long. It was a used in the first world war as a hospital ship, and after it crashed, it was used in the second world war as a bomb target for training pilots.














Then we went to Eli creek, a cold freshwater stream running into the ocean. We body boarded down the slow flowing stream into the lagoons at the bottom. I saw a golden orb-weaving spider (identified later at Sydney Wildlife world).
We then went to Indian Head. It is the most easterly point of Australia. We saw another dingo there, and lots of hikers. 












Friday, 26 December 2008

Dingoes! (Fraser Island Day 2)

On the second day we drove to Lake Wabby. The lake had a huge sand dune behind it and it is the deepest lake on the island. On the way we got 'bogged' which means we were stuck in the sand. We had to get out and dig the sand out behind the wheels. We finally got out of the sand with help from other people on the island.

We then went to Lake McKenzie, Wabby's sister lake. It was almost crystal clear and warm. We went snorkeling. There were hardly any fish. It was incredibly beautiful coming out of a forest
 and seeing an fantastic lake.

After we went to Eurong beach resort to have a cup of tea (we are English after all). We saw our first dingo. They look so sweet and innocent but we knew that they could be dangerous. The dingoes on Fraser Island are some of the last full blooded dingoes in Australia, or indeed the world. So it was great to see one.

We went home and watched the sunset on the beach.

Tuesday, 23 December 2008

FRASER ISLAND DAY1

We drove from Noosa to Hervey Bay where we picked up our 4 wheel drive. Then we drove to the ferry for a half an hour trip to Fraser. When we got there we got onto the tracks, they were sandy. The whole island is made of sand. There is more sand on Fraser Island than there is in the Sahara desert and it is the biggest sand island in the world. It was really hard to drive on the sandy tracks and we got 'bogged' but managed to get out of it without getting out. 

It took a very long time to drive through the island but once we got to the beach we were much faster. Seventy five mile beach is considered a road because it's better to drive on than the inland roads. When we finally got to the cabin it was very basic and on a camp site. We were relieved to get there before the tide got too high.

Monday, 22 December 2008

NOOSA


Noosa was a bit boring and very posh. We stayed three nights in a motel, even that was expensive! We did lots of body boarding which was the only way to escape from the boredom. There was also a river beach where Teddy cut his foot open. We didn't go to Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo, unfortunately.

THE GLASSHOUSE MOUNTAINS



**Sorry for the long wait but we've been away from an internet connection for a while, more of that later**
On our way to Noosa we stopped off at the Glasshouse Mountains. It was a very beautiful scene with the mountains and a huge forest. The mountains were named by Captain Cook who thought they looked like waste from glass furnaces from his home town in Yorkshire. But the Aboriginals  thought that the mountains represented a mother, father and their children. 

Saturday, 13 December 2008

SEA WORLD


First we went to sea world, it has everything from animals to water slides and rollercoasters to Sesame Street. It rained all day but that meant that there were no queues. I went on the 'Cork Screw'. It went round and round, upside down and loop the loop. I then went to see the polar bear. He had a huge enclosure and you could see him under water in a special room. We saw the dolphins, they were incredible. They did huge jumps, leaps and somersaults with the keepers.




We went to Sea World with mum's friend Vanessa and her son Matty. 
We stayed with them that night near Brisbane.

Thursday, 11 December 2008

THE LIGHTHOUSE




We went to a lighthouse in Cape Byron. It was huge and right on the edge of a cliff. We also went to the beach and did body boarding, surfing and swimming.

We went into town and saw our first rain storm along with Christmas decorations and a massive Christmas tree in the middle of the square.

Tuesday, 9 December 2008

BYRON BAY


We drove out of the town, Coolongatta, and went down the coast to a huge villa in Byron bay. We are in a jungle area but right next to the beach. There are lots of animals and bugs. We have seen massive flies and last night two possums came to visit. 

We went to the beach yesterday. It was sandy and had lots of amazing waves. People were surfing, body boarding and swimming.  



Monday, 8 December 2008

First day in Australia



We went on a three leg journey. The first was from London to Abu Dhabi, it took 8 hours. The airport had patterns on the ceilings and a huge column in the middle.

The second leg was from Abu Dhabi to Singapore. It took 7 hours but the flight was more boring and I didn't take any pictures because I was very tired. 

The third leg was Singapore to Brisbane. In the airport they were suspicious. They had sniffer dogs and lots of checks. It was very warm and there were lots of plants outside the airport. My Dad met us at the airport. It is like a mixture of England and America here. The town that we are staying in is very beautiful and the sand is white. 






Friday, 5 December 2008

We're going!

After a long wait we are finally leaving tomorrow.