We headed up the coast in the direction of Fraser Island from Brisbane.
Along the way we briefly stopped at the Glasshouse Mountains, just off of Steve Irwin Way (yes he has a road named after him). Owing to the immense heat and relentless mossies we simply walked to the lookout, where we saw the two highest mountains and then headed on. The mountains looked stunning, as they simply jut out of the earth upwards, and some have nearly vertical sides. However, they were not nearly as impressive as the Blue Mountains, but still worth the visit.
We then headed to Noosa where we stayed for 2 nights at the Koala Beach Backpackers. The hostel was crap compared to the excellent one we stayed at in Brisbane, and the only selling point was the really good bar it had, where we saw a really god live band on the first night. We went walkabout (Mrs Boss) and tried to find the Noosa NP, but for some reason we couldn't find it, but we did find a row of beautiful houses which backed on to the harbour. It was very tranquil and relaxing there.
Yesterday (28th) we caught the free coach to Australia Zoo; home of the late Steve Irwin. And crikey! There were a lot of BEAUTIFUL animals to see there. Have a look at this! Elephants, tigers, kangaroos etc, and of course, CROCODILES!. WOOHOO! You beauties! (:P) There was a cracking show at the Crocoseum, where pretty much every animal at the zoo made an appearance, the most impressive being the massive crocodile jumping up for food. it was a really well put together place, and every sign was written Steve Irwin style. We also saw interesting information sessions about the zoo's elephants and tigers. Overall it was a good day out, and we could kip n the coach back to Noosa. That evening we met up with Madeleine (spelling) who we met in Brisbane and spent another night in the hostel's bar.
Today (30th) we drove the short drive to Hervey Bay, which is one of the main paces to go to Fraser from. This evening we'll have a meeting about our trip. We'll be going on the world's largest sand island (another Aussie superlative) for 3 days and 2 nights. As all the roads are sand, we'll be on a self drive 4x4 tour with some other people from our hostel. The cars look good, apart from being a violent shade of pink! Things to see include some great beaches, wildlife, inland lakes and ore. The fact that the local Aborigines call the island Paradise suggests that it'll be a great few days.
I'll write more when we get back!
Along the way we briefly stopped at the Glasshouse Mountains, just off of Steve Irwin Way (yes he has a road named after him). Owing to the immense heat and relentless mossies we simply walked to the lookout, where we saw the two highest mountains and then headed on. The mountains looked stunning, as they simply jut out of the earth upwards, and some have nearly vertical sides. However, they were not nearly as impressive as the Blue Mountains, but still worth the visit.
We then headed to Noosa where we stayed for 2 nights at the Koala Beach Backpackers. The hostel was crap compared to the excellent one we stayed at in Brisbane, and the only selling point was the really good bar it had, where we saw a really god live band on the first night. We went walkabout (Mrs Boss) and tried to find the Noosa NP, but for some reason we couldn't find it, but we did find a row of beautiful houses which backed on to the harbour. It was very tranquil and relaxing there.
Yesterday (28th) we caught the free coach to Australia Zoo; home of the late Steve Irwin. And crikey! There were a lot of BEAUTIFUL animals to see there. Have a look at this! Elephants, tigers, kangaroos etc, and of course, CROCODILES!. WOOHOO! You beauties! (:P) There was a cracking show at the Crocoseum, where pretty much every animal at the zoo made an appearance, the most impressive being the massive crocodile jumping up for food. it was a really well put together place, and every sign was written Steve Irwin style. We also saw interesting information sessions about the zoo's elephants and tigers. Overall it was a good day out, and we could kip n the coach back to Noosa. That evening we met up with Madeleine (spelling) who we met in Brisbane and spent another night in the hostel's bar.Today (30th) we drove the short drive to Hervey Bay, which is one of the main paces to go to Fraser from. This evening we'll have a meeting about our trip. We'll be going on the world's largest sand island (another Aussie superlative) for 3 days and 2 nights. As all the roads are sand, we'll be on a self drive 4x4 tour with some other people from our hostel. The cars look good, apart from being a violent shade of pink! Things to see include some great beaches, wildlife, inland lakes and ore. The fact that the local Aborigines call the island Paradise suggests that it'll be a great few days.
I'll write more when we get back!
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