We were on Fraser Island for two nights. We really liked the peace and quiet there. It was lovely to just sit on the balcony, alone with the noises of nature and just relaxing. We would have liked a bit longer there. We were up bright and early in order to get to Australia zoo in good time. We watched a film on the way about Steve Irwin's life and it was really inspirational. The zoo still has tons of photos of him everywhere even though he died in 2006. Nowadays it's his daughter Bindi who seems to get the publicity and she has lots of books for sale and she's only14 years old.
The zoo was very good, nice and clean and the animals seemed well looked after. The koalas are really cute and we still haven't seen any in the wild. We have now seen a few kangeroos and lots of exotic birds.
We have spent many hours on the coach. This country is vast and we've now traveled down most of the east coast. Much of the scenery is the same with lots of sugar cane and pine forests. Last night our stop was at Surfer's Paradise on the Gold Coast. This was a busier place with a lot going on. Our room was on the 18th floor and we had terrific views on two sides. It was another early start and after a few minutes we had to turn back as Chris had left the video recorder charging in the room - he was really popular!
Tonight we are staying at Port Macquarie which is on the Hastings River. It was with relief that they have WiFi as the past few hotels either didn't have it or it was outrageously expensive. It was our farewell meal tonight as tomorrow is the last day of the tour. We have an extra night so that we can do the Sydney Harbour Climb. I'll add some photos to this post when I get a bit more time.
The zoo was very good, nice and clean and the animals seemed well looked after. The koalas are really cute and we still haven't seen any in the wild. We have now seen a few kangeroos and lots of exotic birds.
We have spent many hours on the coach. This country is vast and we've now traveled down most of the east coast. Much of the scenery is the same with lots of sugar cane and pine forests. Last night our stop was at Surfer's Paradise on the Gold Coast. This was a busier place with a lot going on. Our room was on the 18th floor and we had terrific views on two sides. It was another early start and after a few minutes we had to turn back as Chris had left the video recorder charging in the room - he was really popular!
Tonight we are staying at Port Macquarie which is on the Hastings River. It was with relief that they have WiFi as the past few hotels either didn't have it or it was outrageously expensive. It was our farewell meal tonight as tomorrow is the last day of the tour. We have an extra night so that we can do the Sydney Harbour Climb. I'll add some photos to this post when I get a bit more time.
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