Quality Times in Queensland

Where do we start? The last state in Australia has certainly left us with a good lasting impression of this country and contained some of the highlights of our trip so far.

We have spent the past 3 weeks being spoiled by Norman and Annette. It’s amazing the things you miss when your ‘hostelling’ it…your own space for a start, a big wide open kitchen to cook in, nice home-made meals, we definitely made up for it here in Brisbane, spoiled we were!

During our first week in Brisbane we caught up with the family which was nice and got the City Cat around the city centre and took in some of the sights. Bryan was also bitten by a spider and was left with a nasty mark; at least we’ve taken in the whole Ozzy experience now. We finished up this week by watching the Old Firm with Gemma, Sam and Amy at O’Malleys Celtic Supporters Club in the city and had a great night – what an atmosphere, shame about the result eh! We still sang though.

After just over a week in Brisbane we got the bus up to Rainbow Beach in preparation for our 4X4 adventure around Fraser Island. In sum, Rainbow Beach involved me sharing a room with a 2 cross-dressing males (1 was Bryan - dressed as a bunny, he won a prize though) and a smurf! Not an ordinary night, it was a fancy dress contest. Sorry to disappoint, but Bryan hasn’t turned to the dark side! After a few good nights at Rainbow Beach, we met our group for Fraser – Team B, and what a group it was. We had a ball and cracking weather too. The guys we were with were a great laugh and much goon was consumed. We seen some of the most amazing beaches and lakes and bumped into some dingoes. For anyone who hasn’t done this trip, and is coming to the East coast of Australia, Fraser is a must see. I think that we both agree that this was the highlight of our trip so far.

Upon our return to Brisbane, Norman and Annette took us on a couple of day trips. We visited the coastal town of Scarbourough and took a trip inland to Toowoomba, both were great days out. To top off our Queensland experience we visited Australia Zoo – the home of the late Steve Irwin, the crocodile hunter. Again, this was amazing, we fed the elephants and kangaroos and got to get a picture with a koala – it was soooo cute, wanted to steal it. We kept our distance from the crocs though, wanted to arrive in New Zealand with our limbs in tact, or else skiing wouldn’t be much fun.

So, there you are, the Australian leg of our trip is almost over. We’ve had an absolute ball here, and there is just so much to do. A lifetime in Oz wouldn’t be enough to see everything it has to offer. So, as this chapter comes to an end, a new one begins...

Until next time…Speak to you from NZ!

To view pictues of our trip through Queensland CLICK HERE