My journey. Teaching in China and exploring the world. |
My journey. Teaching in China and exploring the world. |
Friday 28th December: ReunitedTHEY MADE IT!!! How wonderful to have the second half of our trip to enjoy it with Rob and Tav. We enjoyed showing them around Noosa and a lot of beach time today before a big Mexican meal which Ant and Anna hosted. Very excited for Fraser Island exploring tomorrow... Saturday 29th December: Fraser Island After hearing such wonderful things about this biggest sand island in the world, I was really excited to have the day exploring. We booked onto a tour through; Fraser Free Tours which included our lunch and all the transport to and from the Island as well as around the Island itself, visiting many of the tourist spots all in one day. I could not rate it highly enough, I was a bit apprehensive about going around in a big truck for the day, but because it was busy at the different spots anyway, it did not make a difference. Everyone kept themselves to themselves on the bus and then went and explored our different ways before the meet time. Our driver Andy was really knowledgeable and we were lucky as we saw two Dingos (they are native on this island). Hopefully the photos and brief descriptions will give you an idea of this tour - which is a MUST for the East Coast. Boat over and our first stop Eli Creek, where we also enjoyed a tea and biscuit stop! Then Tav and I rode upfront and we saw the first Dingo!! Second stop: Meheno Shipwreck Third Stop: Coloured Sand (my least favourite stop...) Fourth stop: Central Station and BBQ lunch After a looped walk around the area, we had the ultimate Ozzie BBQ of steak and salads, like being in a restaurant not the middle of the jungle!! Last stop: Lake Birrabeen (my FAVOURITE) After a short walk through the dunes you arrive at this stunning lake with crystal clear waters and the whitest sand. Breathtaking and beautiful, we wished we could have had more than one hour here to enjoy it even more. Sunday 30th December: Brisbane boundSo sad to say goodbye to the Ozzie Broads after such an incredible time staying with them and exploring their new home state! Will miss them a lot and cannot wait until we can visit again or when they next come to the UK!
Off the four of us went in our hire car to Brisbane for a night stay prior to heading down to Byron Bay for our New Years fun. We stayed in the Stamford Plaza, which was right on the river front and boardwalk which was a great spot to be in. I was slightly in awe as the Brisbane Tennis competition was on and there were a lot of top players staying at our hotel. The concierge did tell me that Nadal was staying in the penthouse... but I am not sure whether he was just stringing me along!!
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