Fraser Island

It was an absolutely beautiful weekend for Fraser Island. We drove along the 75 mile beach to get to our campsite. We had to cross a number of creeks along the way (bottom left photo).

Fraser Island

It's another long weekend (Labour Day) and James and I planned a camping trip to Fraser Island. We drove 2 hours up the beach and along a sand roadway through the woods to get to Inskip Point where we would then catch the ferry across to the island.

Brisbane

Wednesday March 30 was spent in Brisbane. Sam, who I first met in Sydney finally made her way up the coast. I spent the day with her and Chelsea exlporing Brisbane again :)

Grafton and Nymboida River

The weekend of the 25th was a long weekend because of Anzac Day. James and I drove to Grafton Friday (a six hour drive south of Noosa), spent the night there, and then headed out to the Nymboida River to camp. The ride there was beautiful. We met up with James' stepsister, husband and their daugter Saturday evening. On the way back on Sunday we stopped at a little cafe overlooking the river. It was a hot sunny day.

Brisbane

On Wednesday April 23 I met up with Chelsea in Brisbane. We spent the day riding the ferry along the river and walking through the city.

Observations

Everything in Australia is expensive. Too bad the American dollar is so weak at the moment. Since I eat a lot, most of my examples will have to be food specific...a simple Vitamin Water which I could find at Giant Eagle for $1 is between $3.50-$4 here. A small bottle of coke is around $2.50. Packs of gum are also around $2. The McDonald's value meal is in the $2 range (I'm really embarassed and sorry that I know this). It's impossible to find any coffee under $3. Gas has also hit an all time high hovering around $6/gallon. Sigh.

P.S. I'm watching That 70's Show. Who is the new guy (he bugs me) and what happened to Eric? Oh that reminds me about tv shows. I spent a lot of time watching tv with my mom, esp NCIS, House and Numbers. They're so behind with our shows. I had seen most of their current episodes even though I watched them 4 months earlier in the states.

Sunday April 20

We went to the beach in the morning to check the surf, it was grey, cloudy, wet and chilly. The waves were no good. We decided to check out the Noosa Farmer's Market. There were lots of booths with fresh produce and freshly baked/cooked goodies. Unfortunately it started pouring down rain so we ran from tent to tent. We were pretty successful in that we ate churros, german sausages on rolls and a banana crepe. Later in the evening we went to the Noosa Marina with James' father and stepmom for drinks, fish & chips and live entertainment.