Well we are now officially in Oz - we have an eski.
Today we came from Brisbane to Glass House Mountains - great names - Beerwah, Ngungun, Beerburrum, Tibrogargan - we were going to climb Beerwah but closed due to a rock fall - but only after we reached a really dodgy organic toilet! Eco is not all it is cracked up to be.
We then chose Tgungun as most achievable - allow 2 hours for this walk - we were up the top in 30 mins with goats George and Joe leading the way. Mandy struggled to keep up but then - there were no coffee shops on the way.
Up the mountain we met a local guy who gave some tips which caused us to re-evaluate the plans. Noosa is at least 2 hours from Hervey Bay - the land side for getting to Fraser Island. Having made some quick calls en route we decided to stay in Noosa for 3 nights and do a day trip from there to Fraser by tour.
Finding accommodation in Noosa was a nightmare - everywhere shuts at 5pm - looking for acc at 6 onwards is very tricky. Eventually disturbed "resort manager" from an unnecessary dinner and found ok acc in Noosaville - overlooking river rather than sea at fraction of sea price.
Tomorrow we are off to see Australia Zoo - Steve Irwin Way. Saturday looks like a long day to Fraser.
Hi All...sounds like you are already having a great time! I remember sitting outside the surf club at Noosa watching all the kids have their surfing lessons (in the rain..)
ReplyDeleteCar being pranged is a pain and being fixed at the moment. Means my sister will have to sell it for us after we have left.
2 questions for you Mark:
- What insurance option did you go for on your hire car?
- Have you bought an Oz sim card for your phone PAYG? Was that easy, cheap/expensive?
One more week at work for me...we leave on 20th...
Chris