Surfers Paradise, Queensland

Oct 14, 2004

Got up at 8.15 and caught the bus to Seaworld! Had an excellent day watching Dolphin shows, seal shows and ski shows. Went on a few water rides and got very wet. We also met lots of sharks and tropical fish, they even had Polar Bears! Very tired though after walking all day.

Surfers Paradise, Queensland

Oct 12, 2004

Got up early this morning and caught the bus to Wet 'n' Wild water park. We were there at about 10.30and we spent the whole day there on all the rides and wave pool, it was very busy though and we had to spend quite a while in queues. really hot day though even Sydney was up to 38 degrees today and for this time of year its usually around 22 degrees.

Surfers Paradise, Queensland

Oct 10, 2004

Well our bus didn't leave till 1pm today so we had one last walk around Brisbane. Once the bus left it only took 1 hour to get to Surfers. Its just like you would imagine it to be, lively, lots of high rise buildings, and lots of surf! Our hostel is nice, its actually just an old Hotel so we've got all nice little extras in the room. Only down side to this place is the water tastes fowl!

Brisbane, Queensland

Oct 9, 2004

Much more bearable today, temp was around 27 degress. We gave swimming a miss today and went for a long walk instead. We walked along the river through the botanical gardens, then over the bridge to Southbank where we looked around all the market stalls. After lunch we had to pack up all our stuff again, just doesn't seem like we've been here two weeks at all.

Brisbane, Queensland

Oct 8, 2004

Another boiling hot day, it was up to 36 degress by 11am. There were so many bush fires surrounding Brisbane today, the air was full of smoke all day. We went for a swim this morning and headed for the air conditioned shops in the afternoon, its just too hot to walk.