Hello again people! I thought I would just do a brief postcard as I am leaving Brisbane in 2 days and know I definitely won't get the chance again before I leave oz! I seem to have had eventful weekends every weekend in Brisbane, which can't be bad! One weekend I went up Mt. Coot - tha lookout with my housemate Simon and the views across the city were amazing! Beyond the city you could see the sea, and in the other direction you could see the hinterland; the grea...

Wasn't expecting it to be this soon! I was very impressed that in N.P. campsite in the middle of the bush actually had flushing toilets and HOT showers - how amazing! The campsite in the morning was buzzing with bird life - it was so nice. We had a lazy day and drove a little way along the road before stopping at a place where they sold the most amazing hot chocolate and choccies in the world - all home made with loads of cocoa beans - it was very indulgent! We w...

From Sydney we headed a little bit inland into the Blue Mountains National Park (N.P.) where we spent a few days. As we drove up higher we started to see autumnal trees which was surprising as most of oz doesn't have deciduous trees, it's only at high altitudes and down south where it's colder I think. Was very pretty to see and rather bizarre as it was still hot! But once we were in Katoomba, the main town in the Blue Mountains (B.M.) which is at 1000m above sea...

The day after we came back from Moreton Island we hired a little car fro 3 weeks to explore NSW and Queensland. After loading our car up with what looked like enough stuff for a family of 5 we headed for the hills - literally! Only about 100km out of Brisbane was out first stop - Springbrook National Park (N.P.). It was a really steep and windy drive up into the mountains through forest. We stopped at a lookout and had amazing views of the Gold Coast with nothing...

Mine and Andy's adventures properly began by heading off on first a train, then a bus, then a ferry - across Moreton Bay from Brisbane to Moreton Island. It was quite a nice trip across, mostly down the Brisbane river then across the bay. When we arrived we were greeted by pelicans and cormorants being fed! Most people on the boat were staying at the rather tacky and overpriced resort which was immediately as you got off the ferry - they even had their luggage br...