Australia Zoo and more........... CRIKEY!! We've actually made it. Another big tick in our holiday calendar. We left Brisbane early to get to the zoo before the hoards of kids descend on us ! As it happened we left so early we were able to detour to take in the sights of the Glass House Mountain range en-route. Stunning views over a Jurassic Park-esque collection of peaks. Back on the Bruce Highway we soon enter Steve Irwin Drive towards the zoo. Any fan of the C...

Queensland!!!Well we have now crossed the boarder and we are in the sunshine state however yet again the clouds have re-appeared! We are heading for Brisbane, the 2nd largest city in Australia, so unlike the last week we were going to encounter people, lots of people! It started with a morning's drive through surfers paradise, Lonely Planet suggested avoiding this place when the kids are off school as this is where they have their spring break. We thought rather ...