We drove on up the Bruce highway through Bundaberg and out to a coastal resort called Bargara on the false promise that I would be able to go on a whale watching trip from there instead of Hervey Bay. This was a mistake. No whale watching from here at all. It took me quite a while to get over this knowing we would not be driving back to Hervey Bay. The site we chose was again rather strange having mainly permanent residents who were friendly but odd and wanted to...

It took a lot longer to get to Tin Can bay than we had thought from the map (see the theme developing!). When we arrived it was getting dark but we managed to take a picture of the harbour at dusk which has come out well (see our Tin Can bay photos). The camping site was a mix of people who had come just for the dolphins (not much else happening really!) and permanent residents who eyed us suspiciously. It did feel as if we were invading their territory a bit. We...

We drove from Australia Zoo to a place we thought was close called Noosa. However the journey was longer than we thought (a theme that would develop on our roadtrip) and we arrived in the dark and looked around hopelessly for a campsite in the pitch black. Tiger had to get out of the van to be sick, we all lost our tempers but finally on the advice of a local ice cream salesman found a campsite by the estuary. We parked up and went off in search of food. We found...

I think Oliver has already blogged “Crikey! The price” about this place. It was always going to be on the itinerary because both Angus and Tiger have always had a bit of a thing about Steve Irwin having seen him on the TV and both written biographies of him for projects at school. Angus even shares his birthday with him. We nearly turned back when we saw the £120 price tag but decided to try to forget this and enjoy the experience. Since his death the zoo ha...

We have tried to relax a bit more here in Queensland and save a bit of money but it has not been completely successful. We have finally managed to shop for food in a real supermarket for once but it has not saved that much all things considered. Every time I see the total ring up on the cash till I want to cry.(Two cokes and some mars bars nearly £10!) The first night in Bisbane was spent at the NRL again - Brisbane Broncos v Cronulla Sharks. A mediocre affair ...