Had a great day at australia zoo i,ve got lot,s of pics of the steve Irwin memorial and all the animals. The picture shows thousands of signatures on the shirts. There were about 100 shirts on display from people wanting to write a message to Steve. It was sad. We went cane toad hunting yesterday but it was to cold for them so we didn,t catch any.Were heading out now for the big part of our trip now. only rained ones but it was still a good day. missing you all see you soon……………jack.
Category Archives: Brisbane
Bronte’s Interesting Experiences
Hi with da licker licking my face….. JASMINE….. I Still love u maisie and a lesson from my KINDA COUSIN and her friend that did diving…. so we went to the local pool and with many “oh dears” i finally learnt how to dive. we also went to australia zoo and saw many interesting animals… including koalas and tasmainian devils and hoppy creatures called kangaroos but jack is writing more about it. hi Belle i didn’t know u could use the keyboard and be able to type. dont get jealous because of Jasmine, i still love you as well!!!!!! hi Hannah carabbean day sounded fun.SEE U ALL SOON BIBI
Bronte’s new love
Robbie’s niece has a little dog called Jasmine. It’s a Maltese/Spaniel cross and is soooo cute. Both Jack and Bron said if they ever get a dog this will be the one.
This other picture was taken at Lainies house (Robbie’s sister). You can see Lainie and Jade (her daughter) and Mel (Lainie’s friend) on the left.
We are staying with Lainie and Ralph at the moment. They are totally spoiling us. Yesterday they served pancakes with maple syrup and fresh strawberries for breakfast.
It’s our last night in Brisbane. We are leaving on our road trip tomorrow. The van is packed to the brim with things I never thought we’d need. We have something for every eventuality. The list includes a ‘dutch oven’ (It doesn’t involve a duvet:-) a billycan, and a toilet seat which is attached to a stool so you can poo in comfort in the outback. We have every tool you can imagine including ropes and winches to drag us out of potholes. We should be gone for about 6 weeks so we may not be in regular contact. On the way we are meeting up with Robbie’s dad who will be travelling with us for a while.
Oh by the way we tricked Robbie today. Lainie put a false spider on his shoulder. He screamed so loudly Ralph came out into the yard to see what was going on. It was so funny. And I thought I was going travelling with a big brave man!! Mind you, I can’t talk. I’ve already had two spider nightmares where I woke up screaming!
Rainforest pics
I don’t have many pics of the rainforest. Hopefully this one shows you how tall all the trees are. There are loads of swinging vines. I can see how tarzan could live quite happily here!
The funny alien like strands on the other picture are tree roots. They look as if the tree is being pushed up into the air.
Holiday Update-Minus Hamster Gossip
Am I the only one around here that is actually telling you what is going on?? Hamsters and PG’s seem to be getting more of a look-in than the actual trip itself!
Yesterday we drove up to the top of Mount Glorious, a nearby mountain range. The views were as the name suggests! We met up with the biker boys..Teilo, Craig, Scott and Peter for a coffee. Robbie was feeling envious as he couldn’t find a motorbike to borrow. While we were there we went for a walk in the rainforest. It is really beautiful though we didn’t see much wildlife.
In the afternoon we went to the camping shop. I’m sure we could have spent the whole eleven weeks in there and Jack would have been happy. We have ordered two swags for the kids. Just hope they come in time for our next trip. Jack and Bron are so excited as they’d seen them on Ray Mears.
In the evening I went to hot yoga. When Kath said it was ‘hot’ I thought she meant ‘great’. What she actually meant was it takes place in a sauna. They heat the place up to 40 degrees then put your body into punishing positions for 90 minutes. I thought I was going to die!! The boxing on Monday was bad enough! I have never sweated so much in my life. If I don’t get a tight butt by the end of this trip I don’t know what I’ll do.
This is a picture of Kath in a Fig tree in the park in South Bank (Brisbane).
Gossip
hi hi what r u all doing lots of tasty sweets over here the weather is nice and hot we have seen two possums so far.also when we were in sydney we saw a hopping mouse it was so cute.we havn’t seen many big spiders but we did see a huntsmen spider but it wasn’t very big because it was a babybut it was still hairy YUCK !!!!!!!!!!we alsowent to a big camping shop and we all got a hat and a mozzy net, we might go there again today
Lizzard
hi what you all doing hope ur having fun in England. we went on a city cat which is a ferry that took us down the river to the city.it was a sunny day but where we went to the water was cold because it was a pool right next to a river.we also went to the botannical gardens which is lots of trees and flowers and stuff.when we were there we saw a really cool tree which u could climb up.after we did that we played volley balland football.then we saw loads of lizzards and they were so cute because they could swim aswell.SEE U ALL IN A LONG TIME BIBI
Brisbane
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- South Bank Pretend Beach
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- Jack at Bondi
Stuff
hi what is the weather like there hot and sunny here. we’re goin to the zoo on friday…….. i think and we just got the van. we went boxing last night my arms still hurt. lots of cute dogs but i hav’nt seen many cats around. PG is having a great time as u can see. MISSING U ALL BIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Up Up and almost away
G’Day everyone
It’s Monday and we’re now up in Brisbane. This is a quick re-cap of everything so far:
We spent a couple more days in Sydney. On the Saturday we went for an amazing walk along the Sydney coast, finishing in Watson’s Bay. The weather was beautiful, the sea was blue and the food was excellent in the famous seafood restaurant Doyles. To top it all we saw a whale just off the coast, not just swimming but playing in the water, diving in and out. The attached pictures sum up the day.
On Sunday after a trip to Centennial Park (footie and birdwatching) we flew up to Brissie. Our flight was cancelled so we ended up travelling separately. It meant Bronte and I had a few extra hours in Sydney. Teresa took us shopping. Teresa is a beautiful well dressed Italian and looked quite at home wandering the posh shops in Bondi mall. It’s weird because everyone in Sydney thinks it’s cold and therefore is wrapped up warm in thick coats and cosy sweaters. Bron and I looked rather out of place, in boardies and flip flops.
Kath had organised a welcome BBQ for us in Brisbane but it had to be cancelled because of the flight problems. Unfortunately a couple of people didn’t get the message and turned up with their deck chairs and BBQ all ready to go and we never arrived! Laine and her daughter Jade picked up Bron and I from the airport. She’s lovely and looks just like Kath. I’ll add a picture of her later.
We are staying with Kath & T. It was great to see them again. We love spending time with them. The wedding is still on/off/on for various reasons too boring to detail. My hat may have to stay in it’s box for another year. Robbie and I are thinking that we might take their place..ha ha.
Yesterday we were finally introduced to ‘La Beast’ (the new name for the camper). It’s basic but good enough. I was expecting a little shower unit with nice curtain surrounds etc etc. Instead it’s pretty much a hose sticking out the back of the van! Still it will do the job. Robbie went to get another seatbelt fitted for PG today:-) I’d like to point out that it’s not me that writes PG’s blog! I have better things to do with my time. So tomorrow we will make sure we have everything we need for the trip. We plan to leave some time over the weekend.
We met the Granster today. She’s the oldest family member at 95. Still bright as a button, Gran has a great sense of humour and keeps everyone in check in her retirement village. She kept telling Jack off for biting his nails. Jack said he was going to send his Dad over for the shock treatment as he bites his too.
Tonight we drove to the top of Mount Cootha. Famous for it’s fabulous views of Brisbane, this is a popular place for courting lovers. It’s amazing how many courting lovers you can get on the top of this mount. It was heaving!! The view was stunning though. Thousands of twinkling lights following the river down to the sea. Brisbane is Australia’s third largest city.
Oh we also went boxing tonight…yes really! Bron, Jack, Kath & I went to the local gym for a boxing class. I thought I was going to die!!
Gosh I’ve rambled on enough. In the next couple of days we plan to visit Australia Zoo (famous for the recently departed Steve Irwin) We’ll keep you posted!!