Fruit Farm

A quick stopover at a very nice fruit farm on the way to Lakes Entrance...  

The Queen has gotten on the PodWagon !

Alright peoples, it's official: podcasting isn't just for us geeks anymore. It appears that the Queen Elizabeth II is now jumping on the podwagon as well. Her Majesty will be making her annual Christmas message to the Commonwealth at 3:00 pm GMT on Monday, December 25 available as a podcast. See http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page5323.asp  

back in Melbourne...

Back in Melbourne, after enjoying Queensland... Shopping at Chadstone, which remained Australia's largest shopping mall until November 2003, when Chadstone's biggest rival (Westfield Parramatta in Sydney) took the title with a surface area of 143,000 sqm.  

Johannie running down from one of the most famous mansions of Brisbane. (It was used as the HQ for General McArthor during WWII to orchestrate the whole Pacific War) 

The architech of this Brisbane bridge is the same who build the Sydney harbor bridge (and is incidently from Queensland) 

Cruising the river of Brisbane on a CityCat is a great way to visit the city... and it's included in a 1-day travel card. 

Brisbane skyline, in the background...  

reflection of Brisbane skyline in a marble block given by the Chinese 

Aboriginal music in the streets of Brisbane...  

Breakfast @ Breakfast Creek Hotel  

 

The only way to get around the island is in one of these 4x4 busses (equipped with 18 forward speeds) as all the roads are just... sand.  

Dingo

While eating a Sandwich, the aroma attracted this female Dingo, and our tour guide came over to chase it away... Apparently they sneak up on you and bite your lower leg...  

huge... 

Breath-taking... 

Strangler fig tree eating up the host tree. 

Rain Forest

Hiking in the rain forest of Fraser island (the largest in the world, growing exclusively on sand) 

It's always too short when we're having fun ! 

The lake gets quite deep away from the shore...  

Snorkling in a very low pH fresh water lake was strange for us as we are used to taisting the salt water when snorkling...