by Jim and Gisela Spires | Jan 10, 2012 | AU-NZ 2012
We stayed at the city of Townsville last night and this morning we head for MacKay. First Fantasy is treating us to breakfast at the Billabong Wildlife Sanctuary. This a big treat, because not only is the food outstanding again, but we are able to get very close to...
by Jan Plexico | Jan 9, 2012 | AU-NZ 2012
We have had some of the most fun bird encounters since arriving in Australia. At our RV park in Rockhampton, Australia, we had a flock of the most beautiful lorikeets come to visit. They allowed us to feed them and one was friendly enough to hop on to Bev...
by Jan Plexico | Jan 8, 2012 | AU-NZ 2012
Today a group of us went to Fraser Island. We took a ferry to the island and then a four wheel drive tour bus. It is the only completely sand island in the world. It has the most clear water I have ever seen. We swam in the fresh water lake and had a great lunch. The...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | Jan 7, 2012 | AU-NZ 2012
Lorikeets are everywhere here along the Australian coast. They are like pests, but if you love bright colored birds just throw out a piece of bread with jam. They are all over it in a moment. All you see is the bright green, red, yellow blue feathers bobbing along...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | Jan 6, 2012 | AU-NZ 2012
Australia’s Noosa National Park is a sanctuary for wild koalas. There are many trails to wander about looking for these elusive creatures. We walk about 30 minutes with no luck, so we return to the parking lot. Yep, here is where we looked up and saw this big guy...
by Jan Plexico | Jan 5, 2012 | AU-NZ 2012
Today I was able to check off an item on my “bucket list.” We visited Australia Zoo, founded by Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter. Australia Zoo is as over the top as Steve Irwin was! I tried to think of adjectives but they just became redundant. I’m a fan of zoos...
