Down Under: I love my days off!

Typical Australia

Whale-watching off the coast

Last week Bobbi and i had 5 days off of work to rest up and play. I don't know which one I one did more of, but I had a blast! One day we headed to Stradbroke Island ("Straddie" as the locals call it). It's about a 3 hour journey from our apt to the island which is just to the east of Brisbane. We got on a bus from our apt to the train station, took the train to another bus which then took us to a ferry, and once we arrived on the island, we took another bus to our destination- Point Lookout. We were travelling fools. There were some awesome walks on the island and some serious scenery - we saw lots of dolphins, humpback whales on their migration north to Great Barrier Reef (this happens once a year around this time), and some amazing surfers! It was probably one of the warmest days we've had here since beginning of June, so it was perfect!

"Barbie" (that's what the Aussie's think her name is) got in trouble for this one on the ferry

Spotting the whales

Three surfers with a dolphin!

Proud of this pic!

Surfers in the front, humpback whale in the back (right) - you can see the mist he made.

Crystal clear water.

Do not fall, do not fall....

Then after Straddie we rented a car and headed north to Montville, Maleny, and Mooloolaba. Montville and Maleny are cute little towns inland with little shops and cafes. Mooloolaba has become one of our favorite beach towns - we visited the aquarium there :)