Today we left from Southport on the Gold Coast and headed north to Hervey Bay. It was sad to leave our new friends and nice accommodations at the Aquarius but with whale watching booked for tomorrow it was time to move on. I would say anyone staying on the Gold Coast should check out the Aquarius for a great travel experience. The Aquarius even helped us book our hostel for the next few nights, calling ahead to make reservations and confirming the price. The Aqua...

Today Nancy and I spent the day at the Australia Zoo. It is amazing how much of a presence Steve Irwin still has there. He lives on in signs, statues and his conservation efforts. We watched the the live croc feeding with the Irwin family. Today was a special treat for the audience as the croc was feed a whole dead pig. I'm not sure how I felt watching that but it is amazing the power of those animals. There are many free roaming animal guests at the zoo and liza...

Today was a quiet sit by the pool type of day. We went to a near by shopping center and picked up some new clothes. Meet some nice people at the hostel we are staying at and so far still have our room to ourselves. Tomorrow we think we are headed out to the Australia Zoo. Also I got an email from PDZA today. Our new tiger cub is named Dumai.

Today Nancy and I find ourselves farther south then we had expected, the Gold Coast. It has been a busy few days since we left Sidney and flew to Brisbane. We first drove up to Mount Tambourine and stayed the night in a quiet little place called The Bearded Dragon. We expected Mount Tambourine to be a national park with hiking and zip lines. What we found was a whole town with vineyards, shops, a grocery store and even an auto mechanics. Nancy and I spent they d...