Archive for April, 2008

fraser island and samoa

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

fraser island
Take a ferry ride to the world’s largest sand island - fraser island. It is like a desert, there is so much sand. It is special for its wildlife and flora. They have the  purest population of dingoes. It is a beatiful area to visit and is listed as a world heritage feature. There […]

Christmas Island

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Christmas Island
Christmas Island is in the Indian Ocean and there are whale sharks and manta rays a plenty out in the sea. In the limestone cliffs of Christmas Islands the cliffs create blowholes that shoot out spray from the waves that pound the cliffs below. Inland there are extensive rainforests to explore with exotic creatures […]

Mount Tongariro New Zealand

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Mount Tongariro New Zealand
New Zealand has a truly Sacred Mountain and it is called Mount Tongariro. Fifteen hundred  years ago, the people of the Maori tribe in New Zealand lit a fire at the top  of their favourite mountain, Mt Tongariro, and it then was designated for all time as  their sacred mountain. The Tuwharetoa […]

Newcastle surf april 8

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

The surf today was blown out and there is a southerly blowing. No one is out and it is totally crap. I went to Merewether and the waves were about four to five foot and it seems like there is the start of a decent swell coming so I will cross my fingers as well […]