Airlie Beach, Thursday 14 August, 2008.
Second night at Airlie Beach. After we left Mission beach we headed to Townsville. We visited the HQ Reef. Kids will tell about it but it was a very very nice place. We stayed there for hours and learnt a lot. In the afternoon we headed to the new camping ground. We heard very good things about the Alligator Creek Camping but were very disappointed. The only nice thing was that it was nearly the first time that we saw live animals. Before that we saw only dead ones by the edge of the roads. This is quite sad actually; sometimes you can’t even recognize the animal.
I am also driving our caravan but not during sunset times because that’s when the animals come out and like crossing the roads. Assi told us that the instruction in OZ is that if an animal crosses the road when you’re driving you should increase the speed. Sounds crazy but otherwise it is indeed very dangerous. Anyways, it was on the way to the camp in the Bowling… National park that many wallabies appeared. We were very excited and hoping not to run over them. It was the first time that we had a site with no power (no electricity). That was not the problem, just that it was as usual very very cold and the place was not that impressing. We left the next morning back to Townsville – the kids really wanted to go to the Museum of Tropical Queensland. Although it changed the whole plan we agreed and drove back south.
I enjoyed tremendously in the museum. The main exhibition described the dramatic story of the Pandora boat (and the Pandora box…). Indeed amazing. Now we must watch again the movie: “The mutineers on the bounty” (Is this the name of the film???) The exhibition presented a lot of information about the story of “Pandora” until it sank. The daily life on the ship were described based on many sources including diaries that were kept, but one of the most intriguing thing was the ship itself that was found about 20 years ago. Archeologists were able to extract many of the artifacts and belongings of the crew. Amazing!
After the museum we drove straight to Airlie Beach. Unfortunatley we arrived after dark again. It is quite upsetting because then we need to build the tent in the dark and by the time we prepare dinner we’re all starving. The thing is that OZ is huge. We knew it before we came here but only when you’re on the roads you actually feel it. You drive hours on straight roads, very boring ones, mostly one route so you can’t drive very fast. The sceneries are beautiful but after sometime you just get tired of it.
One of the kids always sits with us because there are only 2 seatbelts at the back. The thing is that at the beginning somehow everyone assumed that it is Ophir’s right to sit with us. But after 2 days Ido started questioning and a Pandora box was opened... Since then getting to the car always involves many emotions and deals. Of course Shira has joined the battle. Now they time themselves and try to divide it equally. Which is of course impossible.
The funny thing is that whenever Ophir sits with us Ido complains that it seems that we party with her - he can hear us laughing and having fun… why don’t we do the same with him?... Ophir is not much better – when Ido sits with us she stare at us from the back with a sad face and as soon as we have a break she comes to ask me with who is it funner to sit with.
Kids.
Tomorrow we’re going to a day cruise to the Great Barrier Reaf. I’m not sure if I’ll get in the water. I looooovvvvvvveeeeeeeeeee snorkeling but the water is freezing. Already said that I am too old for that. We’ll see how it goes.
I am also driving our caravan but not during sunset times because that’s when the animals come out and like crossing the roads. Assi told us that the instruction in OZ is that if an animal crosses the road when you’re driving you should increase the speed. Sounds crazy but otherwise it is indeed very dangerous. Anyways, it was on the way to the camp in the Bowling… National park that many wallabies appeared. We were very excited and hoping not to run over them. It was the first time that we had a site with no power (no electricity). That was not the problem, just that it was as usual very very cold and the place was not that impressing. We left the next morning back to Townsville – the kids really wanted to go to the Museum of Tropical Queensland. Although it changed the whole plan we agreed and drove back south.
I enjoyed tremendously in the museum. The main exhibition described the dramatic story of the Pandora boat (and the Pandora box…). Indeed amazing. Now we must watch again the movie: “The mutineers on the bounty” (Is this the name of the film???) The exhibition presented a lot of information about the story of “Pandora” until it sank. The daily life on the ship were described based on many sources including diaries that were kept, but one of the most intriguing thing was the ship itself that was found about 20 years ago. Archeologists were able to extract many of the artifacts and belongings of the crew. Amazing!
After the museum we drove straight to Airlie Beach. Unfortunatley we arrived after dark again. It is quite upsetting because then we need to build the tent in the dark and by the time we prepare dinner we’re all starving. The thing is that OZ is huge. We knew it before we came here but only when you’re on the roads you actually feel it. You drive hours on straight roads, very boring ones, mostly one route so you can’t drive very fast. The sceneries are beautiful but after sometime you just get tired of it.
One of the kids always sits with us because there are only 2 seatbelts at the back. The thing is that at the beginning somehow everyone assumed that it is Ophir’s right to sit with us. But after 2 days Ido started questioning and a Pandora box was opened... Since then getting to the car always involves many emotions and deals. Of course Shira has joined the battle. Now they time themselves and try to divide it equally. Which is of course impossible.
The funny thing is that whenever Ophir sits with us Ido complains that it seems that we party with her - he can hear us laughing and having fun… why don’t we do the same with him?... Ophir is not much better – when Ido sits with us she stare at us from the back with a sad face and as soon as we have a break she comes to ask me with who is it funner to sit with.
Kids.
Tomorrow we’re going to a day cruise to the Great Barrier Reaf. I’m not sure if I’ll get in the water. I looooovvvvvvveeeeeeeeeee snorkeling but the water is freezing. Already said that I am too old for that. We’ll see how it goes.
1 comment:
we got your blog end read it to gether with mom. it was very enjoyeble and interesying, why we can't see the faces of you, pleas take a close pictur. let the kids write somthing.
ophir' ido can you tell us what you think?
shabat shalom
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