9/25/06 – Another travel day to a new location. A two hour car ride back to Brisbane. On the train to Hervey Bay for another four hours. 45 minute bus ride to the harbor and a 45 minute catamaran ride to Fraser Island and we are at the Kingfisher Bay Resort – yet another eco tourism place.
9/26/06 – A simple day today. We went for a whale watch cruise in the morning and chilled out in the afternoon. The Humpback Whales come to Hervey Bay from Antarctica. As it was late September, we saw a lot of mothers and calves. The boat had a lot of people on it but we saw a lot of whales and some of the exciting behaviors.
9/27/06 – Another travel day. Our first real day with a glitch. We took the ferry from Fraser Island back to Hervey Bay and when the bus showed up to take us to the train station we learned that the train was broken and we would be bussed to Brisbane. Off to the train station where we transferred to an “express” bus directly to Brisbane. We stopped at Matilda’s truck stop for lunch near Quimby. The bus was packed but surprisingly, we arrived at the Brisbane train station almost on time. Cab in the rain to the Marriott, clean up and off to a night tour of Brisbane. We wish we had more time in Brisbane as it appears to be a beautiful city. This ends the Australia segment of our adventure. Tomorrow its off to New Zealand. On our bus tour were a couple from New Zealand and another couple from Canada who had just been there. We got a lot of tips.