Re: Christmas in Australia

[Guest guest]

wrote :

Hey, Marcus. I was in Queensland for Christmas of 85'

Hi , Sorry for slow reply I've been away.

Well if you have been to Brisbane city then you've been VERY close to my

town ' Surfers Paradise' . Yes it can be over 100 F here around that time.

Most Aussies go to someone's pool or to the beach to try out Santas latest

offerings !

No I have NEVER climbed Ayres Rock but just came back from DEAD MANS BEACH ,

I bet you never went there !!! haha

Thanks for your kind Christmas wishes, we did have a good one, so maybe they

helped.

From me down here down under MARCUS

[Guest guest]

Hey, Marcus. Surfers Paradise?? Dead Man's Beach?? This sounds like a

conflict of interests! LOL Hopefully the surfers avoid Dead Man's beach!

You are right, I have never heard of either.

I made the horrible mistake of traveling by train in eastern Australia. Took

the train from Kairns to Brisbane a couple days before Xmas and did not

arrive till Xmas morning.... I have never seen more eucalyptus trees in my

life! The trains are ok if you got 40 years to travel around Australia but

otherwise its a lousy idea since they go very slow and stop in every nook and

cranny along the way. I mean, we were stopping at stops along the track that

just had a hut and a hook with a mail bag hanging on it. I had thought that

travel by train would be a lovely experience the way it is in Europe.

Well, I did the train from Brisbane then down to Melourne and then to

Adelaide. In Adelaide decided that if I wanted to get to Alice Springs I

better fly or it will take a month of Sunday's to complete the tour. I had

bought Austrail passes for the 3 weeks I were there but later decided to just

fly around. That was far better but your airlines (in 85) were very

expensive. I was told that you guys only had 2 different airlines and both

were owned by the government. Maybe I misunderstood but my uncles said it is

cheaper to fly out of the country than it is to fly internally. Is this

still true?

Oh, by the way, I also understand that the beaches along Queensland are

jellyfish infested parts of the year and too dangerous to enter the water. I

don't remember what time of year that problem exists. I had gone out to the

Barrier Reef from Kairns out past or near Green Island (I think that is the

name) and had a great time. It is amazing to swim with 300 pound fish next

to you. It has been a while since I went snorkeling; the water here

(northern California) is neither warm nor clear enough to do it.

Anyway, have a Happy New Year down under!