Wow!

Just outside of 'Bundy' everything is so pretty again. Rainbow Beach is fantastic - just outside the Frasier Island coast. We don't succeed to arrange a daytrip, but the coast side is as pretty and so relaxed. This turns out to be the no 1 location for hanggliding. That's a long time ago (itch, itch....)

Dolphins and pelicans eat out of your hand here and the local 'brard' (see picture) lives on the ferry. At night he gets tight up to a tree (according to Pete). After that we head for Ballina. It is still as beautiful as we remember, both the coast as the 'hinterland'. Pete manages to spot a Koala whilst driving the car. Not an easy job as they don't move much normally (they feed on eucalyptus leaves and are as high as a kite). Annet spots it only after staring at the gumtree for fifteen minutes. We managed to make a picture, but we will not trouble you with this look-find shot.

There are about 500 different species of gumtree. We think the main similarity is that they shed there bark. This results in an unreal moonlike forest.