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Feb 25th, 2005, 04:24 AM
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>Lungfish DO NOT live in or anywhere near Lamington National Park....
Hello Beemer. I don't like to get involved in other people's arguments here but I live in Brisbane and just from a glance I can see that just about everything you said here was incorrect.
It appears to me as though you were egging AZG on and thus you're just as much of a troll.
It appears to me as though your attack on AZG's credibility was what started the whole thing. He was offering sound advice and as somebody who has visited O'Reilly's I can back it up. It's a wonderful place.
Sorry, you're just getting a little high and mighty over there restarting the other thread.
Hello Beemer. I don't like to get involved in other people's arguments here but I live in Brisbane and just from a glance I can see that just about everything you said here was incorrect.
It appears to me as though you were egging AZG on and thus you're just as much of a troll.
It appears to me as though your attack on AZG's credibility was what started the whole thing. He was offering sound advice and as somebody who has visited O'Reilly's I can back it up. It's a wonderful place.
Sorry, you're just getting a little high and mighty over there restarting the other thread.
Feb 25th, 2005, 11:40 AM
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Hi, Shari,
Thought I'd add my little tuppence-worth to the discussion. I am not from Aussie, although I love visiting every year, so I am not biased towards any area. However, I will defend the honour of places I have enjoyed visiting!
When we travel I love taking photos of wild-life in situ but I am not a professional photographer.
We visited Kangaroo Island about 4 years ago, on a day tour from Adelaide. We saw koalas up close, kangaroos from a distance, sea-lions up-close and personal - have some great shots of their faces - and New Zealand fur seals, plus a few birds. We had a great day enjoying the hospitality of the locals and found it an interesting place to visit. We have not seen seals elsewhere but as we see them here in NZ regularly we do not seek them. I'm still looking for the elusive in-the-wild platypussies after many trips to Australia! Have seen many of the native animals in sanctuaries in Healesville (Melbourne) and Currumbin (the Gold Coast); the enclosures could almost be in situ, they have been so well-constructed. Have not been to the other places mentioned - yet!
I suspect the best place to see the hump-backs up-close and personal would be around Hervey Bay although I remember reading a thread recently about someone going out on a boat from a lot closer to the Gold Coast. Maybe you could check the forum using the word humpback.
We enjoyed the trip to Green Island because it was our first time to the GBR, because it was wonderful for swimming, and because without any difficulty you could see many different fish. I have photos of brightly-coloured fish I took walking along the pier! Wish I had learnt to snorkel there.
I would follow Pat's advice as she is very knowledgeable about the FNQ.
However, Pat, you have just put me off returning to Cairns - I didn't know there were such horrible things as 20 foot snakes up there!! We have been very lucky and not seen a snake in the wild or yukky spiders. Have seen a beautiful lace monitor lizard up close though.
Shari, good luck with your planning, and enjoy visiting Australia - definitely a country worth visiting.
Dot
Thought I'd add my little tuppence-worth to the discussion. I am not from Aussie, although I love visiting every year, so I am not biased towards any area. However, I will defend the honour of places I have enjoyed visiting!
When we travel I love taking photos of wild-life in situ but I am not a professional photographer.
We visited Kangaroo Island about 4 years ago, on a day tour from Adelaide. We saw koalas up close, kangaroos from a distance, sea-lions up-close and personal - have some great shots of their faces - and New Zealand fur seals, plus a few birds. We had a great day enjoying the hospitality of the locals and found it an interesting place to visit. We have not seen seals elsewhere but as we see them here in NZ regularly we do not seek them. I'm still looking for the elusive in-the-wild platypussies after many trips to Australia! Have seen many of the native animals in sanctuaries in Healesville (Melbourne) and Currumbin (the Gold Coast); the enclosures could almost be in situ, they have been so well-constructed. Have not been to the other places mentioned - yet!
I suspect the best place to see the hump-backs up-close and personal would be around Hervey Bay although I remember reading a thread recently about someone going out on a boat from a lot closer to the Gold Coast. Maybe you could check the forum using the word humpback.
We enjoyed the trip to Green Island because it was our first time to the GBR, because it was wonderful for swimming, and because without any difficulty you could see many different fish. I have photos of brightly-coloured fish I took walking along the pier! Wish I had learnt to snorkel there.
I would follow Pat's advice as she is very knowledgeable about the FNQ.
However, Pat, you have just put me off returning to Cairns - I didn't know there were such horrible things as 20 foot snakes up there!! We have been very lucky and not seen a snake in the wild or yukky spiders. Have seen a beautiful lace monitor lizard up close though.
Shari, good luck with your planning, and enjoy visiting Australia - definitely a country worth visiting.
Dot
Feb 26th, 2005, 04:52 AM
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--In response to Liz' comments placed in the wrong thread.
Hi Liz. Beemer said a lot of things that were incorrect. He implied that AZG couldn't have possibly seen a red bellied black snake and stated that an oreilly's canopy suite costs nothing close to $500 (300 euro)/night.
AZG was right about the price of the canopy suite as anyone can see by looking at the web site www.oreillys.com.
I have seen red bellied black snakes at binna burra which is also in lamington national park. I've also seen pythons. It depends what time of year you go. I was there in the middle of a very hot summer and the snakes were parking themselves on the paths for some reason.
As for the lung fish, they were introduced to a number of river systems is se/queensland and I can say for sure that what I saw in the streem at O'Reillys certainly were not eels. I was there during a period of drought and they were trapped in a rock pool which once formed part of a stream/river. It was not very deep and the water fall was barely trickling. Furthermore I was accompanied by a friend who has a degree in biology. It was her to identified them as lung fish. If you take a look at the link posted by azg it states that they were introduced to other areas of se qld. It also has a picture of these fish which confirms to me that what I saw was indeed a lung fish. Eels have very little in common with lung fish. For 1 lung fish are scaled and eels are not. Their shapes are different. In fact, the only thing they have in common is their size.
But regardless of any of that, if you're looking for evidence of provocation from Beemer, then how about this comment from him...
"I think that AZG has kissed the blarney stone or looked into a glass of Guinness too often."
I'd say AZG has some issues but but Beemer is nothing more than a troll.
Feb 26th, 2005, 05:38 AM
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And Liz, with regards to your quote did you read the last part? I've taken the liberty to display it in capital letters for you.
The Queensland Lungfish is normally found in still or slow flowing pools in river systems of south-eastern Queensland. It occurs naturally in the Burnett and Mary River systems ALTHOUGH HAS BEEN INTRODUCED TO OTHER RIVERS AND RESERVOIRS IN SOUTH-EASTERN QUEENSLAND AND NORTH-EASTERN NSW.
http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fi.../nforsteri.htm
The Queensland Lungfish is normally found in still or slow flowing pools in river systems of south-eastern Queensland. It occurs naturally in the Burnett and Mary River systems ALTHOUGH HAS BEEN INTRODUCED TO OTHER RIVERS AND RESERVOIRS IN SOUTH-EASTERN QUEENSLAND AND NORTH-EASTERN NSW.
http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fi.../nforsteri.htm
Feb 26th, 2005, 07:49 AM
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Kangaroo Island is one good place to see all the animals you listed. Platypus and whales! Well you have to be lucky and in the right spot.....right time etc. Accommodation ranges from $80+ per night twin share.For anything reasonable. Some B&B's provide tours and meals at a little extra price. To get the most out of it you will need 3 days min. Its probally one of the last great places in Australia that are not theme park related and everyone is out to steal your cash. There are better places to go and you already have plenty of suggestions so its up to you to research it all and decide. Have a good trip.
Feb 26th, 2005, 12:20 PM
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My family (5) planning trip in either June or August & wish to spend bulk of time at GBR & Islands. Any comments on which is best time to go and any experience with Captain Cook cruises? they have either a 7 day North, 4 day North, or 3 day South trip. 4 of 5 of us are divers. Thank -you.
Feb 26th, 2005, 03:32 PM
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>Eels have very little in common with lung fish
What I saw were certainly not eels. They were quite big but they weren't long snake looking. They were shorter and fater than you'd expect an eel to be. Also, as I said. They jumped out of the water while they were fighting.
What I saw were certainly not eels. They were quite big but they weren't long snake looking. They were shorter and fater than you'd expect an eel to be. Also, as I said. They jumped out of the water while they were fighting.
