{"id":5482,"date":"2011-09-19T01:20:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-19T01:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/antarctic-peninsula-sandboard-safari-agnes-water-and-1770\/"},"modified":"2011-09-19T01:20:00","modified_gmt":"2011-09-19T01:20:00","slug":"antarctic-peninsula-sandboard-safari-agnes-water-and-1770","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2011\/09\/antarctic-peninsula-sandboard-safari-agnes-water-and-1770\/","title":{"rendered":"Antarctic Peninsula &#8211; Sandboard Safari &#8211; Agnes Water and 1770"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6UI6oTKU774\/TnaYykUGLRI\/AAAAAAAAQE0\/KiWdg8AAKOE\/s1600\/Antarctica%2Bicebergs-710060.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6UI6oTKU774\/TnaYykUGLRI\/AAAAAAAAQE0\/KiWdg8AAKOE\/s320\/Antarctica%2Bicebergs-710060.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653874376719084818\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>TRAVEL BRIEFS<\/p>\n<p>John Crook\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A true delight \u2013 Agnes Water and 1770<\/p>\n<p>Words cannot match the pictures of that slice of Australia which Captain James Cook discovered.\u00a0 Thanks a lot Jim. I&#8217;ve followed in his footsteps on a number of occasions, each visit making a promise to return again, and again.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the attraction (in addition to the fabulous coastal scenery) may be attributed to Michael and Vera Ferinac.<\/p>\n<p>They made their discovery years ago and that discovery includes the site itself, the tropical foliage and the pristine beaches.\u00a0 One not to be missed is Honeymoon Bay.<\/p>\n<p>For a 1770 Getaway holiday retreat, go visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.1770getaway.com.au\">www.1770getaway.com.au<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Check out the three-day package, which includes a coffee and cake.\u00a0 Not you&#8217;re ordinary cake,- Vera&#8217;s are very special.\u00a0 Also special are the pizzas from the wood-fired pizza oven. Just give Vera a ring for all the good news.\u00a0 She is available on (07) 4974 9323. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another bonus from 1770 Getaway<\/p>\n<p>An Agnes Water massage especially designed to relax and unwind.\u00a0 Whilst staying at the holiday retreat, do take a massage.\u00a0 For health fund rebates ad gift vouchers, call Emma, on 0438 549 512.\u00a0<br \/> \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And then \u2013<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever experienced a sandboard safari. It ls part of a full day tour of discovery and adventure.\u00a0 For a sandboard lesson and board hire, lunch, and national park fees, you get all this for $110.\u00a0\u00a0 Each tour departs from the 1770 marina.\u00a0 You will need socks, sun protection and a backpack.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There are 2.5 k&#8217;s of sand dunes to sandboard.\u00a0\u00a0 Get out there !\u00a0 First up, telephone (07) 4974 9422.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And for those travelling overseas<\/p>\n<p>Experience the magic o the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a classic 13-day cruise.\u00a0 It&#8217;s just one of several memorable cruises on offer by Bentours.\u00a0 Each voyage departs from Ushuaia.\u00a0 Terms and conditions ply so best to make contact with the operators.\u00a0 For the full story telephone 1800 221 712 or go visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bentours.com.au\">www.bentours.com.au<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Please note conditions may apply to these packages\u00a0 and prices are subject to change and availability.\u00a0\u00a0 This information is provided as a guide only.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Check with your travel agency.\u00a0\u00a0 Block out periods may apply.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Need a holiday ?\u00a0 We&#8217;re archived on\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/travellersgoodbuys.info\">http:\/\/travellersgoodbuys.info<\/a> <\/p>\n<div style=\"visibility: hidden; display: inline;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRAVEL BRIEFS John Crook\u00a0 A true delight \u2013 Agnes Water and 1770 Words cannot match the pictures of that slice of Australia which Captain James Cook discovered.\u00a0 Thanks a lot Jim. I&#8217;ve followed in his footsteps on a number of occasions, each visit making a promise to return again, and again. Part of the attraction [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[118],"class_list":["post-5482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-travel-briefs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5482\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}