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Hervey Bay on the Queensland coast just behind Fraser Island attracts visitors from all over the world all year round. But the most popular time for people coming to Hervey Bay is during whale watching season … between July and mid to late October.

Humpback whales head south to Antarctica during that time and many of them call into the bay to rest and prepare themselves for the long trip south. While they’re here in the bay whale watching tours run throughout the day to take tourists out to see the whales as they play and it really is an amazing sight.

If you want to see something that is truly spectacular and out of the ordinary then you should start thinking about coming to Hervey Bay to see those giants of the deep up close and very personal. In fact you shouldn’t just be thinking about it, you should start planning for it right now … it is one of the most awe inspiring things you will ever do.

Now that may sound like hype but I’ve been out there on the whale watching cruises and I’ve seen these gentle giants up close and personal. There’s nothing quite like watching one swim under the boat you’re on and realize that the whale is much larger than what you thought was quite a big boat.

And then when the surface alongside the boat and look at you … as they will because they’re inquisitive creatures … you really do begin to see why so many people keep on coming back each whale watching season.

So if you want to find out more about Hervey Bay and see some of the scenery that makes this such a wonderful and peaceful place to come for a holiday just follow the link at the top of the article. No one goes away from Hervey Bay feeling as though they’ve been let down.

Now that Andrew Brash has successfully scaled the tallest mountain in the world, he is once again ready to focus on his family. They basically coerced the Nepali government to not allow any climbers past camp two on the Nepali side. Indeed, the decision to actualize a long-time personal goal left Min Bahadur Sherchan with some internal uncertainties, he cited the political actions of China and Nepal as providing the greatest adversity he faced on his journey. Bahadur Sherchan returned this week from Nepal after successfully climbing to the summit of Everest. With the Chinese preparing for the impending summer Olympic Games, Bahadur Sherchan noted that the government’s actions hardly reflected the Olympic spirit. Hall was frostbitten and severely disoriented due to altitude sickness. Min Bahadur Sherchan returned a hero to Calgarians. “The Chinese weren’t allowing anybody on the mountain. They ended up commandeering it for themselves, even though the mountain is shared by two countries. However, he was all too aware of the potential dangers the mountain could bring. Certain parts of the climb are more dangerous than others and it is important for climbers to remain focused More than 3044 people have climbed to the summit since it was first conquered in 1953 by New Zealander Edmund Hillary, who died in January, and Nepal’s Tenzing Norgay.

As he planned for the climb, Sherchan told reporters he wanted to inspire fellow senior citizens. He also said many Nepalese have established records on Chomolungma or Mount Everest, so it was only fitting that the record for the oldest climber to reach the summit should also belong to a Nepali. The Chinese were flying their airplanes over the mountain and had Chinese officials in Kathmandu. This season mountaineer Anthony Loeff is reporting the scales for Chomolungma after he reached the top of Kilimanjaro in Tanzania earlier this year.

His first found him within 221 metres of the peak when his team stopped to help a fellow mountaineer who was left for dead. One year later, Andrew Brash, a University of Calgary alumni, returned to Mount Everest to finish what he had started.

“the Mount Everest this year became a political pawn,” he said with some frustration.

Sherchan just 21 days away from his 77th birthday beat the age record set last year by 71-year-old Japanese teacher Katsusuke Yanagisawa.

The 76-year-old man from Nepal is now the oldest person to have reached the top of Mt Everest. Andrew Brash last attempt resulted in the rescue of Lincoln Hall, an Australian climber who was left by his team in the “death zone.”

They flexed their muscles this year all the in name of the Olympic spirit, but it was hardly spirited at all.”

He was reported in good health as he began making his descent. Min Bahadur Sherchan and four climbing guides reached the 29,035-foot (8,850-meters) summit of the world’s highest mountain early Sunday, said Ramesh Chretri, an official with Nepal’s ministry of tourism.