3rd February 2019 – The best cruise to New Zealand

At the end of  2018, Stiffy the Bear, his friend Wee Bear and his Mummy and Daddy went on a cruise to New Zealand on the Sea Princess. The little teddies had caught the cruising bug since their last trip to North Queensland.

The New Year’s Eve voyage lasted two weeks and was their third ocean cruise. The little furry pair had become quite the celebrities with the other passengers. Everyone wanted a photo with them, including the ship’s Captain, as you will soon see in his next photo album.

Here is the first album of their holiday photos. Stiffy Bear hopes you enjoy sharing these adventures with him. Remember, you can email him at…  stiffy@stiffythebear.com or you can be friends with him on twitter and facebook as well!

28th July 2018 – The last miles…

Stiffy Bear is back with more stories about his cruise up the Queensland Coast…

After Port Douglas, we are basically on our way home!

 One more stop… and this has got to be the smallest inhabited island. Willis Island is 450 kilometres east of Cairns. It is 500 metres long and only 150 metres wide.

 Look at how little it is!

From here we just have a couple of days to go. But first mummy got to be a finalist in “The Voice of the Ocean” competition. Boy oh Boy! She looks a little bit scared… 

She looks a lot happier afterwards. 

On our last night, we got to go to the balloon drop. Wow! That was so much fun. Hundreds of balloons and we got to jump on them and bust them!

Last day and here we go back under the Gateway Bridge and back to Brisbane. What fun!!!! Can’t wait to do that again…………….

To read more about the little bear’s adventures, Stiffy Bear books can be purchased on Amazon’s.

https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00HG3TLYU 

30th June 2018 – Where is the bear… and who is Douglas?

Stiffy Bear is back with more stories about his cruise up the Queensland Coast…

Next port – Port Douglas! It was a beautiful day… first thing most of us did was go straight to the beach. There was a special area you had to swim in to make sure you didn’t get stung by any jellyfish. The man at the beach told me they can really hurt.

The beach was really wide and it didn’t have waves like we are used to at Coolangatta. It was really hot though, so everyone went for a swim to cool off.

The next thing we did was go on a steam train ride. Here is a picture of the man turning the train around so it can go the other way. They have to do this at each end. This is the Ballyhooley Steam Railway. It goes from the Marina to St Crispin’s Station. 

My daddy looks like he is going to drive! I hope he has a train driving licence… 

It sure is a pretty place at the other end. 

  The lady told us that there is a little crocodile in the lake. He got washed in during the floods and his name is “Snappy”. 

Anyway, we had a lovely time… and here comes our train to take us back to the Marina.

We were on our way back to the ship, when suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I spotted a little Teddy.

His name is Douglas and he is my new friend. He is a world traveller and so he decided to come with us back to the ship.

To read more about the little bear’s adventures, Stiffy Bear books can be purchased on Amazon’s.

https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00HG3TLYU 

23rd June 2018 – Ted Cruise???

Stiffy Bear… or Ted Cruise as he now calls himself, is back with more stories about his cruise up the Queensland Coast.

Next port – Cairns! It was Anzac Day when we pulled into port so there were some different things going on.

See how high up we are on the ship. It is a long way down to the water. We just have to walk off the ship here, so we won’t have to catch the little boats. I think Stiffy Bear was a little disappointed about that!

The chefs also made a special cake to celebrate Anzac Day and made Anzac Biscuits for everyone to enjoy. Unfortunately, a couple of little furry paws have removed some icing and made New Zealand disappear from the cake. Naughty Bears!

The weather was perfect again and so we went for a walk into town. It was great to see such a turn out for the Anzac Day service. 

It sure is a pretty town, and the lagoon was a special favourite of the bears. It was a public holiday, so there were plenty of children about to make a fuss of the bears. They were a real hit!

To read more about the little bear’s adventures, Stiffy Bear books can be purchased on Amazon’s.

https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00HG3TLYU 

16th June 2018 – Teddy bears running around at Airlie Beach?

Finally, Stiffy Bear arrived in Airlie Beach.

The Sea Princess is definitely a great way to get there. We all loved the boat trip from our ship to the harbour. Here is Stiffy Bear’s mummy enjoying the ride with one of the dancers from the shows. 

There are lots of things to do here, but Stiffy Bear and Wee Bear just wanted to play at the lagoon. This is a great big area where a lot of families gather to enjoy themselves. They  just played around the baby pool, but there is a great big pool for bigger kids and grown ups. 

The weather was perfect and the little bears made lots of friends… even the lifeguard wanted to get in on the photos! Stiffy Bear’s daddy gave the man a copy of my book to take home to his kids.

Next time we visit we will have to make a trip to some of the islands. That’s the thing about cruises, you get to see enough to know whether you want to go back. Airlie Beach is definitely a place to go back to.

To read more about the little bear’s adventures, Stiffy Bear books can be purchased on Amazon’s.

https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00HG3TLYU 

2nd June 2018 – How is Mr Stiffmeister’s cruise going?

Continuing on from last week, Stiffy Bear has been on a Princess Cruise up the Queensland Coast.

Last week he told you about his stop in Sydney. After Sydney the boat headed north for Airlie Beach. This is the port that leads to the Whitsunday Islands. Along the way we went right by Coolangatta (Stiffy Bear’s home). Here is a photo as we went by… the sun was just setting as we sailed by.

There was a big party that night and we all know that teddy bears love parties. Stiffy and Wee Bear decided it was a good night to go looking for him… and there he was, STANLEY the stowaway bear. Boy oh Boy! He looks like the captain!

To read more about the little bear’s adventures, Stiffy Bear books can be purchased on Amazon’s.

https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00HG3TLYU 

26th May 2018 – The latest news on Mr Stiffmeister’s adventures

Where has the little bear been lately?

Well, as I explained last week, Stiffy Bear has been on a Princess Cruise up the Queensland Coast. 

Stiffy has still got the camera… you can see daddy is having a great time!

Our first stop was Sydney! I don’t know if the ship can fit under that bridge. It doesn’t look like it will. Oh no! Could be a short trip??? 

I guess we made it. Phew!

No sign of the other Bear yet, but Stiffy and Wee Bear are looking for him.

Stiffy Bear books can be purchased on Amazon’s 

https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00HG3TLYU 

19th May 2018 – What has Mr Stiffmeister been up to lately?

Where has Mr Stiffmeister been lately?.

Stiffy Bear, as he is affectionately known, has settled down after his cruise and his weekend at Bribie Island.

What an Adventurer!

Well, Stiffy Bear has been on a Princess Cruise up the Queensland Coast. He got on the Sea Princess in Brisbane.

First thing Stiffy Bear did was go exploring.

Here are some photos of where he went. Firstly, his mummy took him out  to look at the pool. I don’t think Stiffy Bear will be going in there. He soaks up water like a sponge and will take forever to dry out!

Oh no! Stiffy Bear has the camera… so here is also a photo from right at the top of the ship.

Stiffy and Wee Bear have been running around all over the ship and have already met most of their fellow travellers. They are very excited!

They have also heard that there is another Bear on this ship and are looking forward to meeting him.

Stiffy Bear books can be purchased on Amazon’s 

https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00HG3TLYU 

17th April 2018 – What has Mr Stiffmeister been up to today?

Yes it is time to have a look to see what Mr Stiffmeister has been up to.

Stiffy Bear, as he is affectionately known, is not going to be able to post anything for a couple of weeks.

The reason is very exciting… he is going on a cruise!

He will fill you in on all his adventures when he gets back.

The last time Stiffy Bear was on a ship was when he came from England to Australia. Here is the page from his story book to show you.

Stiffy Bear books can be purchased on Amazon’s 

https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00HG3TLYU