09/04/09: We arrived about 12 and walked to the hostel because we didnt realise there was a free shuttle. We checked in. Then went to explore- we went to the local mall but couldnt find a good foodcourt so walked miles along the beach to another mall and found something to eat. Then walked back along beach- the weather cleared up and it got really sunny! We sat on the beach for a while- not as many surfers as I expected in Surfers Paradise. Then we stopped at sup...

We arrived about 1 and got shuttle to hostel- we checked in and I text Paul to let him know we were here. We then met up over the river and went for a drink and then a mooch around the shops- which were then closing so we went for another drink before splitting up so we could come back to hostel and get ready and then go for dinner. Brisbane is huge and really built up with sky scrapers and offices, etc. Its cool though- it is youth week this week so there was yo...

2/4/09: We got up and got ready and checked out then got a lift to the bus station- the bus left about 10.30. We watched You, Me and Dupree on the bus then watched Dude wheres my car? The journey took about 5 hours. Arrived in Noosa about 4. Got a public bus to where the hostel is. It was raining really heavy from when we left Hervey Bay and a lot of the roads near Noosa were really flooded and lots of cars couldnt get through. It is still pretty miserable. We th...

31/3/09; Got up at 6.30 and got ready and checked out then waited for bus which came about 7.15am. It took us to the trip companies office where we paid the rest of the money and then got on a big green bus with the 12 other people we were travelling with- a mixture but mainly older couples. Plus we met our driver- a Dutch guy called Fritz who was hilarious and really friendly. We got ferry over to Fraser Island- took about 30 minutes. Fraser Island is the bigges...

29/3/09: We had to get up at 5.30 and get ready. We had ordered a taxi to take us to bus station at 6. Then the bus left at 6.45. Rockhampton wasnt the best place- it was good to see a real Australian town, with real local people, etc, but it was a bit boring and it didnt help that the hostel wasnt that great. We travelled until about 1, stopping briefly for food. We arrived at the bus station in Hervey Bay and the sun was shining but our hostel hadnt sent a tran...