Well then, we thought since we are in Surfers Paradise, we had better try some surfing out! LOL so yesterday afternoon we took a two hour lesson with 'Cheyne Horan School Of Surfing'!!!!!! We all got dressed into our gear and in pairs we carried our bright yellow boards to the beach. There were two instructors, a Japanese man and an Australian man, who looked exactly how you would expect a surfer to be. All sat in a circle, with the Japanese man in the centre, ...

Hellllllloooooooooooooo!!! We have arrived in the Gold Coast safe and sound. Our flight was at 10am yesterday, so not too early and it was just a couple of hours long. We had to fly back to good old Brisbane and then catch a train to the Gold Coast, which was another added 80 mins or so. Once we had finally reached the Gold Coast we got a bus, with the friendliest bus driver in the whole world! He made sure everyone got off at the most convenient stop for them ...

Hello:) We went on another trip yesterday, to see Atherton Tablelands. It was a 7:40am pick up from our hostel, so not too early:) Our tour guide/bus driver was called Brett, a very enthusiastic and friendly man, he reminded us of Steve Irwin a little. We began our journey by travelling down Bruce highway, part of the longest national highway in the world, 24,000km! Next we saw Walsh's Pyramid, which is the highest freestanding natural pyramid in the world! Abo...

Wow!!! What a fab day!!! We started our trip at 8am this morning, on a very large boat called Ocean Spirit 3. There were quite a number of people on there, mainly Germans and most of them were just snorkeling today, but we thought we would be a little adventurous and try out a scuba diving introduction! We were told it was perfect weather to go out in the water, 5 knots (think that's how you spell it) and that only happens 20 days of the year! We were presented...

Hello, Sorry I havent updated this recenty, we havent done a huge amount here really. So far we have hired two bikes and cycled to the gym and back, relaxed at the lagoon pool and been to the cinema to watch Newcastle ( Newcastle in Australia). However! we are going on two trips, possibly three! :) First is tomorrow, we are doing an intro scuba dive and snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef!! and Monday we are going to the Tablelands, where we will see large wat...