We flew from Cairns to Brisbane and then Brisbane to Melbourne where Aaron picked us up. He drove us to Jades Dad's house (after missing his turn on the motorway due to talking! lol) where they had made the most amazing shepherds pie for us. We got chatting away and tucked into plenty of white wine (maybe a glass or 2 too many!). I may have felt a little on the sick side and went to lie down but unfortunately the wine had other plans and I threw up on Jades broth...

We arrived in Cairns just under a week before we had to drop off the van. I had some old friends living there from Jersey so we gave them a call and they arranged to meet us near their home. Wayne came to pick us up and we followed back to his home and met the rest of the family Dee, Morgan (6) and Maia (3). We chilled around their home for the day and caught up on what they and we had been doing since we saw them last. On the Monday Dee had work and we went on...

We drove around South Mission beach and checked out the area before heading further up to main Mission beach. On the way down there were signs all over the place for Casowary crossings. We made sure we kept our eyes peeled, as (other than destroying your van!) apparently they use their massive claw to tear your stomach out! lol... As you can imagine, everytime I heard the slightest rustle in the bushes, I was ready to jump back into the van! ha ha... We found a ...

First thoughts whilst driving into Airlie Beach - Beautiful! We found a campsite about half hour to 45 minutes walk from the town and set up camp. We caught a bus in and went for a wonder around. One of the things we've noticed most about Australia is the amount of free places available for families to go. They have massive lagoons with water features and free gas BBQ's etc... It's such a shame they couldn't do things like that at home. We stopped for a drink a...

We drove to Rockhampton and on the way I noticed a sign for a place called Mount Morgan. Hayley had some friends there which she had met ten years before when she went travelling, who she had told us to call on our way through. As we hadn't realised that Mount Morgan was just before Rockhampton, we found the nearest campsite and contacted them. Megan invited us to come for dinner and stay the following night. So, the next morning we checked out of our campsite a...