G'day, How ya going? I have now been staying in Townsville with Nat's family for nearly two weeks, and life is fab!!! Nat's cousin Sam and her husband Shaun have really looked after us, and we have been out and seen lots of things. Have to say although "Violet The Van" is very nifty, it's going to be a shame to have to give up the comfty beds again when we leave! Anyway that won't be for a while yet as this week we are job hunting. Planning to stay in Townsvill...

G'day, How you going? When I left the first postcard from Cairns, I did'nt have much choice for photos and really wasn't expecting to see a beach like this one for some time. However as Nat and I now have our van (called violet) we headed up to Cape Tribulation on Thursday, which was beautiful. Stayed in a van park just 10 secs from the beach, and found our first coconut. Tryed to shell it on one of the spikes at the site but without success. Rainned again that...

Hello. Just to let you know we ave been in Cairns for a couple of days now, staying at The Calypso Inn Backpackers Hostel, which isn't too bad. It's quite lively not sure if thats a good or bad thing, at least it is clean and has everything we need. Hoping to get a van soon, we are just getting it checked over at the garage as I write. Will cost just less than 500 pound each, but it is going to save us so much in hostel and coach fees. Cairns is pleasant, the r...

Hello just to let you know we have arrived safe and sound in Cairns. Will update this site properly once I have abit more spare time, sorry to be vague. Love Nikki