So our trip has continued down the East coast and it was with some trepidation we got off the greyhound in Agnes Water, a quiet little spot an overnight bus ride away. And we thought we had gotten past the days of overnight travel!! Apparently not 555. Anyway, to continue, I was pleasantly surprised by the town and enjoyed it a lot more than the other places we'd visited so far. Our hostel was pretty quiet and had a tv room to relax in that didn't shut at 9pm,...

I have to admit, I know I love a good moan but the East Coast so far isn't really doing anything for me. Whilst I had a brilliant day on the reef, Cairns as a town didn't offer much more, particularly as we couldn't afford a rainforest trip. We had a nice little 10km walk in Mission beach but it was a bit too windy to sunbathe, and I was very upset we didn't see any giant cassowarys! (Although thinking about it, they're pretty dangerous so it's probably a good ...

Cairns, Cairns, Cairns. Well what else is there to say except GREAT BARRIER REEF! Oh, and an ironman we were wholly unaware was being held but made for an interesting and enjoyable Sunday afternoon watching people stagger across the finish line. Before that though the day of our flight arrival was grey and rainy, but still a balmy 23 degrees, the hostel we were staying at smelt of damp and had springs in the mattress that jabbed you in the back, a dodgy start i...

I was unduly excited for my flight to Alice Springs - perhaps it's the recollection of childhood holidays and the knowledge that something new and fun is on the way, or maybe I just love plane food more than is humanly normal, I'm not sure, but Nina and I were up and off nice and early and, as usual, had too much time to kill at Perth airport. Alice Springs is very unprepossessing, we landed early evening and by the time we had got to our lovely little hostel,...

After a few days chilling in Freo with Josh and Hannah, and a lovely evening spent in the bars of Freo with Lauren I prepared for day one of my week long trip up to Exmouth. Excited doesn't really cover it! I was definitely looking forward to seeing some of the coast and meeting some new people - something you miss out on not staying in the hostels. The only negative - a very early start. I did not enjoy my 5.30 alarm. However it was something I needed to get u...