What a picturesque, adorable island Magnetic Island is. Full of private beaches and fascinating flora and fauna....During the day that is!!!! At night it's a wildlife debauched killing ground where things go bump in the night with an all too regular frequency!! We went for what we thought was a nice walk through the Islands forests, it was lovely, warm, safe. We didn't pay to much attention to the time, let me tell you walking through this stuff at night i...

Another hard day, got up and was taken by bus to the coast, got on a 40 foot catamaran, went down a lovely river, went out onto the ocean an then we were dropped off on a private island. Had lunch on the beach, went out on a glass bottomed boat round the great barrier reef, spent a couple of hours snorkeling. After that was a gruelling session of sun bathing and then home with tea and cake. Sometimes life can be a real b**** but we all have our crosses...

We can breathe at last!!!!! The pollution in Hong Kong was ridiculous - couldn\'t see the tops of the buildings because of the smog. Caroline\'s hair can now be straightened and everything!! Hong Kong was magic, surreal, far out etc etc but it did become a bit tiring permanently be shouted at at \"Hey Missie!! Want to buy a copy bag - cheaper for you!!\" Took a bit of the magic away but hey ho. Even Peter has taken his shirt off and has got a bit of...