I'm met at the airport by a member of family that I have never met before, quite bizzare I know. My Grandad's cousin Rick who has lived out here since before I was born, 16 years my Grandad's junior as he likes to point out and very into his mountain climbing. Off we head to see a bit of the city whilst we wait for his wife Sue to finish her art class, like me she admits to not being able to draw for toffee but likes to try. To try and give me my bearings of th...

Having spent another 7.5 hours on a bus and 4 hours in A&E and having rested my foot on the sofa in my very comfortable uni type dorm accommodation. I decided to dose up on the painkillers and cover my foot in a sock so I wouldn't miss out on Fraser Island and I'm glad I did! (Les that explains the sock in all of my photo's). Although my group were no-where near as good as the crew I met on the boat, probably something to do with the fact that I was 12 years ...

A day sat on the premier bus service 7.25am to 5.30pm, through scenery I have already seen whilst driving up the coast in the camper. I arrive in Airlee beach to find that bad weather is forecast and it doesn't look like the boats will be going out.The lady in the internet café is really rude and my hostel is pretty manky. So I head to bed feeling pretty despondent! The next morning the weather isn't showing any signs of improvement, so I set about thinking u...

So, sad to be minus the McCarthy I get started reluctantly on a plan for the rest of my time in Oz, there is so much to see that I want to fit in as much as possible! Sadly the swimming pool was calling the first day and I just relaxed whilst thinking about it for the first day, oops!! That evening though I made a plan, back down to Brisbane on the bus stopping for Airlee Beach to try again at sailing, Fraser Island for some 4x4 action, then through the centre,...

Excited this morning as Miss McCarthy is coming to visit for a couple of weeks, the plan is then to fly to Brisbane and drive to Cairns in a camper.So introducing our monster… 7.5m long, 3.5m tall it's basically a 5* hotel on wheels. You can tell that the McCarthy has arrived!!!Features include: 3 double beds, toilet, shower, DVD player, TV, Aircon, Microwave, kitchen, living room!! A little over the top maybe, but fantastic. DAY 1 - Brisbane to Dicky Beach ...