We have just got back to Townsville after 3 days on Magnetic Island. We stayed in a hostel that was part of a wildlife park so there were loads of animals including possums, crimson rosellas (in the picture), etc wandering around the campsite. They were all really friendly and the birds just came and landed on our heads and hands, I got crapped on my head. We did a long walk yesterday but it was really good. We walked from Horseshoe Bay where we were staying ove...

We have just spent 3 days on a yacht seeing the Whitsunday Islands. It was fantastic, the weather was hot and the places we went to were beautiful. We went to a few snorkelling spots and saw loads of fish and coral. At the best spot we got to swim with a Giant Wrasse (about 4 feet long), a Giant Trevally and lots of Batfish. The captain of the boat caught one of the Batfish with his bare hands. We also went to some beaches including Whitehaven Beach which is one ...

We are now in Mackay but leaving today after just 1 night. It is a dump and not a place that I would want to come back to. It took us about 7 hours to get here yesterday from 1770 and we are a lot further north now, we are in the tropics. We are now in crocodile country so I will be sending Lou in the water first to check things out before I go in. We had a couple of nights in a cabin in 1770, I wasn't very well so I couldn't face staying in a dorm. We didn't do...

We have just come back from 3 days on Fraser Island on a 4WD trip. There were 8 of us in our group and another 9 in the other group so we stuck together for most of it. We had a really good time, we both had a go at driving the car on the beach and through the tracks in the forest. We had pretty good weather and we were sunbathing at Lake McKenzie this morning. We spent a couple of hours the other day running up and down the sand dunes so we all smelt a bit espec...

We have had a few days of luxury staying in cabins and a guest house. The last couple of nights we had a room in a sort of motel for the same price as the backpackers. We had ensuite, TV, our own balcony with a massive BBQ, etc. Back to the dorms now though but only for a couple of nights because we are going on a 4WD self drive trip to Fraser Island on Sat. We have been to Mooloolaba, Noosa and Rainbow Beach over the last few days. We rented a small boat at Noo...