Today's choices were scooter hire, jet ski hire, snorkelling or koala sanctuary. Being a Markham child I went for jet skiing and potentially snorkelling. Expensive paired with cheap. I got the bus to Horseshoe Bay, which coincidently a girl I met from the boat to Whitsundays got onto. I then had a wander and checked out the price of the jet ski. It was expensive but as the motto of my trip goes - you only live once, so I just had to do it. I haven't done it befo...

Today was another bus journey. It took a few hours but I used the opportunity to yet again catch up with the well needed sleep. We eventually turned up at Townsville - the area with the worlds highest rate of skin cance, due to the lack of ozone, so lots of sun cream! I then jumped on the ferry over to Magnetic Island where I made the most of a food voucher at my hostel. Since having food prepared for me on the boat I've now eaten out two nights in a row, so it...