Our first Christmas away from home was always going to be a bit different, mainly due to it being warm and sunny, but although there is no Christmas like a family one, we still had lots of fun! Because Sam dresses up on Christmas Eve at home (last year being the famous Christmas tree), she insisted this year be no different. The initial idea was to dress up as different things but due to Dani not being able to find an elf outfit, she joined Sam as a present and ...

Becca collected us from Mooloolaba and we went to Brisbane as she had to collect her Mum, Dad and sisters from the airport. We stayed for a little while then headed down the Gold Coast to Surfers which became our home for the next few weeks. This is where we ditched goon (can you imagine non-travelers faces if we sat round drinking goon) and had lots of home cooked food that we have been craving for the last 5 months =) With it being a Sunday we headed down to F...

When we finally arrived in Noosa, we decided on a lazy day and night, mainly due to the fact that we were too hungover to do anything. The next day we had a walk to the beach and shops before getting the bus to Mooloolaba. We were intending on staying in Noosa a bit longer but Mooloolaba was highly recommended.When we arrived we had a look around then went to the free BBQ at the hostel before heading to the surf club for a Saturday night out with Tamsin, a girl w...

Day 1 started with us loading our jeep up with all the camping equipment and shopping needed for our trip, then driving to the garage for everything to be checked and another safety talk. When we got there we were asked if we had any alcohol as we were advised not to take any due to weight restrictions. The girls hadnt brought any and were going to do what was suggested by staff and buy it on the island, the boys however had brought 6 boxes of goon, yes thats 24 ...

When we arrived at Rainbow Beach we were still drunken messes, so after checking in we went straight for a lie down. The rest of that day was wasted on recovering. On the second day we had our orientation meeting for Fraser Island. We had to watch two very lame videos explaining about the island and where to camp, where to avoid, and how to deal with wildlife such as dingos. Basically, we would load our 4WD up the following morning with all the camping equipment ...