We arrived at Hervey Bay around 3pm so after getting checked in went for a wander around. We soon found out that there wasn't much to do here so that night we had a few drinks with Conor as he was leaving the next morning, and had an earlyish night. The next morning we were woken up early due to our really disrespectful roomies. We don't think it's much to ask for people to be considerate of others who are sleeping when they leave!Not much else really happened du...

We were debating how we would get to 1770 as a bus ticket to Hervey Bay via 1770 was going to cost $130 each, very pricey! We were considering hiring a car and putting a notice up offering a lift, but then we saw a notice offering one, score! After meeting the guy, an American guy called Conor, it was decided that we would get a lift with him and share fuel costs. We left Airlie and started the 10hour drive to 1770 where we'd spend a night before continuing on...

As we arrived in Airlie Beach we could tell instantly that we would like it here. For a start, there were people! We checked into Magnums hostel and despite the really rude (and slow) reception staff, we thought the hostel was ok. It was a big complex that had bars, restaurants and a nightclub. The rooms were a mix of dorms and cabins and in between there were picnic benches surrounded by trees and plants. The only downfall is that Magnums is the only hostel t...

We set off on our Whitsundays trip on the Atlantic Clipper. We were told this was the best boat to go on and after finding out that people had to wait up to a week to get on it, we were really looking forward to it. Named by Cook in 1770, the Whitsundays is the largest group of offshore islands in Australia. The region's sparkling azure seas, cradled by the Great Barrier Reef, are dotted with an array of national park islands, coral cays, fringing coral reefs and...

We got to Magnetic Island and were collected from the boat by Sean and Kieran as they had hired a car for the day. We got checked into X Base and then had a lazy day. We were told that X Base was the only hostel to stay at on the island as unlike the others, it provides entertainment during the evening. Our first night we were expecting a bit of a mad one as we'd heard that it was basically a party place, unfortunately we'd just missed out as the night before ...