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 ...

We arrived in Townsville and instantly thought we had arrived in a ghost town, it was dead! We arrived at lunch time and went for a walk in the hope of finding some life. The town itself is very quiet, but along the front there is a new development called The Strand which has playing areas for kids and a large rock pool and other designated swimming areas. This is where we spent the days, melting in the sun as there was literally nothing else to do. In the evenin...

Mission Beach.. all there is to say about this really is the SKY DIVE!! We booked it with a guy called Thomas in Cairns and he told us that it is the most amazing feeling in the world, and he wasn't wrong. From the moment we booked it Sam began panicking, mainly due to the fact that she's scared of heights, but it was something that she really wanted to do. The few days leading up to it she was having dreams about it and freaking out a little every time the sub...

First things first, we love Cairns! It's such a lovely place that suits all aspects, tanning in the day, partying at night =) We arrived at 8 in the morning because of our stupid flight from Darwin being at 5am, and got dropped off at a hostel Dani saw on the internet. However, when we got there it was all locked up and the numbers we had didn't work so we set off to find somewhere else. It was getting warm and our bags have for some reason got ridiculously heavy...

Day 18 in the world of Sam and Dani: Getting ready to leave for Bangkok tomorrow morning, packing our bags - not fun! Not looking forward to the 5am start either =s Had a fun packed week- been into Brisbane exploring, went over to Southbank for lunch where there is a man-made swimming pool and beach right on the river side. Thats where we got our first experience of the evil birds with long beaks (forgot their name) who steal food from tables while you're sat th...