Blog Day 157 Mon 10th October 2011 We are up with the sun this morning, seeing as the dam thing still heats the van up, and on the road towards Hervey Bay. Renee has us booked into Base Backpackers in Hervey, where they have us booked into a nice private room. The guy at the check in desk is probably one of the friendliest people we have met in Oz. He is all smiles and delivers a real cheery welcome for us before we head up to our room. The 'private' room turns...

Blog Day 156 Sun 9th October 2011 So today sees a certain someone waking up with a hangover, claiming that the JD & cokes were just going down to well. Nothing that can't be cured with a nice cold shower & the promise of a McDonald's breakfast. McDonalds are celebrating their 40th year in Australia & to celebrate have brought out a selection of new menu items. On a big advertising board we see the new 'Breakfast McMuffin'. It consists of a muffin, eg...

Blog Day 155 Sat 8th October 2011 Once again we are woken up this morning by Steve, the human alarm clock. This morning he is doing a version of Tom Jones sex bomb. It was kind of like being woken up in the big brother house as the lights come on & everyone starts getting up & joining in. A fantastic way to be woken up. Breakfast follows & there are even more rather groggy people again this morning, we know this because not long after Dan came to be...

Blog Day 154 Fri 7th October 2011 This morning we are woken up by probably the best alarm clock we've ever heard! Steve, one of the deckhands on the boat, is a tubby English guy that happens to have a pretty good voice. He puts that to use by singing a Fiji song to wake us all up. And not one person complains about it! At breakfast there are a few groggy faces (one being our roomie). We eat and sail towards the world famous Whitehaven Beach, our destination for...

Blog Day 153 Thurs 6th October 2011 So today we are going to go out sailing the Whitsundays. In the morning we head to the True Blue office to fill in some safety forms & find out what the deal is. One of the evening meals on the boat is bbq fish, Dan isn't a fish person and asks what the alternative is. The guy immediately says it will probably something like cauliflower to which of course Dan says he will stick with the fish. Turns out the guy was pulling ...