Blog Day 139 Thurs 22nd September 2011 So our first night's sleep in the camper went surprisingly well. We awake around 7.30ish thanks to the sunlight seeping through the curtains & the heat. As soon as the sun gets on the van it becomes an oven! A quick freshen up & a bowl of cornflakes later and we are packed up, ready to go. Last night we pulled up and there was no one around to take any money from us. This morning there is someone in the office howev...

Blog Day 138 Wed 21st September 2011 So as we have our own wheels now & the freedom of being able to get around, we get recommended to do a trip up to the Daintree River & Cape Tribulation National Parks. A unique area of World Heritage listed rainforest which is just a stone's throw away from the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef. Rainforest found here is over 100 million years old housing over 3,000 plant species representing all stages of rai...

Blog Day 136 Mon 19th September 2011 So up bright & early today with ease, purely because we are excited to be picking up our new home come set of wheels for the next 77 days. We take the shuttle bus into town & walk a further 15 minutes out of town to the Spaceship offices. We arrive at the office, fill in a few forms & get told we can pick 4 films from the table in the corner. The guy apologises for the lack of films & how poor the general se...

Blog Day 130-133 Tues 13th-Fri 16th September 2011 The next 4 days may as well be summed up into the following: Not getting up until anything between 11am-2pm our sleeping pattern seems to be really messed up & we can't get it on track, not that sleeping in a hostel that doesn't actually become silent until round 3am helps! Wandering around the town & esplanade lagoon area which is really nice & generally chilling out, one day only leaving the...

Blog Day 129 Monday 12th September 2011 Today is Great Barrier Reef Day!!! We are up early and there doesn't seem to be much life at the hostel, so we decide to walk to the terminal which is about 45mins away. When we arrive there we have about a 20 minute wait before Sharne turns up, during which time the Nomads shuttle bus pulls up. Turns out they do take people to the terminal! DOH! Sharne arrives and gets us all checked in, she has managed to get hold ...