Where the Rainforest meets the Ocean We had a fairly long drive up from Townsville (Magnetic Island) to Port Douglas, by us I mean I had a fairly long drive and soph had a fairly long nap..... Port Douglas is a pretty up market holiday town, with free parking next to a beautiful beach which makes it ideal for the cheap skate backpackers not wanting to pay for accommodation. Between Townsville and Port Douglas Australia suddenly changes into tropical rain...

Hey Guys, Firstly when you look at the photo albums don't use the slide show, for some reason it seems to make the photos out of focus (thanks Nige for pointing this out). It is probably best just to view each one manually. So we have just spent three days on Magnetic Island, which i a short ferry ride from Townsville. It is called Magnetic Island because in 1770 when Capt Cook sailed past his compass went all funny, he therefor thought it was because the...

Whitsundays Boat Trip Our boat called Tongarra was a bright red catamaran which could take 22 passengers and 3 crew, it was a fun boat with perfect space for sunbathing. Our first night involved a lovely bbq fish dinner. Everyone was in bed pretty early to ensure they were ready for a fun filled day of snorkeling and visiting the white sand beaches. We had an early rise before sailing to Whitehaven beach, which is the most famous of the Whitsunday Island b...

East Coast So we decide to getting up the first part of the coast quickly, to see some friends and find some warmth. Our first stop after Syndey was Hawks Nest, Lennox Head, Byron Bay and Surfer Paradise. We had friends in Noosa and the surf was good so we stayed for a week. Noosa is a wicked set up that incorporates a national park into the local town. We were sleeping in the national park car park which luckily had all the facilities we could ask for...

Sorry Its been a while folks! Better late than never hey. So our time in Manly is nearing the end. Our total 7 months here have been awesome and Manly has well and truely become our home and if immigration wernt so strict i think we would be staying. Summer here was amazing, having the beach so close was bliss on afternoons and days off. Coming into winter Manly still had a lot to offer with the big Whale watching season coming in and Dave's kayak centre running ...