Hey to all, Well we just realised it has been a while since we sat down and updated the blog so here goes... We arrived in Hervey Bay about 5 days ago and decided we had been doing quite a lot of travelling so we hung around for a few days there. On day 1 we hired bikes to travel along the 18km bikepath around the beach in what we hoped would be a leisurely style. Unfortunately, it is the law here that you wear a helmet. The bike seat was more uncomfortable th...

Hey to all!! Before I start on activities.. you will be pleased to know the bites have pretty much faded away now. I ended up havign to get super strength stuff from the chemist as they turned out not have come from the bed but some tropical insects at the beautfiul waterfall i decided to wander round in my shorts! Well we have had a very eventful and holy few days!! We have travelled quite a long way down the coast as a huge area of this region is a military t...

Well we have picked up the campervan now and doing really well with the driving. The roads are so wide (we are travelling down the Bruce Highway the whole way which is just a great name) and empty it's amazing and we have allr eady got mucyh further than we thought. Pulling out of the rental place was a little embarassing as I had not quite got the hang of the automatic but now I don't know why I ever bothered with the gear stick!! First night trying to find a ...

Howdy!! Well we have finally done it and arrived in Oz and it is absolutely beautiful!! The weather is sunny all day and slightly cooler at night - by cool I mean you take a cardi with you and still wear shorts so pretty great!! Cairns is pretty much a port/fishing village that has been turned into a back packer haven. It kind of feels like Headingley without the sun and has loads of tour operators and cheap restaurants. The flight all went well although we ca...