The end may be nigh, but we were going to make the most of our last copuple of weeks in Australia, so what better place to start than Cairns - the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef.First though we went to a place called Mission Beach, where pretty much there was just a beach. You see before all this exhausting adventure some rest was needed ;0) Have a look at the pics, it was a pretty place.So, where were we, ah yes Cairns. The city itself is a buzzing, tourist r...

Nearing the end of our trip, we now had to get on to the really touristy bit....First up was the much talked about Fraser Island. Even in South America we had heard from backpackers that it was beautiful and among one of the best things they had done travelling. So we were pretty excited about the adventure in a 4x4 with our the other 6 people in our group. We all got off to a good start, a little apprehensive about driving a 4x4 on the biggest sand island in the...