Hervey Bay/Fraser IslandDay 4 - Survived the over night bus pretty well, I got 2 seats to myself after about 3 hours which was a god send as I was able to sleep most of the way. So other than the coach being a little bit smelly after all that time, it wasnt too bad a journey! Got to my hostel about 10am and it was sooooo hot. Went straight to the poolside, got my first sun lounger on this WHOLE TRIP and just chilled out until 3pm when it started to pour. I think ...

The Wet Whitsundays!Day 1 - A 4am start kicked off my east coast trip. 2 planes, 1 bus and 11hours later I arrived at Airlie Beach. Luckily flood waters had receded and I didnt see any crocs wandering down the road... It was quite a nice day when I arrived, so I checked into my hostel, confirmed my tour for Sat-Mon, got a smoothie, sat by the beach to drink it, then went back to the hostel to have a beer! It was early to bed for me though as I was shattered with ...

Australian Open 2009It was time to earn a bit of money today after more weeks of fun. But then working at the Aus Tennis Open was not exactly going to be hard work! I was working in the staff cafe which initially I was disappointed with but in hindsight was much better as it was more relaxed, every one was a great laugh, and we had a full length view of the Hisense Arena, which is the second best court, so we could watch all the matches! The highlight of the week...

Surfing Safari!Today, I decided that I could not leave Oz without saying Id tried surfing! And my buddies were now 'pros' (having been twice without me) so I thought why not!Was expecting the sea to be freezing, too many weekends on the coast in Northern Ireland, but it was actually really nice, not cold at all. The wetsuit made it perfect, so I had nothing to complain about, even the seaweed was staying away! In the back of my mind was Jo's comment about me sail...

Well hello again. Thought it was time to put another update on here. I dunno why I hate doing it so much, Im addicted to facebook but somehow this takes more effort! Headed south on the Great Ocean Road with the international Melbourne gang consisting of Candians, Irish, Ozzies, Malaysians, Scottish and English. Quite the intrepid travellers! Apartment was amazing. Really close to the beach, not that much time was spent there due to the s***ty weather, rained ...