We are apparently being flown to Cairns tomorrow late afternoon. However, Contiki is such a disorganised bunch of W*****S that we would be surprised if we make it to the airport... So, catching up on the adventure. We were up and out of Surfers Paradise and drove to Brisbane. On the way, I broke Contiki code and used the bus loo, which was an experience in itself. So, Brisbane didn't seem to have that much going on, but we had an opal demonstration which wa...

We have made it to Townsville. And I'd like to leave as soon as possible... strange place! The flooding wasn't too bad but some roads were damaged and it's north of here that is cut off. We've been put up in the Mercure hotel so that's good and we have dinner included tonight. We're supposedly trying for Cairns tomorrow but after talking to some locals, I don't see why Contiki are even trying. As there's a local airport, I think we may end up flying up ther...