The 12th of June started early for Stu, Jess, Scott and Lauren. They had plans to visit the small town of Nimbin, famous for things you can research on your own ;). For me, the day was looking decidely less interesting. I had again reviewed my financies, and with major work not forthcoming, I had to start planning what to do. I got up, and after getting ready I settled in to a somewhat depressing day of problem solving. First up, I had to update all my conta...

After dealing with the previous days torrential rain, the hope for the 11th was of a much better day weather wise. The plan was to visit Australia Zoo, home of Australian celebrity croc hunting / taming family the Irwin's. After that we would head down to Byron Bay in New South Wales and check in for the night. Indeed, when we got up, the weather was decidedly improved, with blue sky to be seen inbetween the clouds. Unfortunately, the forecast wasn't great,...

The 10th of June was the day we had scheduled to leave Brisbane. Our plan over the next few days was to check out Noosa and Fraser Island, then Byron Bay, and finally Surfers Paradise. It would involve a fair bit of driving, but I was more than up for the challenge, and Stu was an eager and fantastic navigator. We woke up and checked out early, the plan being that we would head to Noosa, drop off our things, and then head to Fraser island - a large island of s...

The 9th of June turned out to be a duller day than those previous, with most of Brisbane covered in cloud. Although we had been out the night out previous, Stu, Jess and I were eager to make the most of the day and were up and about by 10:30am. One thing about winter in Brisbane is that it really messes with your head. I am not used to being in a place where in winter the average temperature is still 20 degrees. It really makes you feel like it is summer. ...

The 8th of June was Stus birthday and as a nice present, Jess had bought him and her a Skydive on Redcliffe beach. They asked if I would drive them up there, which of course I said I would. In addition, having won the free skydive, Scott also wanted to do his skydive. We set off, with Stu navigating in the Guns and Roses machine, me driving and Lauren, Scott and Jess in the back. We had a funny exit from the city, with Guns and Roses playing from Laurens ...