After arriving in Airlie Beach that morning on the coach I FINALLY got to check into my hostel after having to sit around for 5 hours! Ridiculous! After having a shower and doing some washing I sat chatting in the room emjoying the air con and sorting my stuff out for the Whitsundays trip the following day. The rest of the day was pretty lazy and after enjoying a proper Sunday dinner, Yorkshire pudding and all I had an early night! Sailing trip - DAY 1 18/1/10 ...

This is going to be quite a long blog I'm guessing as I've got to write about going up the coast from Byron Bay to Fraser Island so apologies in advance! I left Sydney on the 3rd January, lucky to be able to get a coach out at all as there is a mass exodus of people leaving Sydney just after New Year. Had a lovely 14 hour coach journey up from Sydney to Byron Bay. It probably wouldn't have taken that long but an hour out of Port Macquarie the driver got a phonec...

Arrived back in Sydney at Central Station after another loooooong overnight coach journey. Met Ciara and Ryan at the station, randomly bumping into Ciara an hour or so before we were supposed to meet as she was trying to find a toilet! We then went to get the train to Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains where Ciara had booked for us to spend 4 nights over Xmas. After the 2 hour train ride up into the mountains, past ever increasingly beautiful views we finally arriv...

Arrived back in Sydney at Central Station after another loooooong overnight coach journey. Met Ciara and Ryan at the station, randomly bumping into Ciara an hour or so before we were supposed to meet as she was trying to find a toilet! We then went to get the train to Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains where Ciara had booked for us to spend 4 nights over Xmas. After the 2 hour train ride up into the mountains, past ever increasingly beautiful views we finally arriv...

I arrived in Melbourne after a VERY long coach journey and made my way by tram to St Kilda where I've been staying. Considering how long I've been here I haven't really done that much stuff, but what I have done has been BRILLIANT. I've loved every minute of being in Melbourne and I've met some amazing people here. I can see why everyone stays in St Kilda for so long! On my first day after having a much needed shower after the coach journey I went exploring in t...