Hi Guys, As you can see I am now in Brisbane and I arrived as planned last Thursday. The flight was pretty quick and I was able to get a train into the centre to meet Emma with little problem. Once I met Emma we made our way back to her house where she cooked me a delicious Lasagne. The next day as both Emma and Ben were working I decided to head into the city centre and do a spot of shopping and general wandering. I enjoyed a lovely stroll by the river in the ...

Hi Guys, As you can see I am still in Airlie Beach. On saturday morning myself and Katie were up early in preparation for our 3 days sailing onbaord the 'Derwent Hunter'. We arrived at the boat a little after 8am and we were promptly invited onboard. The ship was beautiful with old fashioned sails and polished wooden decks. Myself and Katie were sharing a rather claustraphobic, wardrobed sized cabin with 2 other lads, one a slightly moody lad from Bolto...

Hi Guys, I have a small confession to make, I know this journal says I am actually in Magnetic Island but the truth is I am now in Airlie Beach. As this is the first opportunity I have had to update my site. So you may recall from my last journal that Sunday night was the night that everyone from the diving boat got together for a bit of a knees up! Well, it is fair to say it was a pretty messy night, the drinks were flowing and everyone was on good form. I wok...

Ok as you can see I have now made my way to Cairns in Australia, woo hoo! I arrived as planned last Monday along with my cousin Steve, who I was fortunate to meet up with at Singapore airport. Monday was a bizare day as we were both completely shattered and jet lagged, especially Steve who had travelled non-stop from London. So we spent most of the day taking it easy, until we eventually gave into temptation for a quick nap! They say this is the worst thing you c...