Brisbane 21st - 23rd August It was just a short trip on the bus to Brisbane, stopping off at Wild Horse Mountain to catch a glimpse of the setting sun behind the Glass House Mountains. It was very strange entering civilisation again after spending a month away from it. Brisbane was very pleasant, clean and artistic in places for a city. We did a short river cruise, taking in the sites and learning about the history and its rise to the city of...

Noosa 17th - 20th August Noosa is renound for being an upmarket town and is often described as "The" place to be seen! Feeling too cool for "God's waiting room" (aka Hervey Bay), we knew where to go next! On our way South we stopped off at Rainbow Beach to learn some native skills, playing the didgeridoo and throwing a boomerang! When in Noosa, the first thing we did was leave! Only temporarily, visiting Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo for the d...

Hervey Bay and Fraser Island 14th - 16th August On our first day we went on a day long whale watching trip as it was peak season to do so. It certainly was worth the trip as we lost count of the amount of Humpbacks we saw. Some even passed right by and underneath the boat, checking us out with their big old eyes! Anyway you'll get the idea from all the pics! Next day we began our 2 day adventure on the World's largest sand island, Fraser Island. We w...

Kroombit Cattle Station 12th - 13th August Our first detour from the coast took us to a cattle station in the middle of nowhere! We had low expectations, however it turned out to be great fun! But first we had to get there, a 750km - 11 hour day on the bus. Our luck was in as we had a small friendly crowd (including Andy and Nadia from our Whitsunday trip) and our favourite driver so far, Frat - an outback raised lad, with a worrying passion for s...

Whitsunday Islands 7th - 11th August Before linking up with the Oz Experience, we spent the morning at the aquarium in Townsville. It boasts to hold the largest living coral reef and put us in the mood for snorkelling around the Whitsunday Islands. Whislt at Maggies, we booked a 3 day 2 night sailing trip on a boat recommended to us by a random on a bus! However our luck was most definitely in, the boat was being repaired and a replacement had been laid on... onl...