Our journey follows the rainforest which extends along the Coral sea to Airlie Beach, it is here where we depart for our long anticipated tour of the Whitsunday Islands. Before we board the boys stock up on sick seaness tablets (what girls!) and we make our way to the marina for pre boarding poses by the yachts. Our boat is called Wings and before we board we are introducted to our crew, one of the dive instructors was from Loughborough so we were soon labled ...

Magnetic island also affectionatley known as "Maggie" is our next stop down south. Only a 20 minute ferry ride from Townsville its the perfect spot to spend a few days basking in the sunshine and topping up our tans (The South Australia weather has done no favours to our tans). We arrive at the Island to a very welcoming 30 degrees and arrive at our hostel; Base. Now this is a pretty swanky hostel, we have managed to bag another 6 bed dorm with just the 4 of...

We step off our first journey upon the Greyhound and after two hours of driving by nothing but sugarcane and banana plantations we arrive in the small town of Mission Beach. After checking in we head straight to the palm fringed beach and check out the remnents of the destruction left by Cyclone Yasi. Mission beach was stripped bare by Cyclone Yasi which hit in february last year and although the rainforest and town has quickly recovered the palm trees along ...

Now this is what Im talkin' about! Port Douglas is a playground for the flashy and sophisticated. There are many swanky holiday resorts here all boasting swimming pools and golf courses. We are lucky enough to get the best of both worlds as Toms Uncle Dave actually owns one of these swanky villas. His living room overlooks the third tee and has 4 mile beach on his doorstep. Its the perfect luxury retreat before we slum it up down the East Coast. Port Douglas...

After walking off the plane into Cairns airport with my eyes full of tears (I was so sad to be leaving Adelaide!) I brushed myself off and walked into the hot humid air of the tropics. Cairns is the start of our East Coast Jaunt and it is here where we are meeting Duke and Widdow; our friends from home who are now joining us on this venture. We head into Central Cairns on our first day here and dangle our feet in the salt water lagoon, the water is cold but...