J: We got to Rainbow Beach and went Surfing; well we were in Australia so it had to be done at some point. The instructor Shaun drove us for 20mins along the beach to the "good surf". We had our basic intro and into the water we went, it was brilliant fun and we had laughs trying to surf, but we all managed to catch and ride waves. Sam was my highlight, she caught her first wave and was so excited at standing she looked back to us and cheered with her arms in th...

S: We got to Hervey Bay and decided to walk along the pier there. It used to be a working pier and it used to be 1100m long so the big ships could off load their cargo. At that moment it stood at 800m and was going to go under construction to renovate it so as not to lose any more of it. Whilst walking out on the pier we saw a massive Pelican on a lamp post, it was brilliant. I never realised they were that big, it was waiting for the fisherman to slip up. We me...

S: To get down the coast in 3 weeks meant some days we had to do some big drives and this was one of them. Marika and I decided that we would be the drivers today and the plan was to get James and Georgie drunk. (Let's be honest it doesn't take that much encouragement for either of them!!) So off we set and the guys cracked open the beers and started playing cards and Georgie seemed to be getting the hang of cards, or was it the drink?? Bearing in mind to save o...

J: I drove us all to Cape Hillsbourgh that evening ready for the mornings treat. We got there and planned on setting up the van for the night in a little layby on a small dirt road outside a caravan park…… then would you believe it the manager came out and said we had to pay to go into the park "or the police will be around", we took the subtle hint and paid (much to my disappointment) I decided I was going to have the longest hot shower ever in the morning ...

S: So we drove to Airlie Beach but we had heard that if you stay on the road there it was an instant $500 fine. So we headed back inland and ended up parking in a car park behind some shops. Not probably the most exotic place to park but it did the job and we actually slept very well, until the butchers woke us up at 5am lol. We headed to the port and got onto the Derwent Hunter, a 90ft schooner boat, which was first used for exploring by scientists and then fin...