First stop today was Mission Beach, miles of golden sand and palm trees - stunning. We then headed onwards and tried to see Wallaman Falls (Australias biggest waterfall) but were thwarted by the gravel road which would have made our insurance invalid - bah! So we headed intstead into mountainous Paluma National Park to see stunning views and to swim in Crystal Creek under the waterfall. Phil pretended to be eaten by a shark much to the concern of a watching pass...

Overnight in a lovely campsite right on the beach we breakfasted with the sound of the waves, watching parrakeets scratching around on the ground for food. Our first major driving day, we drove through huge sugar cane and banana plantations and small farming towns with mountains looming in the distance. We stopped at Josephine Falls for lunch. A lovely waterfall which we have since renamed Philip Falls as, you guessed it, Phil fell in while clambering on rocks m...

We picked our friend Phil up from the airport who is joining the campervan adventure with us from Cairns to Brisbane for 3 weeks. After 24 hours travelling Phil was talking a load of waffle...then we remembered that's what he's always like anyway!! Our campervan has been nicknamed the 'Wizard of Oz'...it is very cool with 2 double beds, kitchen area, fridge and toilet (which the lads won't use as they don't want to empty it out again- wimps!) We're looking forwa...

Three flights over three days and a night sleeping in an airport (or trying to sleep given that they were drilling and hammering all night) was what it took to get from Hong Kong to Australia. Thank god for Aussie hospitality, huge slices of toast and a proper cuppa which revived us! Cairns is a lovely little seaside town with proper pubs, Dominos pizza (much to Marks delight!) and drive thru off-licenses. We were slightly disturbed to find you couldn't order ...