First thing we did when we woke was check if the public toilets were open. They were! We got a wash and headed for our hostel. They let us leave our bags with them - checkin wasn't until 1:30. We went woolworths and got enough food and drink for the rest of our stay in Australia then, after dropping our food off at the hostel, returned the camper. With this camper you have to wash the outside before returning it so we went to a hand car wash. We didn't have a cl...

I woke early because I was excited about seeing the beautiful Whitsundays and the famous heart reef and the Great Barrier Reef. I had a little look on the news on Lees phone.... There was a cyclone! The eye of the cyclone was further out to sea but it was causing bad weather. The sky was dark, full of rain clouds. Our flight wasn't until 10 so I was hoping the weather would clear at least enough for the plane to take off. The plane we were going on is a tiny one ...

When we arrived it wasn't raining! We parked on the esplanade and went for a wonder around the night market and all the souvenir shops. Cairns has got loads of places to eat too. After a little shop we decided to head to our camper and go bed. Where we were parked it didn't have any time restrictions so we decided to just sleep there. It was in front of the sea with a row of hotels behind us. People were walking along the prom and cars were driving down the espla...

Today we drove straight to Airlie beach and got there about 1pm. We found a hostel (that had powered parking) called magnums backpackers. It had a bar and tour agent and a cafe all in one little complex. We booked a flight over the Whitsundays for tomorrow and went for a walk along the strip. It's a cool little beach area. It's got surf shops, chemists, cafes and cotton on! The beach is tiny and not the best in Australia but it has a nice vibe. After we'd bought ...

Road trip! Today we're planning on seeing the Gold Coast, Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast so we got up early, had some cereal, got a wash and headed up the coast! The man in the information centre in Byron bay had given us a map yesterday and told us the best route to Brisbane. 1st stop was a waterfall. The man told us it wasn't off road..... It was. We ended up on a single lane dirt track through the Forest. The road had poles every few hundred feet indicating ...