As i said we stayed at Wirrilyerna cattle station, they had a pet kangaroo called mary who drinks beer and eats ice cream. she jumped up at me though so i avoided her after that!! nikki and i got our own room again this time with bunks. still no phone reception and i have seen a computer since cairns. proper outback cattle station, it was very exciting. our dinner was cooked over the campfire and we all sat around sort of trying to sing some aussie tunes and in t...

Satyed in a little town called normanton near the gulf of carpentaria. the motel was a bit of a dive, and there was a geko in the loo. had my free dinner (beef stew with pineapple in whats with putting pineapple in everything?) and a few drinks in the lively bar, an aboriginal band. it was so funny because they are all wasted and there whole family is there and they are all dancing, it was a happy time! about 2500 people live in this town. and there is a statue ...

So our flight from Sydney to Cairns was about 3 hours or more i believe, i wouldnt know as i slept through all but the last 15 mins of it! I found heat magazine in suydney airport which had been brought over from the uk, i was so excited (for those who know me well know how much i love heat) i paid $8 and it was worth every cent! Got airport shuttle to gilligans, very nice hostel, bit like a hotel to be honest with a swimming pool with waterfall and bar/restauran...