We got up early the morning after staying at Rainbow Beach and grabbed a quick bit of breakfast before waiting at the bus stop outside our backpackers for our Fraser Island bus.After a few minutes our huge 4x4 bus pulled up on its big offroad wheels and we hopped on, grabbing 2 of the last few seats left on the 40 seater. We picked up the final passengers from around town before driving a few km up a peninsula from Rainbow Beach to the point where we caught the b...

After Lucy's birthday in Byron Bay, it was time to move on again.We got our stuff sorted out and had a quick breakfast before hitting the road, heading west back to the Pacific Highway before turning north and carrying on up the main road.We didn't really stop until we crossed the state border and entered Queensland, and even then we weren't keen to stop as we entered a world of flashy highrises bordering the long golden beaches as we cruised up the Gold Coast on...