When we were getting on the bus from Noosa to Brisbane the driver asked us for ID and I realised I left our passports hidden under the mattress in our room. We had to get the next bus which was in 2 hours. Brisbane is quite a big city, it's like Glasgow but slightly warmer. Our room had no Air Conditioning, only a fan, so the first 2 nights were really hot because the daytime temperature was 32 degrees. On the 3rd day the winds changed direction and it was only...

We were so excited about Noosa and the prospect of meeting the Irwin's. I think everyone goes to Noosa primarily for Australia Zoo. So we got up early and caught the Australia Zoo bus. During the bus ride we got to watch a video on Steve's biography. We saw loads of things at the zoo: - Harriet, the 175 year old Giant Galapagos Tortoise who is the oldest living animal in captivity. They thought it was a boy for years and it used to be called Harry. -Watched t...

Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world. It sounded impressive and was a must on our travels down the East Coast. As we were limited with time (thanks to that cyclone) we did Fraser Island in a day on a 4WD coach. The trip included a ferry crossing then a very bumpy trip around the island. The highlight for Aidan was probably the buffet, during which Aidan ate constantly for a full 45 minutes. We then had to go exploring and swam in some creeks and...

As soon as the roads opened and we could leave Cairns we wanted to get as far south as possible because we had wasted 6 days already. We got the bus for 11 hours on one day and then 7 hours on the next day. We got into Rockhampton, the redneck capital of Australia, at 2am. We were picked up at 6am the next day by the Myella Farm bus after sleeping for 3 hours in a hostel dorm room. We had to change into Farm Clothes when we got there. That's why we look so tren...

As soon as we arrived in Cairns, we heard on the radio in our taxi that Tropical Cyclone Larry was intensifying in the Coral Sea and might become a category 2 storm in the next few hours. At that time though Cairns was sunny and hot, unlike Darwin. We can't afford to pay much for food in Australia. For lunch everyday we have bread and cheese and we get a free meal at a pub every night. We are meant to drink something with our meal but we just eat quickly and lea...