15th Jan - We arrived in Rainbow beach as we were going to Fraser Island the next day. Our hostel was so lush and had a pool so we were gutted we weren't staying longer. This always seemed to be the case! We packed our bags for our 3 day trip and had a 'sort of' early night. 16th Jan - We woke up bright and early for our Fraser Island trip. We had a safety briefing, met our group and then checked off our food on a list to make sure we had everything. We were doi...

12th January - We got up after a few hours sleep sporting a fair amount of alcohol poisoning. We left the hostel and caught the bus to Noosa Junction. When we got to Noosa, we got picked up by the Gagaju Bush Camp minibus where we would face our ultimate fears camping in 'the bush' for the next 3 nights. We got taken to a supermarket where we were given a strict 30 minutes to buy all our food and booze for the trip. It was like supermarket sweep! As usual, we ...

10th January - I got up early and the girls were still asleep so I called home for a catch up with the folks as it had been a while since we had spoken. It was a really cloudy day so our planned day on the beach was ruined! When the girls got up, we did our very overdue washing and then headed to the town to grab some lunch. I had an infected thumb so I had booked ANOTHER doctors appointment so we went and I got some more antibiotics off the doctor. Afterwards, ...

I managed to get a decent nights sleep on the bus but the girls didn't get any sleep at all. When we arrived in Byron Bay, we got off the bus and got on a minibus which took us to our hostel. Our hostel looked so laid back and chilled out. We stayed in a 9 bed dorm with a rubbish fan and no air conditioning. It was so hot and sticky! The hostel was full of hippies. It was a bit strange but really cool. It felt like we were in a movie! We had a team nap and walke...

We got up and headed to the bus station to get the bus to the airport. We were like zombies carrying our big backpacks; tired was an understatement. When arrived at the airport and boarded our flight. As soon as the plane started taking off, it was swaying from side to side on the runway. We were all worried thinking that wasn't a good sign! About 5 minutes later on take off, when we had left the ground, there was a massive bang and a big flash of light. We were...