Day 218 of our travels was to be a driving day as we had 400km (250 miles) to cover in order to keep to our schedule. Our first stop for the day was Yamba (home of Kev and Sonya from Part 2 of our tale) and we probably spent a little too long in the town, as after some epic Tuna Sandwiches for lunch (eaten in front of some epic coastal views), Joe and I decided to have a kick-about with Wilson on the beach. I somehow managed to hoof the ball into some mangroves o...

We were out for about 8:30 and the first stop on the itinerary was Rainbow Beach, supposedly one of the prettiest sea-side towns in the region. Unfortunately for us, it was enveloped in grey skies with intermittent rain spoiling the potentially astounding views. It wasn't going to put Joe and myself off trying out our new purchase though, so after a quick pie (a bizarre collective craving, minus Joe the southerner, that we were able to satisfy at a petite local ...