Tis Tuesday today, arrived here yesterday afternoon. Got Greyhound bus from Cairns, which took about 6 hours. Saw some bits on the way that I wished I'd stopped at, but I suppose I can always go back! There doesn't seem to be that much in Townsville, it's just a little seaside town - will have a proper explore today though. It's the gateway to Magnetic Island which I have booked to do some scuba diving on. Have booked in to do that tomorrow, but am a bit annoy...

Hello! Just a quick update - I did my sky dive! Haha - it was weird! I was the first out of the plane, which I really did not want to do, and apperently I made a very strange squeak when I went out! Then I was gone - you fall at a rate of 1000ft every 7 seconds! I had my eyes closed for the first 10 seconds or something, which I regret now, because apperently you can see the curve of the earth from that height! My face was all flappy and wind filled which ...

Hi everyone! Have had an amazing few days, didn't want to come back to Cairns, wanted to stay in Cape Tribulation forever! Left for Cape Trib on Monday. Got picked up really early, at like 7am. Then went to Mossman Gorge, stopping off at some nice viewpoints on the way. The road from Cairns north is called Captain Cook Highway, and its supposed to be one of the most scenic drives in the world, and it was pretty spectacular! The area on the east coast north of C...

Hello! Been a lovely day again today - feel like I have actually changed colour! One of the guys has really really badly burnt, he's gonna feel ill tomoro! Been to Cairns Tropical Zoo today, which is a touchy feely zoo full of Aussie creatures! Hehe. Have cuddled a koala (and had my photo taken of course!), held an aligator and fed kangaroos and stroked a wombat! Also saw some cookaburras (they wake me up every morning but I aint actually seen any til now!) a...

Been the first proper hot day here today! First time since I've been here that I've needed to wear sun cream! Just spent to day down by the sea - there's no beach here, but there's a nice man made lagoon thing by the sea. Done nothing at all for the other days I have been here. Spent a day wondering around the sea fro0nt and the shops. A day wondering around the botanical gardens and some rainforest. That's it though! It has been throwing it down with rain sinc...