Hi! I went for my first two dives in the sea today and they were great. It was quite choppy, so when I first got into the sea I was a little concerned, but once we started to descend I was fine. We saw loads of cool stuff underwater including loads of carpet sharks, some rays, starfish, and black and yellow fish of various kinds. I will have to get a book to look up what I saw because I will never remember it all! Surfing is also very popular here at Byron Bay...

Hi! You'll all be pleased to here that the sun shine has ended here! It has rained (well drizzled) for the last 2 days. I like it - it reminds me of home. I came down to Byron Bay yesterday from Brisbane. I am staying at a really lovely bed and breakfast on the outskirts of town - I really should start going to hostels to save a bit of cash! I pretty much have the whole place to myself, and it is like a home from home. It was such a treat this morning to m...

Hello! I've had a busy few days since I last updated my blog (this is no holiday I'm on - there is little time for relaxation!!!!!). The day after I updated last I went out on "Maxi Ragamuffin", which is a race winning sale boat. We sailed around the Whitsunday Islands to a place where we could snokel. There were lots of cool fish and coral - but not as amazing as when I went snokelling in Cairns on the outer reef (I can't believe I'm ...

Hi!I'm in Airlie Beach at the moment (a few hundered kilometers south of Cairns). I joined up with my tour leader a couple of days ago. He is very nice - but he is considerably older than me (he has grandchildren). However, I do have a whole bus to myself, and I don't have to share a room which is quite a luxury. Also if I could be bothered to read my Lonely Planet I'm sure John would make detours to extra places I wanted to visit.The day before yeste...

Hello! Today I have been snokelling on the Great Barrier Reef - it was fantastic. I saw loads of fish of every colour, size and pattern you can think of. I also saw a sea turtle! After this experience I have decided that I must learn to dive, so I am going to arrange to get my open water certificate ASAP! Yesterday I went to an Aboriginal exhibition centre where you got to see lots of different presentations/dances about their history. You also got to try out s...