Well, I can't believe I am now over 1/2 way through my trip, the time has just flown by. I arrived in the Whitsundays (on east coast of Australia) last Saturday and I was looking forward to a week of sun, sea, sailing, snorkelling etc etc.  For the first 2 days we had tropical downpours and very high winds, which meant some of the activities were cancelled, or you had to have a good stomach to take the chopiness of the seas! On Monday, I braved the...

The weather has definitely been of the tropical nature since we arrived at Proserpine on Saturday - it has been glorious sunshine and 27 degrees followed by torrential downpours. The winds have also made it difficult for us to do some of the sailing trips. We did do a 3 island cruise yesterday - to Daydream Island, Hamilton Island and then Whitehaven beach. The cruise was extremely choppy, a bit like a white knuckle ride, but I loved it! I am ho...