Well we've spent just over a week in Airlie Beach and the Whitsunday Islands. Weather hasn't been all that tropical with quite a few rain showers and lots of wind. But the showers are only short and its still very hot when the sun shines through.We spent the first two days relaxing by the lagoon (you can't swim in the sea here because of the jellyfish) and having a final attempt at improving our tans. Then we set off on our 3 day Whitsunday cruise on ...

We didn't do much on our arrival in Hervey Bay other than get some dinner and pack some things for the next days trip to Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world. When the bus came to pick us up we found out that we weren't on the tour we thought we were on and after a lot of head scratching we just decided to see what happened, we didnt have much choice. An email to our tour booker will be fired off shortly, bunch of amateurs. There are 2 typ...

Before we arrived at Brisbane we spent 3 days in Surfer's Paradise with the intention of having a surfing lesson. Surfer's is a real holiday hotspot with endless theme parks, bars and clubs. However, we didn't really get chance to sample this as we spent our whole time waiting for the surfing!. The weather wasn't on our side this time and our lesson was cancelled twice due to strong winds. Apparently the surf company had had boards blown away by t...

We stopped of at Port Macquarie for a few days before moving onto Byron Bay. We didn't really do a great deal there other than post a big parcel home, get a much-needed haircut and relax on the beach, which was greatly appreciated after spending most of the last 3 weeks in big cities. Onto Byron Bay which just about every other traveller we spoke to had either been to, or was going to. A little hitch on the way with our Greyhound coach breaking down 26KM sho...

After a short bus trip from Canberra we arrived in Sydney to pouring rain. We got settled in our hostel and wondered into town to have a look around. We booked up some day trips and activities because we knew pretty well exactly what we wanted to do in our time in Sydney. The next day (Wednesday 14th) we rose early for a day trip to the Blue Mountains. We stopped for morning tea along the Nepean River before we started to climb up into the mountains. Our second ...