So we landed in Townsville after the Greyhound pass worked its magical waysdown the coast! The only reason for being in this spot was a launch pad for Magnetic Island but the town was surprisingly developed, although not a soul around the entire time we were there! The waterfront is pretty but clearly undergone some serious city planning compared with the sights further north so not overly impressed! We wandered along the waterfront over dirty sand, went for a p...

Well after breaking free from the clutches of Cairns, we hit the road and landed at our first stop, Mission Beach! So after arriving at Scottie's Beach House we settled in and took a wander 100m to the beach, to see an array of skydivers arriving on the beach, one after the other! The beach was gorgeous, the weather perfect and the sights of Dunk Island in the background created a lovely spot! Luckily the beach was unreal because Mission Beach as an area was a b...

Absolutely unforgettable 5-days! Signed up for my PADI Open Water Certification so 2-days were spent in the classroom and performed confined water skills in the pool! The weather was lovely and got familiarised with all the equipment- Obescities, BCD, Regulator, weight belts, tanks etc which helped build confidence! Then after an 7am morning pick up, it was time to hit the reef so picked up our equipment from the ProDive shop and headed out on the 3hour journey ...

Well after leaving the party city of Darwin with 24/7 drinking culture we hopped onboard the Quantas flilght to Cairns! Was greeted with lushious green rolling hills but my expected visions of clear blue skies, white sandy beaches and paradise views was instarntly shatered with an overcast sky and the main esplanade 'beach' consisting of a muddy swamp with crocodile warning signs everywhere and an abundance of crabs ruling that option out! Heading up to Port Dou...

Well so after spending around 5 weeks working in Adelaide for Medecins Sans Frontier, pestering everyone the second they sat down for dinner or their little kids were screaming down the house in an attempt to get people to make pledges to the charity it was time to carry on the adventure! Thoroughly enjoyed my Adelaide/Glenelg excperience, entirely made by the people I worked with! Highlights were plentyful, though not as extravagant as what was to follow but ba...