We'd certainly hit the start of the wet season travelling up to our final destination. Precipitation was on the cards and we were in for a lot of it as the heavens opened amongst the tropical landscape. Between Mission Beach and Cairns there wasn't much other than a huge amount of sugar cane and banana farms. However, we did take in one final excursion with the Oz Experience and went to a crocodile farm! The farm was open to tourists and we were greeted by a ba...

Despite my illness making me a little lethargic during my time on Maggy Island, I'm going to miss it. It had a really good chilled out vibe about the place that sprang to life on an evening. Certainly a worthwhile visit if you want to experience an island lifestyle for a few nights. However, we were on the road again making the 400km trek up to Mission Beach. The village didn't promise huge amounts as it usually just a spot to stop at if you were jumping out of...

Believe it or not, travelling really takes it's toll on you and 3 of us left Airlie Beach suffering with a bit of illness. Thankfully we were travelling up to Townsville on one of the larger Oz Experience coaches which meant we had a little more comfort for the journey. Magnetic island is an island just off the coast of Australia meaning we had to catch a ferry across the water from it's nearest town. The island immediately reminded me of Rarotonga. It's about t...

The drive from Kroombit to Airlie beach can only be described with as one thing, tiring. It was the longest journey of our Oz Experience which started at 6:45 and took us all the way through to 16:30 when we arrived at out plush club crocodile resort (all the hostels in town were booked due to the school holidays). A huge supply of jelly beans and silly games just about kept me awake for the journey before possibly the nicest shower ever rejuvenated me back befor...

Yeehaa partners, we've made it to the Australian outback for our 2nd of the Oz Experiences overnight stops at Kroombit Cattle Station. The 10,000 acre, fully functional station is open to tourism all year round and presented us with the opportunity to embrace the cowboy/girl lifestyle. Our bus journey from 1770 was a nice one and we were entertained by 'Nipples' as he introduced us to the game of making sculptures out of tinfoil... Kept me busy for hours! Upon a...