Right...so we decided to have 2 pretty long days driving, this is what we figured was needed to get up to our next port of call. North of Rainbow Beach and Fraser Island there is nothing worth seeing until you get to Airlie Beach and the Whitsundays. We set the alarm for 6am and drove for 5 hours up to a place called Rockhampton. The road was long and straight, and we only came across a car ever half hour or so and we passed maybe 2-3 small villages. We stopped o...

Today Jo and I said goodbye to Steve, for the 2nd time which was incredibly sad as I do not know when I'll get to see him again - probably when I get sick of England and go live in his new basement flat. We got the train to Brisbane and walked 20 minutes with our bags on our backs to the Wicked Campervan Depot, which near killed me let alone Jo. Wicked Campers are converted white vans with slogans on the back, sometimes rude and sometimes funny, and with crazy...

I've updated this blog because the computer broke on me last time - so if you find you're reading this again skip to the end paragraph - which is new. The day we flew to Brisbane was pretty uneventful - we landed, checked into our hostel and explored Brisbane briefly. We found the main shopping street, Queens Street, and had a meal near our hostel and a few drinks. The following day was busy. We got up early, with a headache and walked to the Botanical Garden...

I flew to Sydney from Brisbane on Sunday 1st June and spent a day exploring Sydney by myself. It rained all afternoon so I ended up sitting in a cafe reading my book. The following morning I was due at the airport at 6am to pick Jo up so I got an early night. Her flight was delayed a while the next morning so I spent a good 2 hours waiting for her. Eventually she made it through and we were reunited after 2 and a half months. It was great to see her. We took a c...

Well I have now left the Gold Coast and the AGA and I am currently back in Brisbane staying with Nick and Alex Daunt, my second cousins. What have I been up to over the last 2 weeks? The second weekend came around pretty quickly and Steve took James, me and Loic, the Frog, over to Burleigh Heads and we had a swim, a surf and a walk along the beach and the headland. The water was cold but it was ok when in. He then took us to the best sushi place in town, my fir...