Well we've made it to Townsville!

Not a great deal to report in terms of our day - we just travelled 750 miles in a Hyundai 8 seater, taking the scenic route to avoid the floods. We saw a kangaroo!

After over 8 hours of travelling it took us another half an hour in the rain to find a hostel in Townsville. We are staying in a really nice converted colonial style building, called the Foreign Exchange (google it and look at the pics!). I am in an all female dorm with thick carpet and a huge en suite with a roll top bath and a dressing table. There is also a modern kitchen and big living room with a huge tv, as well as another living room and a dining room. It feels really homely.

We cooked some dinner and just chatted for the evening. As you will know, a huge earthquake has hit Japan, and apparently a tsunami is about to hit the Australian coast. Luckily we chose a hostel about a mile inland so fingers crossed when it hits in three hours time we'll be ok...!

Watch this space!

xxx