Today we got up at 6.30am and had some breakfast. Then the skipper turned on the engines and we started moving. It was very windy and rough on the boat. Gina and I were both sick. It was a mixture of the goon we drank last night and the rough sea that made us ill. We stopped for a short while for people that wanted to do snorkelling. The water wasn't very clear as the sea was rough so no one could see much coral. We did some real sailing and had to sit on the edg...

We got up around 10.30am and had some breakfast. Then Gina went back on the bus to Westpac and I went to the internet cafe to book up all the rest of the dates for the Greyhound bus to each place we are visiting further down the East Coast. Afterwards I went back to the hostel and saw all the lads. They were waiting together until it was time to get their sailing boat around the Whitsundays. I said goodbye to them. I think they are going to get down the East Coas...

Today we got up and had some breakfast. Then Gina went to Westpac. She had to catch a bus to where the bank was. In the meantime I did my laundry. Gina came back and the bank had told her that the card wasn't guarantee in the post overnight so she has to go back tomorrow. A lot of chasing around for a bank card. We had some lunch and then went to use the internet to book up the rest of our accommodation further down the East Coast. It is peak season now and getti...

We got up for the free breakfast at 8am and then got ready to check out of the hostel at 10am. Gina went down to Westpac for when they opened at 9.30am to collect her bank card but the lady at the branch in Cairns forgot to send it overnight. Gina was not happy and the only reason we stayed 2 nights in Townsville was to get the bank card from Westpac. They are now sending it to Airlie Beach. It was really annoying as we could had gone to Airlie Beach sooner. We g...