Just stopped off in Rockhampton, beef capital of Australia, after a few days sailing round the Whitsundays aboard the Matador. We were set back, unfortunately, by a loose screw, and didn't depart until 4.30pm (having been forced to rise by 7am...) so we instead enjoyed a day staring at the marina, can of Tooheys in hand. Finally setting sail, the next morning we were promised the best part of the reef for diving. Unfortunately me and buddy Oscar had a few issu...

Just relaxing on Magnetic Island after a week in Cairns completing my scuba diving course. Yep, it was back to school for 2 days, and then we had 3 days living aboard a boat on the reef. It was pretty awesome. Saw 2 sharks, giant clams, neon coloured parrot fish, clown-fish city (where Nemo lives), sea cucumbers, and loads of different types of coral and fish. We also did a night dive which was cool! And when we weren't diving, or preparing our equipment for divi...

Just relaxing on Magnetic Island after a week in Cairns completing my scuba diving course. Yep, it was back to school for 2 days, and then we had 3 days living aboard a boat on the reef. It was pretty awesome. Saw 2 sharks, giant clams, neon coloured parrot fish, clown-fish city (where Nemo lives), sea cucumbers, and loads of different types of coral and fish. We also did a night dive which was cool! And when we weren't diving, or preparing our equipment for divi...