We had a day enjoying the sun for a nice change as with all the planning that's required here, it is some times difficult to find the time just to chill out.After breakfast we went to the beach for an hour or so, the waves were so cool. They were setting up a big sound system on the beach for the Schoolies party that evening, it must be amazing!The afternoon was spent by the pool and after we'd made our tea in the very crowded kitchen we watched a Peter Kay DVD i...

The guys in the room kept Rachael up for a good few hours talking on their beds with no regard for anybody else trying to sleep in the room, fortunately we weren't staying there any longer.Again we were on the bus for the trip to Surfers Paradise (what a stupid name for a town, only Australia!). We'd booked in the cheapest place we could find but it was actually OK."Surfers" was like Blackpool in the sun, over developed, tacky and full of fast food and ...

To save almost £5 each tonight we moved into a different hostel just down the road. Unfortunately having spent less also meant the place was a tip. As we dropped our stuff off they couldn't give us any bedding and Tom managed to step on a mouse trap, thankfully unarmed, the less time spent here the better.We went for the bus and followed Richards instructions, the only problem being the driver didn't know where the cricket field was. It was being played on a sma...

As we hadn't been in the sea we went for a quick dip before having a shower and were looking forward to be able to use a stove in the hostel. The return journey on the bus, boat and trains was flawless and probably got us back to our original hostel under two hours.There was nothing planned for today other than sort out a few things using the free internet as we were hanging around for a West Indies vs Queensland cricket match tomorrow in preparation for a test s...

Today we were going on a mini adventure! There is an island a couple of hours away from Brisbane where we can hopefully camp, so after some breakfast we checked out of the hostel and went to the train station for the first part of the journey. We were on the train for about an hour, then we arrived in Cleveland. We went straight to Tourist Information to find out if there was anything to do on the island, the answer was not really but at least we'd get to see som...