whoy, hope all is well!? thought i d give a quickie to say how we gettin on in cairns. we ve pretty much explored the city now and the free pools and harbour. its pretty to stay so close to the sea front. i ve been ill with a flu/cold/allergy (i dunno) a bit over last few days so we've moved to a quieter more expensive hostel but its nice...expect that ive had 5 of my tops nicked..right from near by my bed! at least that has solved the problem of not being ab...

Hello! We've been in Cairns for almost a week now, and are not moving on until monday. It's nice here, very relaxed, and we are spending a lot of time by the big outdoor pool called the Lagoon. Only downside really is that it's very windy here! but also nice and hot. Food is great, we're finding a lot of nice little cafes which sell great cakes. I'm (rachel) going on a glass bottom boat tomorrow to see the reef, I think it also includes a tour of Green Island. ...

ahoy there me harties - i m not ignoring you guys, thanku 2 rach for being good at findin internet and keeeping yous updated! Since i last wrote i ve been surfing!! my frist time was awsome...stood up! but my second time was more painful, the waves were bigger and 'dumped' quicker! i m curretnly stil overed in bruises. only got 10 mins free internet so this has2 be fast. i m enjoyin seeing the beaches up here, however, becuase we are on a tour its really frustr...

Hello everyone, Just arrived at Airlie Beach in the Whitsundays, we have about 2 hours in town before we catch a ferry to Long Island and stay there for 3 nights. Should be fun! Lots has happened this week, whale watching in Byron Bay was amazing, we saw about 6 whales including a little-un with mum, and the speed boat was such good fun! Got very wet though. We left Byron Bay and headed for the Gold Coast for a couple of nights, which was good- not as ...

Rach- we arrived in Byron Bay last night after a whole day on the road in the tour coach. It was nice to meet the other people on the tour who we will be lodging with for the next 2 weeks. We stayed in cute little chalets last night, all self-contained... very nice! We had a really good dinner at a converted railway station, it served amazing food, with a live band all evening (I think there was a digderidoo in there somewhere) This morning Hannah had a surf...