I didnt stop off in Rockhampton in the end - heard some pretty rubbish things about it, so I skipped it and took the long bus journey down... Im finally in Hervey Bay after a long fourteen hour bus journey. I arrived at 01:20 this morning and checked into the Beaches Backpackers after waiting 45 minutes for a taxi at the bus station, in the freezing cold! The bus journey went alot quicker than I had expected it to. I met a girl from Kent on the bus, her name wa...

Well, a holiday in the sun, wouldnt be a holiday in the sun without a burnt arse! I am so red on my backside, as well as the middle of my back. Trying to get after sun on the burns last night was amusing! I didnt do very much last night, I was exhausted from the Whitsunday Island trip, and thought it would be best to detox from the alcohol! I met my new dorm mates, just for one night. They are from New Zealand and are over here for a two week holiday. Ive just l...

Friday 5th September - I woke up this morning and felt like the luckiest person in the world! The sun was shining, I was on an island in the Whisundays and I was about to spend another day on the boat and snorkelling in the sea... We were given a lay-in this morning until 07:30, with breakfast being served at 08:00. I had a bowl of cereal and a cup of tea. We made our way down to the dock to be collected and took a two hour cruise to Hook island (another islan...

Thursday 4th September - Breakfast on Thursday morning was served in the restaurant at 06:30! We had half an hour to get down to breakfast, eat, grab our things for the day and make our way to the end of the dock where we were to board the boat. As you can imagine, there were alot of sick people and some didnt even make it down to breakfast! The weather wasnt great, actually is was raining and overcast. The forecast for the rest of the day wasnt changing, but i...

Wednesday 3rd September - I left my bag with Koala Backpackers (the group who booked the Whitsunday tour for me) and had to pay $6 for the three days that the rucksack and small hand held bag would be in storage for. I walked over to 'Moroccos' bar where we were meeting everyone who was going on the tour with us, as well as the deckhand 'Jangles', who was to look after us for the entire trip. She took a role (felt like we were at school again) and were then to...