A day for losing (and finding) things We got up early in the hope of some nice weather so we could hire a kayak to go on Lake Tinaroo which is situated directly opposite our campsite. Once again, it was raining and we started to think…would we ever see the nice weather that Australia is renowned for? We started our day off with a quick swim in the swimming pool which was freezing to begin with. However, after a few lengths, it didn't seem quite as bad. We al...

Into the Daintree and beyond After our long and mostly sleepless night, we had started the day by making some breakfast in the communal kitchen at the campsite. After some toast and a coffee, it was time to hit the road and wind the windows down, allowing a very welcome breeze to flow in to the van as we went. Our plan for the day was to aim for the most northern point of our trip, the Daintree Rainforest. On a map, it is a little was north of Cairns, just sh...

Introducing Hattie We were really excited to pick up our campervan today and just had our fingers crossed that we would get a van that would do the job and get us to Sydney safely. Having checked out of N'Joy at 9am, we made the long walk to Hippie Headquarters. We left our luggage in the store room to save lugging our bags up the road in the heat. Back at home we had spent ages researching different campervan companies to find the best deal. It came down to a ...

Finding Nemo The 7.05am minibus took us straight to the boat port. The bus was full but we got to go on the first trip. The girl who was driving asked where everyone was going and did various drop-offs along the way and even went back to the hostel because a girl had left her room deposit and was leaving Cairns that day. The boat port was just like a mini airport. We didn't have the brochure with us and only had the booking form which didn't have the name of th...

Cairns Despite heading to bed early, we didn't wake until 11am which was really late for us. You have to get up early here because it gets light really early and goes dark early too. We started our morning off with a quick swim in the chilly pool before chatting to the receptionist Jessie about trips to the Barrier Reef. She was really helpful and we quickly whittled down our choices to two. There are quite a few different ways in which you can see the Reef and...