Sunday 27th - Tuesday 29th January - Magnetic IslandIn true Sarah and Charlie style we got up at 7am in the morning to catch the bus to Magnetic with only a few hours sleep following the Aussie Day celebrations last night! Got the ferry across from Townsville and then the bus to our YHA 'Hostel' in Magnetic. Well.. the 'hostel' was amazing!! A wildlife sanctuary with luxurious pool and surroundings! Sarah was in her element surrounded by the wildlife which includ...

Tuesday 22nd January - Kroombit (Cattle Station)After very little sleep we got on the Oz Experience and embarked for our fun and games at Kroombit, the cattle station! This is a compulsory stop with Oz so we had no choice but to land here for the night! Arrived at the 'ranch' to be greeted by Wayne the cowboy (the over enthusiastic cowboy!). There was plenty for us to learn i.e. goat herding, clay pigeon shooting. horse riding and lassoing but as we were so tired...

Saturday 19th - Monday 21st Jan - Fraser Island Got up early (5.30 eek!) to go to the Palace Hostel to check in and be placed into our group for the Fraser Island trip. We were both nervous as had heard some other travellers encountering some issues on their trips (not having their insurance bonds returned etc). After our introductory talk and safety videos with Wayne (the most unhelpful man on the planet!), we were placed into groups of 10 and were packed off to...

Tuesday 15th Jan - Australia Zoo Crikey!!!! today we went to Steve Irwin's Zoo. We know that we have already been to 1 zoo but felt we couldn't visit Oz without paying a visit to the infamous zoo of the late Mr Irwin and crikey mate, what a zoo! This is a must for anyone in this area to visit as you not only get to see fantastic animals and interact with them but you really do get to learn how passionate Steve Irwin and his family were (and still are) about the ...

3rd - 6th Jan Coogee Beach - we weren't supposed to be here! The plan was to stay at Bondi Beach for a few nights but due to a slight hostel mix up, they booked us into Coogee instead. We were going to do the 2 hour Bondi to Coogee walk but instead we decided to catch a cab - much easier option! This is our first night of the dreaded dorm situation (doon doon doon) as you all well know, we have been Flashpackers so far and been spoilt with our twin rooms! The sho...