Before we arrived at Kroombit we stopped off to play some lawn bowls. We were only given one ball each so it wasn't great. I started off well but then went downhill. Simon, on the other hand, improved the more he played. I think he might even join a club when we return! After some dodgy driving by our bus driver Brett, we arrived in Kroombit. It was a compulsory stop in the outback. Our first night was cowboy themed so I borrowed on of Simons many checked shirt...

On our first night on Airlie Beach we were staying at Beaches with people we had met on the Oz bus and at Base. There was more free booze on our first night so we played some drinking games until we were told off by the bouncers. Alcohol laws are strict compared to those in the UK! All the girls were dancing and doing the conga while Si finished off the remaining beer on the table. The next day we had to check out early and store our bags before sailing around t...

We hopped on our first Oz experience bus early in the morning. Keano our bus driver woke us all up with his humour and energy. The coach was pretty empty and we were all given pens to scribble on the windows with. Origanally we had planned to go to Mission beach, but we had already done the rafting so there wasn't much else to do there. On the way we stopped at a croc farm and saw loads of crocs being fed. Also spotted our first dingoes and fed some kangaroos. Be...

So we're finally in Australia!!! The sun is shining and life is goooood! Sadly, unlike SE Asia where free internet is everywhere - it costs in Australia! The place is expensive!! Our first stop in Australia was Cairns. We were greeted by Buddha in our hostel, and yes he said 'g'day' and called us poms. He was so funny and definately put a smile on our faces after the long journey. We pretty much slept through our entire first day! Our sleeping was a little bit m...

We arrrived in Melaka about midday and searched up and down all the narrow streets of China Town, to find a hostel. we ended up staying at a hostel called Sama Sama, which looked like an old european town house. The place was pretty small and we managed to see everything that Melaka had to offer in just a few hours. Over all both myself and Kim were a little dissapointed with Melaka, as other travellers over the weeks had told us that it was a very interesting l...