He's a household name, no longer with us his legacy lives on. All over the World he was famous for his signature colour Khaki which isn't just a colour it's an attitude; a stand to do something positive in our World, and a passion to make a difference. Today we were visiting Australia Zoo... CRIKEY! - home to the Crocodile Hunter, a.k.a Steve Irwin, a hero of mine and a real top bloke. The day started with Julia getting a good licking... from banjo the dog. Maci...

Today we went to see Fraser Island - the largest sand island in the World. There are no paved roads on the island so only 4x4 access is permitted, hence we had booked onto day tour with a company called Fraser Island Discovery. We were collected from Perigian Beach at 6.15am by a minibus - an early start for a long day - and transferred to a massive 20 seater 4x4 aptly named 'warrior' when we reached Noosa Heads. Our journey took us initially through Cooloola Nat...

Oooo my head. Actually I didn't feel that bad considering I drank the most I have drank in the last 10 weeks. I did pose the question why I prefer to drink too many Guinness on a Friday night - because it tastes good?! We got to bed early last night which meant we were awake by 7.30ish. Ju was plucked from her bed by Macie who insisted she read her a story from one of her many books. I was lucky enough to engage in my normal Sunday morning activity of catching up...

Following a considerably more rested night than the one previously we woke to glorious sunshine again - it is great here in Queensland that even if it's overcast or in the middle of the night it is always warm (shorts and strappy top warm); and even in the wind it's warm. And even the sea is warm - like a comfortable bath temperature! Beauty! I think based on that Queesnland is getting my vote as my favourite Australian state we've been to so far.After brekkie Sc...

Oh what a night. My wife demonstrated that you can sleep in a thousand positions in our tiny Spaceship van. One minute her head was level with mine, the next I was starring at her feet. If she wasn't taking the blanket off she was draping it over herself again. If she wasn't hot she was complaining it was too cold... so much for going to bed at 9.30 pm ready for our early start tomorrow. Unfortunately I couldn't banish her to the spare room or the sofa. By 11.30 ...