Day Thirty One - August 6th, 2013 Sailing the Whitsunday Islands I can only say that I had not found my sea legs. With the combination of confined space, rocking motion, noisy ocean, unfamiliarity and the extremely loud snoring of our skipper, Cam, I got around 3 hours sleep. Elly woke refreshed and happy, bouncing off the walls about one day living on a boat. Hmm, maybe not. I managed a little breakfast (a fab spread of toast, cereals and fruit) and settled i...

Day Thirty - August 5th, 2013 Sailing the Whitsunday Islands The camping ground had been fantastic and given us a late check out as we had booked our sailing tour through them, so we woke up and could pack the tent and eat breakfast leisurely. We chatted with Ben whilst he made scrambled eggs, and then packed our zip-less bags we had been provided by the sailing company. Of course, I took far too much and my bag was pretty heavy, but you never know what you mig...

Day 29 - August 4th, 2013 Airlie Beach We had a lovely sleep after a gruelling few days on the road, and woke feeling refreshed. A quick breakfast and a text to Sophie and Dorian (our neighbours in Noosa) who were running the Brisbane Marathon today, and we headed out to Shute Harbour, just east of Airlie. At first we thought nothing of it, but soon came around a bend to the pristine turquoise waters and rows of 4x4s parked with their trailers. The world and hi...

Day Twenty Eight - August 3rd, 2013 Clairview to Airlie Beach Just as I knew I would, I awoke around 4am desperate for the loo but extremely unwilling to get out the car. With an imagination running wild, I could only think of the the rogue crocs, snakes and spiders just waiting at the door to get me. I figured I'd rather die from a burst bladder than from a snake bite, so tried to forget about my predicament. Eventually I must have drifted off, as I only woke ...

Day Twenty Seven - August 2nd, 2013 Seventeen Seventy to Clairview Up and ready to go in record time this morning! Whist we let the dew dry off the tent, the couple next door gave us some great pointers about this next part of the coast, and let us use their free camping map. With a handful of campground names jotted down, we were off! We headed back onto the Bruce Highway in the direction of Rockhampton. We figured we would decide on our next move depending o...