The worst week and a bit ever (well it's all relative) part 3 Even though it was the rainy season, from what I can understand, the rain we were experiencing was unseasonal, it was the remains of a typhoon system that had hit land on the west coast near Broome and was in the process of being spat out the other side of Oz, so it was unfortunate that we happened to be in Queensland at exactly the same time! Thankfully we didn't have anymore floods in our tent fo...

The worst week and a bit ever (well it's all relative) part 2 ...following the rain of the day before, the night was not terribly wet but we woke to pretty dark clouds though no rain, this changed soon after making our way into the zoo, it started to absolutely tip it down with healthy cracks of thunder and a bit of lightning at irregular intervals, this was ok as there were plenty of places to shelter, though by the end of the day my birkenstocks - never gre...

The worst week and a bit ever (well it's all relative) part 1 After having a great time with Scott + Lynsey being spoilt rotten in their fantastic flat that overlooks Tamarama beach it was with trepidation that we set off on the next leg of our trip. We had hired a very small car (a Hyundai Getz called Gary) to take us from the NSW/Queensland border up to Cairns (a distance of over 1800km) all good but sadly due to the Australian government only allowing pensi...