We slept well and didn't come under attack from any Cassowaries. Our plan today was to get to Mission Beach and stay there a few days it was a fair distance so we set off early. On the way we stopped at Port Douglas which looked really nice, very touristic and another place to board a boat for the barrier reef. The weather had perked up considerably which lifted the spirits once again the sea looked gorgeous and so inviting but you can't swim unless you either h...

Before we actually get to Townsville we have to come to the rescue of our mates Luke and Hayley. They were going down an unsealed road and rolled their 4WD, we were lucky to actually have signal when they called to let us know. They were both ok but the car wasn't they were stuck in the back of beyond and needed us to come get them, only prob was we were over1000km from them. We drove pretty much all the daylight hours we could to get to them, which took about 24...