Wah hey were back in Brisbane!!! Love it!! Thursday 17th December 2009, Brisbane Well after a relatively short flight we were back in Brisbane and eager to show mum why we loved it so much! Firstly though we had to introduce her to the world of backpacking! After a very long wait for the airport shuttle and then a very long drive in and around Brisbane we made it to Brisbane Backpacker Resort. This was a backpackers that mum had found in the Lonely Planet and ...

Port Douglas Tuesday 15th December 2009, Cairns to Port Douglas I left the apartment at about 9am this morning to go and pick up our rental car whilst mum and Caroline continued to get ready and pack. Because we had been forgotten it delayed us getting away but then saying that we weren't on time anyway. After checking out and saying our goodbyes (Caroline and I) we eventually hit the road at about 10:30am. Now the drive between Cairns and Port Douglas only ...

Wenesday 9th December 2009 We arrived in Cairns this evening at around 6pm we then rang the hostel who picked us up from the bus station and took us to Nomads beach house where we were staying. After we had checked in we had a quick drink and then we decided to walk into town to get some dinner.It took us about 20 minutes to walk into town and we met another girl on the way who didn't know the way either so we all walked together and we eventually worked it out....

Monday 7th December 2009, Mission Beach We arrived in Mission Beach at about 3:40pm and were picked up by the hostel even though it was only around the corner!! But a lift with bags is so much better than walking it! The hostel was called Absolute Backpackers and its set in a lush oasis/garden. It reminded both of us of a Spanish villa with veranda. It was lovely and a good pool as well. Originally we were booked into the cheap rooms which had no air-con and ...

Airlie Beach to Townsville and then onto Magnetic Island Saturday 5th December 2009, Travelling We checked out this morning about 9am, treated ourselves to a cappuccino and then headed to the bus stop to catch our bus at 9:40am. The weekend market was on at a Airlie Beach just next door to the bus stop so I has too stop Caroline from browsing as otherwise we would never had left . The bus was a bit delayed so it was 10:15am before we left Airlie Beach and then ...