Yee ha!! I had an amazing day when we travelled inland into the cattle farming country of Queensland. We stayed in Rockhampton, which is known as the centre for cattlemarkets. From here we went further inland a few hours to a family run cattle station. The land was vast, with yellowy grass everywhere and lots of red soil! We went on a big trail ride, jumping logs, barrel racing around trees and rounding up the other horses to move them into different...

6 people we had never met. 1 4x4 'troopie'. 2 tents. some food. a map, tide times and a first aid kit..... .... sounds like something out of Surviver doesn't it! Fleur and I went on a self-drive 3 day trip to Fraser Island - the largest sand island in the world, which has heaps of freshwater lakes, rainforest, sandunes, ship wrecks, amazing vegetation and wildlife, and lots more. We camped on the beach under the stars - saw the Milky Way real...

Rainbow Beach greeted us with a rainbow! We arrived at Rainbow Beach, a tiny little town with really friendly people and a stunning beach, to be greeted by sunshine and showers (weatherman\'s favourite prediction came true!), creating an appropriate rainbow! The beach is called Rainbow Beach because of the different colour sand dunes, which line the beach. We walked several miles along the beach and played in the sandunes there, did lots of yoga as the bec...

Hello Again All! Just thought I would drop you a little note, as it has been raining a lot today - perfect opportunity to do some reading (The DaVinci Code) and for Fleur and I to become tabletennis/ pool champions!! The side effects of the cyclone up north rolled in today in the form of some winds and very heavy rain (which drenched my just-dried washing!). Nothing serious, but enough to make you think, hmm I wouldnt want it to be much worse! Any...

Noosa - apparently the St Tropez of Oz! Despite this we have found a lovely, inexpensive old hostel. In fact its the oldest house in Noosa - an 'old Queenslander'. The hostel is really nice, with a very laid back atmosphere. There is a verandah, which boasts stunning views of the Glasshouse Mountains, which are part of the hinterland of Noosa. These mountains seem to rise from nowhere - just totally flat land, then suddenly a peak! The view is west, so the ...