Well thats it the Australian chapter has closed and now we are starting to open the next one ! Cairns was lovely and i really enjoyed my time there. The diving was amazing and we saw loads of really cool stuff BUT no Nemos couldnt believe it. WE should have got our money back i reckon.  Tom survived the white water rafting and from the ohotos and dvd he bought it looked real good fun but i whimped out to scared of the rocks and currents ! Spent a day to...

Now made it to our last destination before we fly back to Newcastle for a few days before chapter 3 begins in New Zealand.  Since Hervey Bay we've been on up the coast to Airlie Beach where we did a 3 day sailing trip onboard Condor (a maxi yacht) going round the islands and snorkelling.  The sailing once we got going was brilliant with the boat riding on its side and us clinging to the high side.  We then carried on up the coast and visited to...