Well I have now officially started my first tour of Carins to Sydney. I am on a really lovely tour group, there are 14 girls and 1 boy (poor thing, he barely says a word!). Most of us are from England, but there is one Candian, two German, two Norwegian and one Irish girl! Our tour guides are amazing, Rusty and Katie, they are just brilliant! This world is so very tiny....while chatting to a few girls one of them is a police constable....sat her promotional exam...

I had one of those moments today, you know the ones where you realise that you are such a lucky person? I was snorkling on the outer great barrier reef and then just started to think, 'oh wow, its the great barrier reef....its the reef thats always on the telly' then I got a little too philospohpical (sorry Mum I cant spell that word!) and started to think 'this may not be here for our childrens children, and at least I can say I saw it'! I also got to meet a 'lo...

Ok, I have a small confession. Yesterday was terrible, I had a complete meltdown. I shed a few tears in Kurandu and a small series of panic attacks. I was on the next flight home, but by the time I got to the hostel I begain to cheer up and have woken up this morning full of beans (which reminds me, heniz baked beans are 3 quid a tin!) and have had an absolutly fabulous time! My feet are very much staying in Australia! So today I got a ferry to Fitzroy Island, w...

WHITE WATER RAFTING IS THE BEST THING EVER!! Went on the Tully River yesterday and it was absolutly awesome!!! It has to be one of the best experiences ever!! It was one of those days that just got better and better. As I said I was a good swimmer (which is true!) they put me on the 'native boat' which was me and 4 Aussies and a Kiwi as a guide and we just had such a hoot! It was a laugh a second (more than a laugh a minute!). There were 4 boats out in total but ...

Well, its my second day (or my first official full day) after landing safely at the airport yesterday. The little bus journey was a hoot - i dont know what i was expecting from the NOMADS hostel courtesy bus, but it definately wasnt what picked me up! it was a clapped out banger of a van, with scribblings all in the inside but somehow I thought it was just very cute and funny!! I got to the hostel and the first thing i did was shower and put the suncream on, the...