well we thought we needed to take a few more days out to chill so took a ferry over to another small island just off the north eastern coast. had hoped to do a bit of horseriding and jet skiing but the weather turned windy so waterspors closed...nevermind! maybe just have to do it in new zealand and fiji (tough decisions we know!). anyway, managed to take time out to chill by the pool on our sea view decking and soak up the sun....

wow!!!!! and just when thought our fraser island trip was so special, we followed it up with an absolutely amazing three day sail around the whitsunday islands. could not believe it was real, always believed the postcards were super imposed. the whole sailing adventure made for an unforgettable and exciting trip, something we have never experienced before (thank you john for the recommendation). we set out the first day from airlie marina...

this was just wicked!! we met up with our group the first day we arrived and got everthing sorted for our trip, buying in all our shopping and planning our very vague itinary. an early start the second day, up before 6 to pack the toyota 4x4 land cruiser (ensuring the seven crates of tooheys were properly secured!). caught our ferry over to the island and began our adventure as tom took the wheel to drive down the dirt tracks through the forests. took our time ...

this is a nice place. we extended our stay here to 3 nights after our first day - it just had a really good feel. the beaches are beautiful and lie in front of a huge national park. we spent our first day just lying on the beach soaking up the sun and body boarding - happy days! we had then arranged to meet up with hayleys friends lou and sarah so they picked us up in their campervan and we went over to there camp site to c...

well i suppose we should really update as you guys have been so good with your messages - its always good to hear from you!we have again moved onwards and upwards from surfers paradise to spend a couple of nights in brisbane. here we just wondered the streets of this lovely city taking in the sights. we took an evening river ferry trip which was lovely in after a long day of walking around the city. no real beach here, howe...