Reunited with the girlies! I didn't arrive into Cairns until 12pm today, as I had to change planes in Melbourne. When I finally landed I got my rucksack and then got the bus to the city centre, where I met Lisa! It was so nice to see her, and we quickly went to the campervan that they've been staying in so that I could change and meet Daniela by the lagoon. We sat chatting there until we got too hot, and went to use the internet. The campervan was parked on the ...

Saying goodbye… We had another one of Fred and Margaret's legendary breakfasts today, and then walked down to the harbour, which is really beautiful. Too soon it was time to go to the airport (I can't believe how quickly the time has gone), and when we got there we went into the terminal with Ben to have a drink and say goodbye properly. After hugs, kisses and tears, Ben walked through the security gate, and I realised how horrible it must have been for ou...

Back to Fred and Mags On the way back to Mindarie Keys we stopped into the dolphin centre again because the dolphins sometimes come right into the beach. Typically they didn't, so we drove to Mandurah to break up the journey home, and walked around the shops and had a drink. Mandurah is a really nice town, with pretty views and loads of cafes and restaurants. We ate some lunch by the river, trying to avoid it being eaten by the huge pelicans, and then made our b...

A few vinos at the winery After breakfast we went to the Capel Vale winery, which was really pretty. We were the only ones wine tasting, so we had the woman's full attention and she explained all the wines we tried while we attempted to say the right thing! Ben bought a bottle for his Dad, and we bought a present for Fred and Mags. We then went back to Bunbury and had a wander around the shops, stopped at a café and went to Coles supermarket to buy some ch...

The day of rain We had a long lie in today as there was a massive thunderstorm outside - I don't think I've ever heard thunder that loud. When it finally stopped, Ben cooked some bacon on the BBQ and we drove to Capel. It turned out that what they call a town is actually a couple of shops and a pub , so we literally drove straight through, into the forest and ended up at Peppermint Grove Beach, which is probably one of the nicest beaches I've seen in Australia. ...