At 5:30am we were up and waiting outside our hostel. So were lots of other people so we knew we were gonna have a busy bus and not just be us six. Our knew guide came, it was a girl called Bron. Our first stop of the day was at a camel farm where we had 15 minutes to look around. You could have a camel ride but it was only around a fenced off field so I chose not to and save my camel ride for somewhere in the desert. We then drove to the Uluru (Ayres Rock) campin...

So 5am came and it was time to get up to catch the bus at 5:30am. I climbed down from the top bunk bed, Nikki was awake as well. However Kat and Nat's beds were empty, they had not come home yet!! We started to get dressed wondering where they were and if they were gonna make the bus. At 5:25 when we were just leaving the room a taxi pulled up outside and out got Nat. So she had made it back but there was no sign of Kat. Nat quickly threw everything into her bag ...

I arrived in Darwin on Wednesday afternoon after flying from Cairns. I checked into my room and then went for a walk around to see what there was. This is when I realised how hot it was. It was boiling hot, so humid! Even inside it was hot. I walked around the block where there were many shops and found a woolworths. I went in to buy myself some food for dinner and it was like heaven. Their air conditioning was amazing, it was the only place where it wasnt hot. A...

So I made it to Cairns in one piece! The rumour was it is just like Queenstown in New Zealand, Party Central! The Party place to be was Gilligans Backpackers so of course thats where I was staying. I made my where there and left my bags in the storage room as once again you couldnt check in until 2pm. Adam was staying for 1 night in a different hostel with Tom and Mark was still in bed so I exploring by myself. Now Cairns is called a city but its more like a town...

9am Me and Mark went to catch the bus to Townsville. Adam and Shona werent coming. It was a hot day but thankfully it was nice and cool on the bus. We arrived in Townsville at lunch time and went straight to the ferry terminal. The ferry took 20 minutes to cross over to Magnetic Island. We then had to catch a local bus to the Base hostel. The rooms there were like beach challets. It was very hot. There was a nice bar / restaurant area that overlooked the sea and ...