We headed further down south in the morning to Noosa after saying farewells to all the new friends we had made from Fraser Island trip (although virtually everyone was heading the same way as us anyway!!). Once arrived in Noosa we met Elaine, Kerri and others from Fraser in their hostel and had a few drinks before heading out to a another hostel and bar to meet some of the other Fraser Island faithful......... In club I was in they let me in with Flip Flops and w...

So as I mentioned we booked into YHA where we were booked into a dorm room, however upon arrival we were given keys to a twin private so an uniterrupted nights sleep was achieved and that was well needed after the previous nights antics. That said the way I sleep Im not entirely sure there would of been a problem whatever we were given. Not a lot to write about Auckland we landed we slept we went the following day to a hire company and got ourselves a Nissan St...

So we drove from Rockhampton to Rainbow Beach where we would be based and briefed for a night prior to Fraser Island. Nice drive here through a valley of huge pine trees and once again very picturesque. Once at our Resort (Dingos) we were briefed on how the following day would unfold and then put into our groups of 9 people per 4x4 jeep. That evening had a few beers in the bar with everyone to get to know who we would be spending the next few days with. Also went...

Set of in morning and I drove for first 3 hours, by which point I was knackered from nights before drinking so got Andy to take over so I could have a kip. Stopped of at a service station couple hours later and met the three Irish guys from the Whitsundays cruise who were heading back to Brisbane! I took over driving again and we arrived Rockhampton about hour later. Very quite town whcih wa slike a ghost town when we arrived. About 4pm and everything deserted or...

On way down to Airlie beach stopped off first night at Paluma Range and spent night here in a camp site for our first experience in the tent which came with the car. That night it chucked it down with rain and most things inside tent (sleeping bag and us ended up a little wet...... Car maybe a total sweat box but at least its dry (well thats not true either with the sweat dripping off the windows in the mornings!!!!). Folloiwng morning went and checked out the Pa...