OK Michael, you did warn me, and I remembered it, but we'd been in a few dull hostels where people were quite anitsocial and just vegged in front of the tv all night not talking, so we though we'd try it out see if it was a bit more lively....it was awful...horrible kitchen with few utensils, stupid little kids running around all over the place, sleazy men not really acting their age, and a real club 18-30s vibe. OK that might be for some people but it's not what we're after on this trip!

What does the one in Christchurch have to make it worth staying in? Also, can you remember where you stayed in Brisbane? There's so much choice. We're trying to change our flight to NZ back a week now too and get an internal flight to Melbourne and Great Ocean Road at minute!

Guys i resent that about the civil service type hours (tho i am reading this in work after a week off) but that was for easter!!!!

Cant wait to see the pics. Not much craic from home the sun (well it was 11oC) kinda shined on friday so we went to the beach with a skip in our step and a football and stood freezin (id 2 hoodies on) for bout an hour before we finally came to our senses and left but hey its only april!

On easter monday adam pg rozzie and i went to dublin zoo!!!! finally we can put the raking of the last time behind us because we found it no probs and it was open!!!! Got to see tigers a kanagroo rabbit mix and a huge hippo and rhino was pretty kul also seen a rose tarantula which apparently lives in oz (def try and avoid it) - also seen a we croc not half as big as the ones in your photos but hey least it was behind glass!!! Also while watching the penguinns and thinking about happy feet adam randomly asks was it not wierd that penguinns eat fish and likening it to us eating other humans pg reliably informed him that penguinns are mammals and fish are well fish and so not that wierd (im sure adam will have some witty comeback slaggin me off)

Neways break is over and ive work to do (yes i do work!)

Speak soon jxx

Did I not warn you about Base hostels!!? Well, I should have if I didn't! We had a few bad nights in them..... although the one in Christchurch I would actually recommend when you get there....

Very jealous, we didn't get north of Fraser Island and Katie is deperate to go back and do what you are doing now!!

Hi Chris and Claire,

Loving reading your blogs (anything that stops me from having to write my dissertation at the minute is welcomed!!).

I am so jealous you have done and seen some amazing things already and you're not even half way through yet.

Stay safe and keep the blogs n pics coming!

Cu soon,

Ash xo

Where are you two. It's gone very quiet! Hope all's wellwith you.

Mum xo

Photos look great! Love the 1 of the clown fish! Here wots the craic with all the jumping on the beach? have u turned in2 kangaroos! lol. Getting very jealous now, especially when its raining!

Chris - u r missing some football at the mo! the matches r unreal and so exciting!

Take care and keep blogging and taking photos!

Ps Every1 phones me 2 help them wit the sum, who do i phone if i cant do it?

Underwater pics are amazing. I envy you being able to swim and enjoy such sights. By the way, was there anyone else around Cape Tribulation or were you alone? Not so keen on the swinging through the trees experience. Did you visist Moore's reef?

Where to next?

Keep safe, Keep having fun.

Mum xo

Love the photos. Great to see nimo and friends and those other 2 strange big fish with the big eyes look good too.

Oz looks amazing - when can move. Its winter again today - wet and cold so no change their really.

Talk to you soon - take care and have fun,

All your photos are great especially the underwater ones.

Ready to pack my job in and head to Oz tonight as i'm so jealous!! Golf on Saturday morning in cold, heavy rain with strong winds was so enjoyable...

Keep the photos coming! Take care and watch out for Bruce.

Loving the photos guys, we were all sat a mum's last night looking at them all.

Your weather is certainly much better than here, Phil & I are heading up to the caravan on Friday for the Easter week & no doubt will have typical Benone/Castlerock weather. Still at least we'll be off work.

Keep safe

Jill xxxxx

Hi guys, sorry I am making you think back what was the weather in Malaysia, the F1 race was dry one minute, wet the next, trenchial downpour the next.

The weather here is a lot better, between 13 and 15 degress.

What is Australia like. P.S and the weather.

God that sum makes me nervous luckily a quick call to benson and were all sorted. All went round ot the girls on friday night for rozzies birthday all had a good few drinks and great craic was had! The weather was nice on friday during the day so pg quail and george bought stuff for a BBQ but true to NI it bucketed but they still cooked their stuff!! Havent really been up to much else but looking at your photos is depressing me! Good news about the mobile next time were all together arrange to call you cus i have free minutes and we can all have a we chat with you.

Guys im loving all the rock photos tho im just admiring them since i dont have a clue how they were formed!! all that human geography sucks when stuff like that is around. It looks liek you guys had a great time with the b******s super strength claire!

(for claire) The sun looks like its trying to break here (optimistic i know) and so the girls and i went out and bought loadsa summer clothes course by the time we got home was practically raining but im praying for a good summer so we can get to the beach more!

For adam just buy a blow up kangaroo and put the NI top on it - its practically the same!!