We decided to head North to Cairns as opposed to risking it in the outback. The 5 hour drive was pretty cool, you could tell from the plants and humidity that you were moving into a tropical area. As we arrived in Cairns, the heavens opened (which we were assured was normal). We sought sanctuary in a pub for the night! The following day, we headed out on a boat trip to the Great Barrier Reef. It was a shame that we didn't make it on Whitsunday Magic, so we were ...

Having spent a night in Airlie Beach (a bit like the back end of Tenerife), we were looking forward to getting out and about on the boat for a few days. Again, everything closed down pretty early. We arrived at the harbour and saw the boat (Whitsunday Magic) for the first time, and knew we were going to have an excellent time. Having boarded and been shown to our Cabin, we found the bar and waited for the chef to prepare dinner!! Over dinner we got talking to...

On our last day in Sydney, we climbed the Harbour Bridge. All was good until we walked out onto the gangway to the bridge. You could see through it. Ahhhh! By the time we reached the ladders to the arches, Emily was grey. The actual arches themselves weren't too bad at all and the views were phenomenal. The ladders on the way back down were terrifying, with cars flying past you and nothing to stop you falling. We had a couple of recovery Stella's afterwards and ...