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hi all, sorry not been in touch much! been driving down the east coast these days, and we are in Byron Bay at the mo.
wen we got the van we went up to cape tribulation where the rainforest meets the sea, it was quite nice but cloudy! there was some pretty views tho of the coast line in misty clouds. we traveled dwon through atherton tablelands and went to see lots of pretty waterfalls. it defo didnt feel like OZ up there, more like england, it was wet and chilly and green! there was lots of hills and trees and mist, it looked very cool! a dog started to chase our van tho, bit random. the drive down the highway is really easy,and there is some beautiful scenery along the way.
we have been to magnetic island up north in queensland- which was a pretty little place, went for some scenic walks there. the paths tuk us high in the mountains and we could see the bay and the sea from up there. our hostel was on the beach and it was beautiful at sunset! we attempted snorkelling but lasted about 2 minutes coz the water was ICE COLD! about 22 degrees...lol. we saw lots of rock wallabies- which are smaller versions of kangaroos basically!
weve also been to Whitsundays and Arlie beach- we went on 3 day boat cruis and it was abs fab!!!!! i said so many times- no more diving for me but when i got on the boat i got persuaded to do unlimited diving with tom...ok this will be my last 5 dives! everyone on the boat was nice and we had a good laugh. we did 5 dives on the trip- one night dive!!! it was really cool, we saw a squid! it wasnt that scary afterall. the other dives were really good too- soon as we got in the water a load of fish came and swam to us, into our faces!!! i couyld see their teeth! there was some giant fish there too, and we got pictures underwater. we saw lion fish, humpheaded maori wrasse, nudi branch, clown fish, bump headed parrot fish, bat fish. i was so glad i chose to dive again. we wewre freezing in the water diving but lucky for us we could run to our hot tub which was on our boat, sooo amazing! oo i swam with a turtle when i was snorkelling aswell! on the trip we went on a walk on the island and saw an amazing view of whitehaven beach- white sand and clear light blue water! so nice!
went to Fraser Island recently too, which is pretty. only accessible by 4 wheel drive, all the roads are sand! saw some nice creeks, mckenzie lake- nice but wud av been better if the sun was there- its meant to be bright blue and white sand but the sun was too low so it didnt have the effect :(. glimpsed a whale from afar! saw it coming up to breathe and squirt the water out of its hole! saw a massive crab too.
been to surfers paradise and had a surf lesson...i was expecting 2 hunky Ozzy tanned men, but wot did we get?? 2 welsh boys. it was really fun surfing, and we both managed to stand up on our first wave...but alot of the time after that we were falling and drinking sooo much salt water! crashed into each other afew times!
toms done a sky dive in byron bay this morning, he thought it was amazing and wished it went on for longer. he was the first person to jump out of the plane! he said it wasnt as scary as he thought it wud be.
next place we are going is south west rocks- possible dive place- but i sed to myself no more dives so il try not to dive. its an addictive sport! tom mite dive. then its syndey and we have to hand the camper van back in, bye bye dirty sanchez- thats his name. then its off to new zealand woooo! cant wait but its gna b soo cold! we r finding oz cold!
toodleoo xx
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