We arrived in Townsville safely today after seeing Rich and Erica again on the bus! Small world and strange we keep bumping into the same people from Kidderminster! :) Tomorrow we head to Magnetic Island for 4 nights so we wont be on the net for a while. Hopefully we'll get good weather! We had a fantastic time in the rainforest. It was unlike the Cameron Highlands where it was a hardcore trek and there was no path. It was a bit like a walk along Kinver, th...

Happy Silver Wedding Anniversary Nan and Grandpops!!!! Hope you have a lovely meal tonight (we are very jealous you are going to the gate though!!) I'll hopefully call you later depending on what time we get back from our trip. Jayne - Hope you have a fantastic party tomorrow. I bet Dad had fun shopping with for an outfit :) Today we head off on our rainforest tour and ive just been reading reviews on the net about it. Apparently there are loads of leeches (gre...

Today we have returned from Great Keppel Island where we had a fantastic time! The beaches were lovely and the water was soooo clear, the first place we've really enjoyed in oz so we didnt want to leave!! Garry went snorkelling and saw loads of colourful fish including a big stingray, i spent my time just being on the beach trying to gat a tan! We stayed in a tent but it had a big double bed inside which was really cool. We saw possum and loads of other random bi...

After a rocky coach journey we are now in Hervey Bay. All this travelling so fast is making us tired so we are staying here for 4 nights. The beach here is lovely, the water is very calm and clear. The area is quite quiet and our hostel is the best we've stayed at so far in OZ. Its like a little house! Extremely clean which is always nice :) The weather is getting hotter the further up we go but its not uncomfortable heat, about 25-26 degrees. All of the ozzi...

Things have started to look up, yay!!!! We are now in Noosa and its a lot nicer than anywhere else we have been in OZ so far. The weather has been rubbish the past 2 days but today (seeing as its Garrys special day) the sun has been shining, yay!! We are right on the beach front staying in a 3 bedroom apartment which is great as we have been able to catch up o0n some much needed sleep. The beach is huge and very nice we have spent today playing beach games and bu...