Well, it has only been a week or so since my last blog but there is so much to tell i'm not sure how im going to fit it all in!! . . . here goes . . . after a few days waiting around in airlie beach waiting around on the beach or by the lagoon for our boat trip the day had finally arrived, we got up to a few clouds in the sky and the most humid day ever, we were covered in sweat just walking down the road. Think you can all sense what was coming next, by about ...

well, in the last week we seem to have done so much, can't belive i've been out here nearly 2 weeks already, it's just flown by! We left Cairns and headed down to mission beach where Alex wanted to do a skydive. Couldn't get into the hostel we wanted so the travel agent booked us into the 'mission beach retreat' which sounds a lot nicer than it actually is!! arrived at the bus station to find 3 minibuses waiting to pick people up, 2 were brand new and the one at ...

Hey guys, After settling into Cairns and a crazy first night in the hostel we set off for our tour of Cape Tribulation which is just north of Cairns, its an amzing place as its the only place in the world where 2 world heritage sites meet - the reef and the rainforest. Our tour guide picked us up at 7:30am, and was definately a bit too cheery for that time in the morning! After picking everyone up we set off in the minibus and the first stop was daintree river t...

Well, after what seemed like the longest journey in the world you will all be pleased to know that I'm finally here!! 4 flights in total and over 24 hours of travelling. Started off with emotional goodbyes in manchester aiport, which were awful, even worse as I was getting on the plane on my own. But after getting on the plane and discovering that there were 150 spare seats so I could have 2 seats to spread out across, as well as complimentary newspapers, blanket...