So Hervey Bay! We got to Hervey Bay about 5pm (a long bus trip) and we were in a dorm with Lynn. We got out and about and grabbed a nice dinner (rather posh for us - a lovely lasagne!). We were so tired, so straight to bed. Next day - a lie in at last! Then got to the local shopping centre for a bit of retail therapy. We did some washing in the afternoon (the delights of travelling!) and after sitting on some grass for literally less than a minute I got bit...

Hey!! Ok, Kroombit cattle station! I am going to keep these short and sweet so I get through a 3 week backlog of blogging - sorry - I am just having too much fun! So we got out of Airlie Beach, with a 12 hour drive to get through. Several stops and a serious flood later and we got to Kroombit cattle station at 7pm - due to the flooding our small bus couldn't get through to the station so we all climbed onto the back of a muddy artic lorry with just wooden p...

Hey! Wow, I haven't written this in a long time! There is so much to update you on! So, we got to Airlie Beach and the place was pretty quiet, just one street and the whole place is centred on trips to the Whitsunday Islands. So we got there, had a nice evening with the rest of the bus in Beaches hostel bar (found a new drink - my drink of Australia - strongbow and black, but pink! Basically they don't do blackcurrant out here so it is raspberry cordial instead...

Hello all! So, Mission Beach! Well after the rather dramatic start to the day on Wednesday, we arrived in a very chilled out hostel (Absolute Backpackers) - beautiful! It was like a resort, so we were very grateful! We got tea across the road - a short hobble for Amber and a stroll over for me, and then pretty much bedtime - it had been a loooonnnnngggg day! Next morning, I popped to the supermarket (a Woolworths would you believe?!), got some food and t...

Hello all! So, Mission Beach! Well after the rather dramatic start to the day on Wednesday, we arrived in a very chilled out hostel (Absolute Backpackers) - beautiful! It was like a resort, so we were very grateful! We got tea across the road - a short hobble for Amber and a stroll over for me, and then pretty much bedtime - it had been a loooonnnnngggg day! Next morning, I popped to the supermarket (a Woolworths would you believe?!), got some food and t...