After the most confusing checkout in history, where I honestly thought I was about to break the poor guys neck at reception, I finally managed to persuade them that I had been staying there for the last couple of nights and that I had paid for it all and that they were going to look after my bag for a couple of days. I consider myself a morning person but that was vile! I bet that poor guy wished he had called in sick. After that kafuffle Debbie, my very chirp...

Nothing like a Valentine's day snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef to distract me from the fact it would have been Mat and my 8 year anniversary. So there I was, on the 'Ocean Free' a beautiful sailing ship, sailing out of Cairns for two hours to make my way to Green Island. The skies were blue, the sea was calm, the sun was beating down on me and I couldn't be happier. I met so many interesting people on board - the pilot from Holland who told me about all the ...