I've uploaded pictures from whale watching, Fraser Island (they're a bit dodgy because they are from a disposable camera) and Australia Zoo (Steve Irwin's zoo), which was BRILLIANT! There's a bit of Bindi Irwin overload going on - the poor girl is on T-shirts and water bottles and all sorts and her tv shows and music videos are all over the place, but the zoo is so hands on which is really good. There are many employees around that are so knowledgable and frien...

I arrived in Brisbane yesterday, and spent the afternoon and evening getting my bearings with my friend Gemma. It's a lovely city, but it took me a while to get used to the amount of people wandering around, and seeing men in suits again! Brisbane is warm and a bit humid. I really like it and there's lots I want to see and do in the next few days. I will write more about my canoeing trip in Noosa and my visit to Australia Zoo later (I fed an elephant and kan...

I got back from Fraser Island yesterday, and travelled to Noosa on the bus this morning. Tomorrow morning I am going canoeing for three days and then on Monday I can have a rest! I went to Fraser Island with 6 others - three German and three British - in a 4wd. 2 of them did all the driving and were brilliant - we got the car back in one piece and didn't get charged for any damages which was good! We'd met on Sunday and done our food shopping, and set off on the...

Again, not my picture! I'm in Rainbow Beach now - I arrived yesterday and am starting a group self-drive tour of Fraser Island tomorrow. I will meet my group in an hour for a briefing - yesterday I overhead the video they show and it was all about what to do if a dingo gets too close! On Thursday I arrived in Hervey Bay and on Friday I spent the day whalewatching. Hervey Bay is the top whalewatching spot in Australia and it didn't disappoint :) Hervey Bay is...

On Sunday I set sail on a boat called Habibi, to do a backpacker tour of the Whitsunday Islands. I think there were about 25 passengers on board, and three crew - a cook, a deckhand and a skipper. We spent most of Sunday sailing out to the islands, and spent the night rocking and rolling on the choppy ocean - I didn't sleep very well as I had to keep waking up and hang on to things so I didn't fall out of bed! The bunks were small and my bunk was so close to the ...