We had a quick stop at Magnetic Island on the way down the coast, hired a car and explored the deserted beaches. Had a walk up to some WWII forts to see the spectacular view and hunt (unsuccessfully!) for koalas up gum trees... Then a night in Townsville to do a little shopping and rest before heading down to Airlie Beach, from where we started our three-day Whitsunday sailing trip.  We had a fantastic time aboard the Anaconda II, an 85ft Maxi Yacht, which ha...

Well, we flew into Cairns over three weeks ago now and immediately began experiencing the beach bum culture of eastern Australia.... ie. we did very little for a week! Stayed at Calypso hostel, which was great and where we met a wicked group of people to hang around with... And so we sat by the lagoon, did a little shopping and drunk a little beer during our time in Cairns. Definately good to relax after our whistle-stop tour of Asia!  We did however manage o...

After the Whitsundays we headed down the coast again to a small place called 1770, which was supposed to be a time to sleep and relax, but which turned out to have loads of activites on offer... And so we did a wicked motorbike tour with 'Scooteroo tours' on big chopper bikes. A great way to see the area - we saw kangaroos and a beautiful sunset over the water. And we also looked pretty cool! The next morning we had a surf lesson... Rather small waves, which t...