The journey from Tokyo to Airlie Beach took 36 hours, but went very smoothly. Firstly, I flew on an A380 to Singapore, which was amazing experience. I then flew on to Brisbane and then a short flight up to the Whitsundays (Airlie Beach).

I stayed at a great hostel right in the centre of town, and had a great night watching the NSW-Queensland rugby match in the bar with my room mates.

On Thursday I woke up early and prepared for the 2 day, 2 night sailing trip on the 83 ft British Defender yacht.

The trip was incredible fun. The food was great, the other sailors were great fun and we stopped off at the amazing Whitehaven Bay and snorkelled on the Great Barrier reef.

I got back this morning, and am now getting ready to fly back to Brisbane and then on to New Zealand tomorrow!