After our monster 13 hour coach trip we decided against our better judgement to stay in a Koala run hostel again - we had to use those vouchers that the guy at the travel agents gave us as we are slowly running out of money! We took the free bus to the hostel and checked in and $14 certainly doesn't get you very far Oz as our room turned out to be a dive, as expected. Although, it seems that the crapper the hostel, the better the showers.... After scrubbing ...

Whilst in Byron Bay, Pete and I did some research into a 2night/3day 4 wheel drive camping trip to Fraser Island - the largest sand island in the world, just off the coast from Hervey Bay. We caught the greyhound bus to Hervey Bay, stopping off for a night in Surfers Paradise, which was very commercial and would be good for shopping if we had any money! Once at the very undesirable 'Koala Hostel' in Hervey bay, we attended a meeting where we met the other people ...