ahoy there me harties - i m not ignoring you guys, thanku 2 rach for being good at findin internet and keeeping yous updated! Since i last wrote i ve been surfing!! my frist time was awsome...stood up! but my second time was more painful, the waves were bigger and 'dumped' quicker! i m curretnly stil overed in bruises. only got 10 mins free internet so this has2 be fast. i m enjoyin seeing the beaches up here, however, becuase we are on a tour its really frustr...

Hello everyone, Just arrived at Airlie Beach in the Whitsundays, we have about 2 hours in town before we catch a ferry to Long Island and stay there for 3 nights. Should be fun! Lots has happened this week, whale watching in Byron Bay was amazing, we saw about 6 whales including a little-un with mum, and the speed boat was such good fun! Got very wet though. We left Byron Bay and headed for the Gold Coast for a couple of nights, which was good- not as ...