Spent 2 nights in Townsville. I really only wanted to stay one, but there was a 'Full Moon Party' going on over on Magnetic Island which was my next stop. I was a bit confused by this, since the moon was only about 2/3 full. But I think they wanted to hold it on a weekend instead of during the week when it was actually full. Supposed to be a goo...

Great social pm with local heros, Len and Pete followed by beaut day with SUN at last so everything steam dried, plans firmed up for NZ ,bag packed, bit bulgey after visit to Reef HQ shop. Swim next door then tea with Chrissie and Pete and bandaged paw dog, in amazing new home up hill,stunning views out to Maggie Island and down the coast. Follo...

Got the 11.15 ferry over from Magnetic and then trekked into town with our bags to buy some food at woolies before the bus came to pick us up at 1.30. Townsville looked a bit weird to be fair - reminded me of Blackpool, a bit tacky in a sense, except there really was nothing there worth stopping for apart from the ferry to Magnetic. Weather was ...

The drive from Cairns up to Port Douglas was nearly as good as the Great Ocean Road. There is nothing but beautiful beaches and fabulous scenery all the way up the coast. We had planned to do a trip to the Great Barrier Reef from Port Douglas but as the weather was so stormy we decided to move down the coast to try to find calmer weather. We ski...

Stop press....we've bought a car!!! A 1987 Volvo in a rather interesting shade of possibly green, brown or gold (none of us can really decide what colour it is). I can't stop laughing whilst i'm typing this!!! Myself, Gigs & Tash, along with her friend Howie who she met in Bali each put together to buy Vera as we've named her from some dutch...

As we continued our drive north along the Eastern Australian coast, we got a little taste of the Australian Bush. The view was often composed of rolling hills with a light-brown colored grass and spotted with eucalypt and gum trees, as well as the occasional kangaroo or wallabe. We also passed by many cattle farms and sugar cane fields along the...

Hey all, I know it's been a while since I've updated. But my computer made it across the world, so I'll be online much more often. I've also found a program that allows me to be signed on to virtually every chat program (AIM, MSN, Yahoo, Google) at once, so no matter which one you use, I'll be signed on ready to chat and catch up! Classes starte...

Richard There's not much to be said about coming back to Townsville apart from the fact that I can now add Spanish Mackerel to the list (two is a list isn't it?) of fish that I can't eat. For some reason tuna does not agree with me anymore (I used to be able to eat it quite happily) and I steer clear of it. However, it was only after I'd eaten t...

Here is the beautiful Magnetic Island and Mission Beach which is where I did my sky-dive!!

Townsville: angenehmes Klima und wenig Touris... und eines der besten Hostels in dem ich genaechtigt habe... kleine Stadt mit eigener Gasthausbrauerei... echt gut das Bier, das dunkle vor allem!!! Magnetic Island: miete einen Roller fahre die 7 km strasse an einen einsamen Strand... der Tag geht rum wie nix... und die Maedels kucken hinterher, a...