Leaving the car with the mechanic (God I am so pleased to see the back of it!) we head off to a backpacker hostel. We discover there is a huge concert tonight - aha, our luck is changing! An Aussie band called Rogue Traders, are playing at a local venue. We decide we need the interlude of a good night out to take our minds of the impending doom ...

We arrived in Rockhampton late on Saturday night only to find out that in Queensland, nothing opens on a Sunday. This includes supermarkets! We spent a week in Rockhampton at Ascot Backpackers, which is run by really friendly and helpful staff, even if the hostel itself isn't the best. Rockhampton or Rocky as it is affectionately known to the lo...