Quality Hotel Country Plaza Gladstone

... is impossible to listen to the news on the TV, you have an antique clock dinging, a grandfather clock donging and mother gassing. I think you all know what I mean. However, it was a nice catch up with Mum and Alan. We have now seen every M A S H episode, Beverly Hill Billy's episode and Gunsmoke episode going – their favourites. I think I will put on some adult channels on Austar at a later ...

... caravan park.We had a camp fire right at our door step,we were HAND feeding kookaburras,spotting VERY big kangaroos and away from all the other caravans.We did go fishing on the WILD Cattle Creek but only caught a couple of bream and a tiny flathead.We also took a drive to Lake Awooonga,which was beautiful.We again went fishing but had no luck.After giving up on fishing, a man gave us two double kayaks for a really good price,and we paddled out on the lake 'till the sun went down.

... the alcohol fumes too much as they were like the 3 stooges, also there were a load of weirdos on the tour, including a guy who dripped with sweat even when standing still in the shade and another couple whom I'm sure were the product of in-breeding but hey ho it made it quite interesting. At the end you get 2 free samples each and this was the first time that Loz was happy that I drove as he guzzled his way through 3 free samples, he ...

... I didn't know backpacking could be this good!!! Hervey Bay is the main starting point for trips Fraser Island which Michelle and I did for our last few days together, and I think it has to be the new highlight of my trip so far!!! After a night in the YHA we were picked up by the our tour guide Alex from the Fraser Island Company for our 3 day/2 night tour, which we loved every minute of! I will try to upload some pics soon as the island is just so amazing... At ...

A quick journey up the coast and we jumped off at Hervey bay . In order to breakup the 16 hour journey to Airlie beach.Our accomadation was fine although I would not class it as a hostel as they offered nothing to which you normally get with hostels. We headed out to get something to eat and very quickly found ourselves nice and cosy in the local Irish ...

... around Oz. Both natives of Australia, had travelled a great distance around the country. Nat invited us over for Billy Tea by the campfire and shared many stories about the Outback and Northern Territories. He was in the process of writing a book and had many interesting photos to show us. The following morning we packed our things together and headed south towards Bundaberg, two days behind schedule and still 200km to our destination.

... wobbly and pretty slowly (with the wind blowing in your face, even 30km feels damn fast!) but within 5 mins we were gunning it down the roads - main roads, but because the towns were so small, there was hardly any traffic..we ended up at large house where we parked our bikes and headed onto the property which had a bunch of kangaroos and wallabies bouncing around. Afterwards we headed to Bustard Bay (where Captain Cook moored) and went up and down the hills ...

... in a small room for too long. The things they do when the others are all in the same room is not something we can talk about in polite company. The town is also the site of a minibus accident last year which injured Tanya, a girl from Canterbury, who is the daughter of Teresa, one of the women Louise sat next to in her old job. 3 backpackers died in the accident - Tanya must ...

... now in Hervey Bay, which is basically a stop off before we go on out 3 day safari of fraiser Island. The idea is that we'll be put with another 6 people, making a group of 10. We'll be given a 4x4 jeep, some tents, enough food and drink for the 3 days, and then let loose on the 75 mile stretch of sand, lakes and beaches. Should be amazing. Then we're off to the Whitsundays, where we're gonna spend 2 days on a boat on the great barrier reef ...

... have been on the port (left) side! The skipper was woken up & he worked out that it was actually Lady Musgrave island & he immediately said to steer west! It ended up being an error in putting in the waypoint into the GPS, 1 degree extra in longitude. From then on, two people had to double check the waypoint against the charts. A wet & cold night, but we arrived ...