The next leg of our journey has definately taken off with a bang as we have now flown over to Cairns on the East coast. Immediately, we were stunned by the city itself (and the heat! 32C) because as you walk down to the marina you can see all the mountains around you meeting the sea and covered mostly in tropical rainforest. We decided to hire a...

This morning I was awake at 3:45am and I was already running late for my 4:15am pick up to go hot air ballooning. Fumbling around in the dark, I grambled all my fresh clothes and headed for the shower. The dormatory door unexpectedly slammed, further angering the angry German I had upset the previous night. Once I was in the bathroom I realised ...

Cairns is basically the place to dive on the reef and plan the rest of your travels around northern Queensland. It might not be the most impressive place but it seemed OK and they have put in a pretty little Lagoon as there is no beach, so spending a day or 2 to recharge batteries is pleasant enough. Our trip to the reef was on board a large Cat...

Hello from sunny Cairns--well at least the sun shines here a few minutes a day.ron has had a little stint back in Brisbane, I managed to keep myself occupied around town. We push of tomorrow to Undarra ,to the sight of the Lava tubes. We are ready for the next part of our adventure, the outback. Im sure we'll get to love red dirt!! Do'nt forget ...