Oh my gosh I can't believe I haven't added to this since I've been in Australia... I have no idea how I'm going to put everything I've done in one entry...
Well, as an English person, the first thing I should talk about should be the weather. So it's been hot, sunny, beautiful, amazing and my tan is coming on a treat thanks :)
In the 20 days I've been here I've travelled down (and up) the coast from cairns to where I am now in Rainbow beach, and have done so much it feels like I've been here for months.
I went up to Cape tribulation and spent a night with the creepy crawlies in the rainforest and came back via Port Douglas (which is proabbly where I'll retire to). Cairns was a scream, and I did a trip to the great barrier reef from there (there aren't enough words in any language to tell you how amazing that was). Mission beach was tranquil, magnetic island was hot and full of sleeping koalas and airlie beach was such a cute little down, and it was here that I took my trip out to the whitsunday islands. We visited bays, islands and the most beautiful beach in the whole world - white haven. We saw a shark and two stingrays just hanging out in the shallows and donned our sexy stinger suits to frolic in the crystal clear waters :) Yesterday was the Kroombit cattle station which saw me rounding up goats on horseback, learning to lassoo and crack a whip (clearly valuable life lessons if one is to keep a man in life :P). Right now I'm in Rainbow beach and tomorrow will pop over to Fraser island for a few days to rough it, camp and drive up and down the 123km of beaches in a 4x4 :D
By now I am a pro at finding things to do on a bus (especially after the 10 hour trip to the cattle station and the 8 hour trip to rainbow beach), and have finally tried goon, kangaroo and crocodile. Whilst in rome...
Am really enjoying all the experiences and places, and for the benefit of my mother (who I'm sure checks this religiously) am eating well, staying safe and looking after myself ;)
:)
