My friend Kim from Vancouver and I have been working our way from Sydney to Cairns for the past few weeks. We're on Magnetic Island right now, just one stop on our bus trip (oz experience) from Cairns. So far, we've been surfing, four-wheel driving, sailing, diving, snorkelling, kayaking, walking, hiking, and so many more things! It's been a blast (and so great to do with a friend!). I've uploaded a bunch of photos, from the last few I took at the resort through to the sailing trip we finished yesterday. One of these days, when I'm not moving around so much, I'll have to sort through all my photos (and put up some that Kim took) but it's just been non-stop the last little while.
So, let's see. Fraser Island, the world's largest sand island. It's amazing, and I'm so glad I decided to go. I went to the island the last time I was in Australia (6 years ago), so wasn't really sure about going. We went on a 4wd self-guided tour. To make it more affordable for backpackers, they put people into groups of up to 11 (we had 9 in ours), sign everyone on to be a driver of the rental car and give you all your camping gear. We'd heard some stories about people being stuck with awful groups but we really lucked out, I think. We got to see everything, met some cool people, and had a blast. It was quite cold camping but we survived.
After Fraser, we went on a sailing trip that was amazing! Our boat was called Summertime (booked it through Oz Adventure Sailing), and I'd totally recommend it to anyone. We got to go diving, snorkelling and kayaking in the Whitsunday Islands. And the boat was gorgeous, the crew were awesome. It was pretty spectacular (a bit rough but gravol's amazing stuff!) and my only complaint is that 3 days is too short!
Now we're on Magnetic Island, where we'll stay for 3 nights. It's raining, so instead of kayaking or beaching, I might go diving. Or maybe just hang about and go for some hikes. It's really beautiful here, apparently!
And as always, there's heaps more photos over on my flickr thinger (or just click on one of the photos to go there).
