The Great Barrier Reef really does live up to the hype! Met a boat at 8am at Port Douglas Marina that took us the hour and a half out to sea. We then spent an amazing day snorkelling at three different sites along the reef. Humpback Whales on the way out, Dolphins on the way… Read more

Our last day in the van today! Eight glorious weeks of travelling, climbing, surfing, snorkelling, sailing and kayaking are drawing to an end… It’s amazing how much ‘stuff’ you can accumulate over one summer! It took quite a few hours to take down the posters, empty the cupboards and start packing our equipment away. After… Read more

Just managed to get a few snap shots from the weird and wonderful underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef off the waterproof camera. No more words really needed as its hard to explain the beauty and weirdness of the shapes and colours…. Here’s a small selection – see for yourself…. On the Boat Straight… Read more

The fields of cattle and crops have changed to mile after mile of sugar cane as we migrated north. Now, in the tropical zone they are replaced with banana and pineapple plantations. Our first port of call was the tiny little bay of Atty Beach.  It’s a cute little place, but our reason for the… Read more

To break up the journey to Cairns, we’d decided to pull off the highway and call in at ‘Northern Queenslands premier crag’ which is just outside the town of Townsville. To be honest, the topo didn’t make it look that good, but we were drawn in by the chance of climbing one of the best… Read more

What a fantastic day! A highlight of the Australia trip for us both. After roughing it camping and sea kayaking for the last few days, today was blissful mixture of luxury and tranquility. ‘Sailing in the Whitsundays’, we’d been told by almost everyone, was ‘the thing to do’ – we just wanted to make sure… Read more