awwwwww

...would you believe that my australian adventure is almost at an end? rubbish!

so here's an update! I went to Mackay and it was the most awful hostel I have encountered in the whole of australia... the people there had been having a party, the whole place reeked of alcohol breath, there was a semi naked couple on the sofa in the common area... just... urugh... no... I have since met 5 people who stayed there and all of them left after one night because it was so awful. Some people had food stolen, most people didnt get all their money back. We are going to complain, especially as the woman refused to give my money back when I said I didnt want to stay another night, she said its like that in every YHA and it bloody well is not!

so anyway, I got the hell out of there as soon as I could, and jumped on a bus bound for Arlie Beach, which is lovely! Its like a proper little seaside town, except its also a bit of a death trap, you cant swim in the sea as you will die by jellyfish... they are evil little buggers!


horrible jellyfishies

To make up for it though they have a "lagoon" which is basically a nice swimming pool on the side of the beach... overall arlie is a bit of a party town at night but during the day is totally laid back and I totally enjoyed it.


the lagoon at arlie beach...


some dancing in arlie beach...

Then I went sailing for 3 days and 2 nights around the Whitsunday islands, which was really nice and sunny, it is very pretty and we went to whitehaven beach which is just stunning. we also went snorkelling and I saw lots of very big very bright coloured fishes.


putting up the sail...


some whitsunday people...


my boat and the sunset over the whitsunday islands...

Then I returned to Arlie and had a day to relax before getting back on the bus for another 10 hour trip to Cairns, where I am now, yesterday I just had a bt of a look around, but today I am going a tour and seing some things before I fly back to Sydney, back to the cold, tomorrow!

So I will be flying home on monday and will eventually arrive on wednesday afternoon! On the plus side I found out that my hotel in Osaka is 5* so i am looking forward to stealing the posh shower gels! haha!

talk soon, see you soon!
Love, me xxxxxxxxxx