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So the last place I headed to before flying out of Sydney was Melbourne. I was staying just out of Melbourne in a place called St Kilda. St Kilda is on the beach and the hostel I was staying in was very nice. Their kitchen was being renovated so they were putting on free dinners and breakfasts for everyone – very handy! The first day I just relaxed and went to bed early as I was very tired from the Rock Tour. The next day, I took the tram into the city centre and used their free tourist bus to look around the city. Then I headed back to St Kilda to spend the afternoon on the beach. I booked a Philip Island day tour for the next day. On this tour we went to a ... read more

I had only 3/4 days in Perth, but by the end I wished I had longer. I absolutely loved the place. I prefer smaller cities, so this was just right. The weather was gorgeous, and I really liked the city. I arrived at my hostel at around lunchtime. The hostel was called the Emperors Crown. It was very nice and looked as if it had just been renovated. A brilliant way to reintroduce me back into hostel life! I headed into the city for the afternoon as I knew I needed to buy quite a few things. After the loads of shopping I did, I went to the cinema as it had been so long since I had been to one. I went to see Black Swan - a very unusual film. Still not sure whether ... read more

Nanga Bay is just a resort and campsite. We were waiting for Lynsey's friend from home to join us, so this was just a place to stay before heading to Monkey Mia. Nanga Bay, as well as Monkey Mia, is in Shark Bay National Hertiage Area. Nanga was beautiful. The resort has its own pool and hot tub, which we could use for free and its own private beach. We went for a swim in the pool then headed to the beach. The water was warm and so clear! You could see all the fish swimming around and we were very lucky to see a sea turtle swim by! We met a couple of Aussie guys who were traveling around and spent the evening together around a camp fire. One guy could play the guitar and ... read more

Geraldton is a small city on the coast, although after Meeka, it felt huge! It was here that we bought our car, a Ford Falcon Fairmont. A friend, Rochelle, offered to drive me and Hazel to Geraldton as she was going to visit family. It's about a five hour drive through even smaller towns than Meeka. Lynsey had left Meeka two weeks before to go to Bali with her boyfriend and would be meeting us in Geraldton. For the first two nights, we all stayed in a beautiful cottage. It had a big kitchen, dining area and lounge, a separate sitting room, two double bedrooms with ensuites and two separate toilets. During these two days, we bought all our camping gear, including the tent. A friend from Meeka, Pedro, had recently moved to Geraldton and he ... read more

Sorry it's been so long, just been busy working! So I had a great time in Cairns and actually really liked the place. It's on the coast but doesn't have a beach and unfortunately the lagoon was shut for refurbishment and only opened the day we left! Typical! We did a snorkelling trip on the Great Barrier Reef, which was amazing! You could see so much more than in Whitsundays. The colours of the reef and the fish were fantastic. I saw a turtle and we all saw a humpback whale from the boat. Also, at one of the snorkelling sights, there was a massive fish which always comes up to the boat when they get there. His name was Wally and I actually got to touch him. He was as big as a hay bale ... read more