Took 45 minutes to check in at the hostel – reception here is very slow, but the hostel itself is really nice with pool and beachfront… First night I went to bed pretty early because I needed to catch up with some sleep from the Whitsundays. Next day we rented a car and explored the island. There are a couple nice walkes and lookouts around. The wildlife and landscape is great and the traffic is not much, so I could concentrate on driving on the “wrong” (left) side of the road and shifting the stick which is also on the wrong side. Whenever I wanted to blink I turned on the windscreen wiper but anyway it was a wonderful day and the evening was fun too (drinking games like always…).

22.05.2008: Today my diving course started. Will take 4 days to do my diving license. We started with theorie and practical training in the pool. The water was really cold and we all got blue lips after 2 hours under water not moving a lot. But it was fun and I’m looking forward to the first dive in the ocean. The course is every day from 9 am to 5 pm and we also have homework and a exam at the end (feels like back in school) but it’s only 4 days till “graduation”, so I can live with that!

Now I’m a licensed SSI diver which means I can go diving without an instructor. They asked me to do an internship there which would basically mean I only pay for the material and stuff and work my training of. Would take 80 days then I’d be an diving instructor assistant. Would love to do that, but in this time I would not be able to earn money or travel… I think about it, but first I’ll go a little bit further north to Tully, where I’ll try to find a job. It’s supposed to be a good place for fruit picking.

Last night in Magnetic had to be good, because it was my last night with Robin:-( She is not looking for work so she will go on travelling… Of course the night was big! We drunk a lot and stayed up all night with the nice guys from the bar – payback next day of course! Had to catch the bus at 7:45 am…puked at the first break (at least not in the bus). Felt better afterwards.

How wonderful can life be…!!!

Saling between 74 islands with a huge white catamaran from ‘White Heaven Beach’ to ‘Blue Pearl Bay’, 30 degrees, perfect blue sky during the day (the most crazy colors sometimes), milky way during the night, rainbows, best sunrises and sunsets ever, snorkeling in the turquoise sea with turtles, corals and lot’s of fish…that’s the WHITSUNDAYS.

Food was awesome too, had a cook on board. Alcohol was cheap and plenty. Just perfect 3 days!

Back in Airlie Beach we had one more night to meet with the crew ( 25 people on the boat) for the aftershow party. And the next morning I left to the next place called Magnetic Island where I’m going to do my SSI diving license.

After a very long bus drive we arrived at a private Cattle Station in Kroombit – first time I left the coast and went inland. In the afternoon I went horse back riding and mustering goats, then learned how to catch a goat, how to bring it down for the branding and how the cattle prod feels on a human body… Early evening we were taught how to creck a whip and later on after a few drinks we had a mechanical bull competition. I won:-) Had to get up at half past 5 am the next morning for trying to shoot clay discs before leaving to the next station.

Was an 11 hours drive to Airlie Beach where I’ll stay for one night before I go on my Whitsundays sailing trip.

These days was the “best adventure” so far! Was on the biggest sand island in the world (Fraser Island) on a 4 wheel self drive trip for 3 days. We were a group of three cars (30 people) out in the woods, Camping in tents, Barbecue, shower in lakes…

We had a few difficulties with our car/group – first we lost the car keys in the supermarket before we even started the trip, then on the first day the car made weird noises, one of the girls wanted to leave the island because she was claustrophobic and last but not least it rained during the night and the “waterproof” tents had holes…Next day didn’t start better…We forgot to lock the garbagebags in the cars before going to bed, so the Dingos came at night…While we were cleaning up the whole area from our dispersed garbage and getting all the equipment together it was raining alot. Of course as soon as we were done the sun came out… And then it was just perfect! We saw some of the best places ever. The variety was awesome! A ship wrack, cliffs from where we could see dolphines, rainforest and desert, lakes and creeks in unbelieveble colors…

We also invented a new drinking game which we should get a patent for! The name is: hot potato hot potato! The Rules: Take a well cooked potato out from boiling water, throw it to somebody in the circle as fast as possible (you will anyway because it’s very hot) and if the person you throw it to doesn’t catch it or smashes it while catching he/she has to drink. Of course it has to be dark!!!

The days before and after the trip I stayed in Hervey Bay. We were busy with washing cloth (the sand was everywhere…)changeing room because we had bedbucks and spending some more time with the group.

First day I didn’t do much because of my hangover back from Noosa. just beach and pool…Second day we did a camel ride on the beach. It was only Robin and I – awesome!!!