hi georgia and mum here......

11.11.08
Mum and Georgia before breakfast thought they would update the blog.

After nine days at the Whitsundays, we finally packed up our bags and moved on. It was hard because it is one of the most beautiful places we have ever been to, and we will always remember.
Our aim was to get to Hervey bay, with a few stops along the way. Our first night stop was in scary Sarina,( psycho killers unite). The motor home company arrived at 6am with a new van for us to start us on our way. Sadly no bigger, but with a battery that worked.
We seemed to drive miles and miles and miles through major sugarcane areas with not a soul on the road.
We stopped at the Capricorn caves which were a series of 27 dry caves discovered in 1888 by a Norwegian searching for kangaroos. It was weird walking on hundreds of tons of guano poop! One of the caves was used as a cathedral for weddings and concerts. The acoustics were said to be more perfect than the Sydney Opera house.
We drove straight to Yepoon, where we stayed for 2 nights. We all remember listening to Barack Obama’s acceptance speech as we arrived into town, quite a special moment. Hopefully this is a special chance for the U.S and the World to get back on track.
The next stage was to drive to Agnes Water/Town of 1770. This is where Captain Cook first landed in Queensland and guess what year that was...?

During our stay there Maddie, Dad and i went to surf school. The people over here are so committed to educating the way of the water, the tides and lifesaving skills. It’s not just about

learning to surf.
We discovered some kind of jelly fish so that put us off going into the water. Later we found out that the little creature that we were so terrified of was called a jelly blubber that Australian kids throw at each other for fun... what do we know?

Our last day on the road before Hervey bay. We stopped off for a tour of the world famous Bundaberg Rum Distillery. Words could never describe the smell of the molasses in the air. Such a pong I’ll never forget it! I don’t think Olivia ever took her fingers off her nose. There has been many an evening when dad has lost use of his legs from drinking Bundy and coke.
That same afternoon, we finished the drive to Hervey Bay.
From here tomorrow we are off on a sand safari to explore Fraser Island, the world’s largest sand island and on the world heritage list. Mum’s worried about sand flies and bugs again; she’ll use her new potion that the locals have advised. A mixture of dettol, Citronella oil and Baby oil, and boy she smells good.
Will update more after Fraser.
Missing u all so much. X