Singapore Airport

Im in Singapore Airport at the moment waiting to fly out to Thailand where im meeting Danny - yay!

The east coast of Aus has been amazing. Laura and I went out on the Kiana from Airlie Beach for 3days to sail around the whitsunday islands. It was great to be back together again and it took us ages to catch up on all the goss! It was a really nice boat with just 14people as opposed to the 40 that can be squashed onto some of the party boats. The only problem we had was that our bed happened to be in the living room which wasnt great for Laura who had a cold and wanted to stay in bed!

We went to whitehaven beach on the first day which was gorgeous. the sand is made of silica and is fine enough to clean jewellery with so Grandma Mary's ring is nice and shiny now. Unfortunatly we couldnt go swimming as its jelly fish season but it was lovely lying on the beach all the same and Laura even met her dive buddy there - a big suprise since there were only about 40 people on the island!
On the second day i went diving on the outer reef. we swam through little caves with turqouise light streaming through the holes in the rock and saw turtles, sharks and really colourful coral. Definitely the best place i have been diving so far!
On the third day, the sails went up to speed up the journey back to Airlie beach. The boat was at a 45degree angle making it a bit uncomfy but it felt great with the wind rushing through out hair and the sun shining down on us - a great opertunity to top up the tan!

Next was Fraser Island - easily the most beautiful place i have ever been too. Laura didnt come as she wasnt feeling well and didnt fancy camping so booked herself into a hotel to recover with a tv and air conditioning!
We stayed in tents for the 2nights and drove in our 4wd to all the suggested sites during the day. There were champagne pools which are small pools of warm sea water in the rocks, piles of colourful sand, and fabulous fresh water lakes. Lake MCKenzie on the last day was the most enjoyable part of a fantastic trip. There were no fish or plants in the water, it was fresh and clear. We made human pyramids in the water and playes Frisby on the beach. I could spend 2weeks there no problem!

Yesterday, we went to Steve Erwins zoo. it was really sad reading all the messages on his tribute but great to see how much his beliefs about conservation are spread through the zoo. the croc feeding was kinda scary but we were safely behind bars and we all got to hold a koala - so cute!

got to board my flight now so have to go

love you all
Emma x x x x

Cairns

The trip out to the outback was fab! Im sure iv written about this already but i guess i must have just sent alot of emails about it. Uluru (Ayers Rock) was really pretty at sunset and looked amazing from a distance but once we had walked around about a quarter of it we realised it was gona look the same for the next hour! Kings Canyon and the Olgas were gorgeous from every angle. they were the same red colour as Uluru but were surrounded by green trees and we could see for miles.

Im in Cairns now and met up with Laura H and Michelle for a day which was wicked. we had alot of catching up to do. Michelle also invited us to her wedding (shes promised to Murph but isnt actually engaged) so were going to Canada in a couple of years anyway. yay!

Went to Cape Tribulation monday to wednesday which is a rainforest / national park. It certainly lived up to its name and pissed down the entire time i was there! saw lots of lovely huge spiders too :s

Diving on the great barrier reef has outdone everything so far, other than maybe the skydive in Taupo. I did 5 dives over 2days and stayed over night on the boat. Saw a starfish on the nightdive and a sting ray, reef shark, giant clam and turtle on the day dives aswell as hundreds of colourful fish (including Nemo!) and coral.

Been doing pretty much nothing today other than spending money :s my bikini broke though so i needed another one. Met up with Rachel from Cape Trib in the afternoon and we tried to get our hair cut but left it too late and the shops were shutting. Waiting for Laura to get back from the rainforest now and then were getting massages in the night market before our bus to Airlie beach picks us up at midnight.

Missing you all loads!

Love Em x x x

Melbourne

Heya!
I flew into Alice Springs today and its soooo hot! my hostel has a swimming pool to cool off in so its not too bad at the moment but im going on a 3day tour out to Ayers Rock tomorrow so could do with it cooling down a bit.

Sydney was great. I met up with Laura Dye who i made friends with in New Zealand and we went to Bondi beach (the waves there are HUGE) and the Syndey Opera House together to see a Czeck Opera which was kinda based on the little mermaid. It was really good but i think i prefer musicals.
I also went on a day trip on my own to the blue mountains which were stunning. Everyone on the tour was really friendly though and we all chatted to each other on the walk. I even got asked out by a swedish guy but said no obviously.
The walk across the harbour bridge was nice and the view from the skytower was fairly good but it was better in Auckland i think although i am slightly biased by the fact that i jumped off of that one!

Melbourne was beautiful and i stayed with Alison and Tony who are lovely. Alison took me to pengiun Island on the saturday where we sat on the sand and watched them waddle up the beach to their nests. They were so cute!
On the sunday, the three of us went to a beach on the peninsular. We drove up to the top of the hill before settling on the sand and the view from up there was gorgeous.
I have also discovered that i like Thai as long as its no too hot, Squid and prawns.
It was great to get a double bed and a room to myself and they even gave me a dressing gown and slippers - luxury!

Spoken to both Laura and Emily on the phone and they sound like they are having a great time. Emily is in Byron Bay and Laura is going to Neighbours night tonight.

Lots of Love
Emma x x x x

PS Happy Birthday again Danny x