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This is awful. I've not blogged in a terribly long time and have next to no excuse for it.

Just because my travels have ended, doesn't mean that this blog is over! I will continue to write about what happened on my travels (because there's so much I haven't divulged to you yet!) and write some more details about specific events/places and what not. Perhaps you will be treated to more than 9 words describing the best thing ever!

And because I have the travelling bug pretty bad, I'm certain I will be visiting other people and places as soon as my moth-filled wallet will allow.

I will be back on a proper writing schedule soon - so don't stray too far.

Cheers,
George 

So here I am leaving Cairns, where I have spent the last week-or-so and boy does it know how to rain here! Sadly, because Australia is built up around the prospect of being outside 99% of the time, there isn’t a huge amount to do here during the downpours so luckily I am now sat on an aeroplane ready to hit up the middle of this country to see a big red rock in what I imagine can only be described as a desert.

Outside of the rain, sadly I have been ill. I know, I know, I have been rattling on about it for weeks, but it got seriously worse while in Cairns (cue lavish amounts of sympathy). So bad in fact that I felt the need to see the doctor who was kind enough to prescribe me some antibiotics, some butt-kicking menthol-eucalyptus stuff and more pain killers than any one man can take. This was 3 days ago now and I am pleased to announce that I am [clearly] healthy enough to fly, the swellings have gone down, the headaches are less and less frequent & intense and my fever has yet to return – hooray!

But enough of the mundane and miserable; what else has Cairns had to offer despite the torrents?

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Enough of the worries, what good things have been going on since Fraser Island?

Well, as the post title hints, I’ve been pretty busy (my manful cold doesn’t stop me!) acting out some new roles.

The first of these has quickly become my favourite and so when I was in 1770, the last real surf spot on the east coast, I spent more than my fair share of time in the water! Emily and I decided the previous night that we would both roll down to the surf shop in the morning and take part in the cheapest surf lesson ever: $17 for 3 hours. That’s not a misprint, that’s really what it cost!

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Sadly this entry is not going to be too chipper as I have some bad
news to deliver.
The first piece of news is that ever since
I have been ill. A combination of too little sleep and not wrapping up
warm enough at night on the blob of sand in the sea has left me with a
lovely cold.

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Yesterday (edit: now 2 days ago – silly internet connections here!) I
returned from Fraser Island: the worlds’ largest sand island.

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So here we are – a second bright and sunny day in a row in Australia. The weather has been so poor over the last week or so that the sunshine has come as quite a surprise!

So where was I when we last spoke? I believe I was about to leave Sydney on the start of the Oz Experience, so I guess that’s where we will start off today...

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Written March 3^rd 2010, posted only now because I’ve been waiting for the accompanying photos and still am...

Today I started the Oz Experience and while I was initially sceptical – 9 hours till our overnight stop, “Spot-X” (Arrawarra) – it has been sweet as so far!

The journey was really rather enjoyable, despite the wind, rain and grey clouds. The greatest thing about the time spent on the bus is the people you meet and the first bus ride with a brand new group of strangers is always going to be fun.

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Australia! Boy has this been a fun filled few days already...

I arrived in Melbourne at a relatively social hour, not feeling terribly social (i.e. tired), so I didn't go explore much further than the edge of the bed. Luckily this left me feeling bright, refreshed and ready for my 5:20am pick-up to start my Grampians & Great Ocean Road tour!

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As promised in my last post this is my first step in updating the blog more frequently – hooray!

So last time we spoke I breezed over the details of Westport onwards. Well, I can continue to ignore Westport as it is hardly worth a mention, so instead we will pick back up with Mahanipua...

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