We haven't done an overnight bus so far this trip...nearly six months in, and no overnight bus trip which are a bit of a rites of passage thing for travellers. The worst bus trips we've done were the 2 9-hour ones in Laos, the biggest danger there was getting shot at - here it was that we didn't get back on the bus after each (enforced) break, or maybe getting attacked by the massive beetles and cockraoches at Rockhampton. Ironically this was where they cleaned the bus! Only one moment of any interest really as it was one of the best night's sleep I've had in weeks - there were 4 seats to each person so you could really spread out - I woke up just after a pitstop to find Jen not in her seat and not behind me or, anywhere to be honest. I had a brief look around and then, presuming she'd forgotten to re-board at the petrol station, or was stuck in the loo, proceded to tell the driver of my predicament. His response (Oh bugger!) was then followed up by muffled laughter as a fellow traveller pointed out Jen had simply moved seats and I was clearly the biggest idiot on the planet...ho hum!

We arrived in Hervey Bay on time and not too tired but saw fit to have a mid-afternoon kip anyhow before going out and booking our trip to Fraser Island. We're not going for the self-drive option but we're doing a 3-day 2-night trip with a max of 16 people. Should be great fun. Incidentally I was quite looking forward to the body-boarding into the lake scenario that Rich of Helen & Rich fame enjoyed but 2 people have quadraspazzed on a life-glug (c Brasseye/Chris Morris) over the last month - nice!

Catching up slowly on emails and the like and another chilling out day tomorrow before we leave for FI on Friday morning.

We have got pictures from the Whitsunday's trip and they should be up on there at some point tomorrow providing I can find an internet cafe that takes our camera.

By the way we fly home 6 months today...still not half way through this thing yet!!