Happy Thanksgiving!

Okay people…not to be rude or anything, but this is getting to be a little ridiculous! 2 comments over the last post??? Are you kidding me? What else do we have to do…I mean Britt and Taya threw themselves out of a plane for god sakes… we just give, give, give and you just take, take, take! Anywho now that, that is out of our systems…we will let you know what we’ve been doing. So, after Mission Beach we hopped on our OZ BUS!!!! We actually did…we all growed up!! Lol. We are so happy that we are travelling this way as it was soon apparent after our driver immediately calling us ‘frozen americans’, that having fun wasn’t going to be a question. They are very helpful in booking and planning anything-accommodations, trips…basically whatever we need. Always keeping a close eye on the easily distracted Canadians…often hearing “come on Canada!” with a little tap on the shoulder!!! Our buses so far have been exactly those of Greyhound but bright yellow with music pumping…so we supposedly ‘cannot miss it’…but anything is possible!!! From mission Beach to Townsville ( about 2.5 hr drive), a large mining community that is very industrial and not much to look at quite frankly. But beyond a mountain lies Magnetic Island, which we immediately ferried over to. Only had 2 nights at Base backpackers, so not much time to do much. Upon our arrival, we were all greeted by a formidable scent that was too familiar- The moose head, The pump and perhaps, a perhaps a little splash of Sarcan!! But past the bar we were soon in awe of the little beachfront oasis. The dorms were actually huts along the beach lined with palm trees and huge boulders. This was definitely our most ‘party’ hostel but of course we separated ourselves…being poor and all!!! We would rather spend our money on activities than a mad hangover! We hiked Forte’s walk… a site that was used for battle and to watch for incoming enemies in WWII. It was up a mountain side in crazy heat..Taya was a little uneasy when the first sign on the trail was a picture and info about the poisonous snakes…wonderful!!! Briana and Brittany were a little on edge when they had to venture out when ‘nature called’ if you know what I mean!!!lol. It literally scares the piss out of you when you know there could be a poisonous snake lurking nearby! Taya, surprise, surprise…held it! We then went to scout out Koalas, upon arrival we saw $17/person…and we opted out…we figure we could just cuddle Shadow Lewis-Kondratoff ( Taunya’s dog). No really, we were excited but thought we would just see them at the Steve Irwin zoo, we need to mentally prepare…we heard they are vicious! J In summary…Magnetic Island…we waited 2 hrs 1st bus, ran after 2nd bus ( and missed…not the Ben Johnson start that we needed, hey Trevor?), waited another hour 3rd bus, 4th bus flew by us…apparently full…thanks for the heads up, waited another hour for 5th bus…good thing we bought the $6.50 day pass hey??? And finally, 6th bus the last day back to the ferry…right time, right bus…wrong side of the road!!! Damn it!! But once again the OZ Ex driver looked out for Canada. Jumped back on the Oz bus south towards Airlie Beach. We passed through Bowen, a town where the movie Australia was filmed…they even painted Bowenwood on the water tank! Lol. 3 hrs later we arrived in Airlie Beach, where the one and only Mathew McConaugh drank the pubs after filming Fool’s Gold here…in 2007...damn it 2 years too late! Beautiful sailing community..our favourite town yet! Can’t explain the beauty, we will take tons of pictures. Tomorrow get on “British Defender” to sail the WhitSundays for 2 days and 2 nights… can’t wait! Will update you when we get back. From there we head to Kroombit,there we get to make Saskatchewan proud…mechanical bull, goat rodeo and all....who knows maybe we will ride a kangaroo!!!! Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving...we had rice and tuna...jerks! Love you all...PLEASE write...it is always nice to hear what's happening there! :)