The long drive

Hello everyone,

We are excited to be on the road again and rolling into different cities on almost everyday. We have had a few long driving days but as a Canadian, we are used to driving long distances. The countryside is beautiful and the vegetation is completly different from Canada and New Zealand. We were even lucky enogh to see a kangaroo on the side of the road. It was just sitting there waiting to cross. We have also seen some that haven't been as fortunate. We have driuven from Cairns down the coast and are now in Bundaberg. It's a small quiet city which allows us to camp pretty much anywhere on the street for the night. It's frowned upon but we have been trying to budget and don't feel like paying for a campervan park. We just use the showers by the beaches and try and get water from the local parks. I know we're cheap it gives us more money for when we get to Fiji.

Between Bunderberg and Cairns, we have stayed the cities of Townsville, Arlie Beach and St-Lawrence. The coolest place was St-Lawrence because of the stars we saw at night. The city is on the railway line and very small and nobody stops there but we where tired of driving and it was a free place to stay with toilets. It was nice. We are now able to swim at the beaches since there are no more jelly wish this far south. The water is nice and niot cold so we are going to the beach as much as we can.

Today, we went to a the Bundaberg Rum distillery and had a tour. It was very interesting. They make almost everythign from scratch. This rum is primarily made from a molasses base. We even had a little taste test at the end. We had a good time and now are going to find a place for the night.

We are probably going to head to another beach tomorrow and relax, go for a run and make some food. Life is simple for us right now and we know this is all going to change in the following months. See you all in about a month or so.

Love Christian and Karina

PS To all our Kiwi friends, we we're saddened to hear that you lost to Sri Lanko in the Cricket. We hope your Rugby team doeas better in the fall.