A 10 days (1,847km) road trip from Gold Coast to Cairns; A state nearly five times the size of Japan, seven times the size of Great Britain, and two and a half times the size of Texas! Okay! You get the picture! It's humungous! I have always been in awe of the fascination of blue planet, diving in the Great Barrier Reef has been on my bucket list since. And what's better than rubber tramping across the second largest state in Australia - Queensland from Gold Coast to the Great Barrier Reef! I went through the journey and learn it the hard way - inaccurate information, out dated details, took a bad advise from forum; Hence, I've decided to put this road trip into a travel piece that might help you.