After finally finding a hostel in Sydney, where we had to take a private room for the first night (our only non-dorm since Indonesia) we decided to make the most of it so ordered a big pizza and a couple of bottles of wine to watch tv with. On our first full day in Sydney it was back to the dorms and we were desperate to see the iconic Opera House and Harbour Bridge in the baking 37oc heat. En route we were distracted by the famous Harry's Cafe De Wheels which s...

Melbourne to Sydney Day 1 Picking up our car wasn't as easy as we planned, just like when we picked the van up in Darwin. The car didn't come with any extras so we needed to buy roll mats for the tent (we had mattresses in the van last time), a stove, frying pan, cutlery and plates plus we needed to visit the local market to stock up on vegetables. Directing ourselves around the city to find these things, along with the differences of driving with trams (to tu...