GO THE DIVA!!!! GO THE DIVA!!!! was the cry from the 106,000 very hot and intoxicated racegoers, as Makybe Diva romped home for her 3rd straight Melbourne Cup victory. Aud had backed the Diva to win and collected her 3 dollars. Our day out at the Cup was cracking. Absolutely everyone in Melbourne stopped for the day to watch the race. Like the Grand National times 10. Stew had 2 winners out of five on a successful day for the one time best gambler in Duntocher. I...

Hi all, We have arrived after our 12 hour train/bus ride to Cohuna. Moira has been very nice to us and we have been spoiled so far with lovely home cooked meals. The house we are staying in is an old primary school and it is huge with a massive garden (like a field back home). It is way out from anywhere else (12k from town) and the stars at night are just amazing. Moira is taking us down to the Melbourne Cup on Monday night or Tuesday morning so we are both look...

G'day ya flamin' mungrels, as the once wise Alf Stewart would say. We have landed in Sydney and are now half way through our world adventure. Yesterday we visited the Opera House and Harbour Bridge. It looks a lot better up close than the pictures do it justice. We also went to the International Motor Show which was cool and got to sit in loads of fancy cars. Aud has decided we are defo getting a mini cooper s soft top now!!!! The weather has been ok. We have had...

Hi all, welcome to sheepland. Only playin'. Did you know that there are 3 sheep to every 1 human in New Zealand?? and they say that Aberdeen is bad!!! We have arrived at our final destination in New Zealand-Christchurch. The past 2 days we spent our time in Queenstown which is a Ski resort on the South end of the South Island. It was a crackin party atmosphere and we had one too many pints of 'Speights' last night. Sore heads all round. The tattoos are for real L...

Yo dudes, We have travelled over sea with our campervan from the North to the South Island and guess what....It's stopped raining!!!!!!! The sun is splitting the heavens here in a town called Nelson. It's a lovely wee town like many in NZ with a nice beach and loads of crazy things to do. We are hitting the beach today and then off to the Glaciers overnight to see the spectacular sights. Hopefully it wont snow. Our campervan has served us well so far but we are b...