Unfortunately my flight was delayed arrivng in Nadi -typical "Fiji time!" so I missed the transfer aboard the Yasaw Flyer to meet up with the girls on the Yasaw islands. Instead I checked into the Nadi Bay hostel, 10k or so south ofthe airport which is nice with two pools and two restaurants, which ae perfect to laze the day away inthe heat (which is a shock to my system even after Austrlia!). In the afternoon I went on a tour with some other (pretty m...

SUNDAY In Melbourne I'm staying with the Teh's, good family friends. The house is lovely, with large glass windows and my room has a double bed and electric blankets! don't laugh...the dogs called Freddie and Archie are adorable, and things are so chilled out here it reminds me a lot of being at home. This morning Sally and I set off to Phillip Island, where the penguins parade happens at sunset. Phillip Island is also home to some world reknowned surf beache...

WEDNESDAY I was quite excited to arrive in Sydney, having heard so much about it and all! I met John at the airport, after a little confusion navigating the different terminals. Shelley and he live in Kensington, which is towards Bondi and obviously easy to remember! We went out to a really nice seafood restaurant on Bondi beach which had some superb views of the beach. Since it was Jill's birthday today we toasted her and tucked into some yummy food! After din...

FRIDAY Today was the first day that I have experienced really bad weather in Australia; it was pretty tame by English standards but a shock to my system since I have happily become accustomed to sun and heat! So a bit of a sluggish start to get out in the rain...although I did get to use my UGGs, even though it's not that fashionable to wear them out over here! I went back into Circular Quay to finish off the other sights I missed out yesterday, so I started ...

SATURDAY/SUNDAY One of the longest journeys of my life!! A full 18 hours to get from Airlie to Brisbane - but atleast most of it was through the night. The worst part had to be stopping off at one of the 24 hr petrol stations where dead cockroaches inhabited the toilets and toads had been squished by lorry tyres - nice. I was glad to arrive in Brisbane though! It's quite quiet here for a city, and not as touristy as other places. After settling in at the An...