The next two days were spent driving pretty consistently as we wound our way down to Adelaide. Our first night was spent in Wagga Wagga, mainly because it has one of the most hilarious names ever, and also because it was about halfway to Adelaide and was the perfect rest point! Wagga was a campsite spot, so hot showers were once again enjoyed - you really do appreciate the simple things when you're sleeping in a car. It was also where we encountered our first,...

Leaving Forster we drove through Booti Booti National Park (ha) and the Great Lakes which had some amazing scenery but it was a bit grey so difficult to appreciate fully. When you aren't on a bus you realise how many place names in Australia are just taken directly from home, Newcastle, Gloucester and, just for Grandad and Auntie Ruth, we even drove past a Stroud! Our aim was the Blue Mountains National Park which apparently shouldn't be missed, so doing as we ...

Well where do I start with DARPA, our home for the forthcoming two weeks? We booked her from spaceships and she is a big, orange Toyota Estima, the biggest car I have ever driven, has automatic transmission which took some getting used to, has an ipod connector, fridge, gas stoves, dvd player and bed in the back seats. We immediately loved her, although I did see a spaceship called Shatner which I would have killed for! Just to make the Shangri-La staff a littl...

Upon arrival at our hostel at 8.30am, we were unsurprised to find out that check-in wasn't until 2pm. Since Sydney was approximately 50 degrees colder than Brisbane (or so it felt) we went coat shopping on the Pitt Street Mall. Now this was meant to be the best shopping in Sydney, but in all honesty I was very disappointed! Not only did neither of us find anything but the clothes in general were pretty rubbish. Give me Leeds or Manchester any day of the week! S...