after nearly missing our flight n much running around due to huge ques and unhelpful assistants, something you dont need after getting up at 6, we got our flight to NZ. approaching NZ we got some fanstastic views of the southern alps (see photos). it was cold when we arrived but not raining. oh and we got our boots cleaned for free by border control, they dont want dirty Aussie soil contaminating their beautiful Kiwi soils. a lad called James that we met al...

it rained in the morning so sensibly we went on a walk to a viewpoint near anne's house. we got some fantastic views of Sydney. after chilling out for a bit we went into the city to meet Kirsty. we were met by a suprise when Jase turned up with her lol steve thought beki was gettin mugged cus she shouted 'oh my god' in shock lol. as we hadnt seem the Opera house at night and Kirsty hadnt seen it yet we headed there and it was fantastic. we decided to go up the Sk...

we said goodbye to Pauline and Molly before heading to Rose Bay. Keith kindly gave us a lift to Anne's house very early in the morning. we said our farewells to Keith and met Anne. after a 2nd and 3rd brekkie we decided to go on the Coogee beach walk from Bondi. it was a 5 hour walk there and back along the cliffs and coastline passing numerous beaches and a cemetery lol. we stopped at Coogee for a massive burger before heading back. we saw a lot of old peo...

Steve got his haircut! sorry mom.. we walked to Cronulla, had a wonder round and sat by the beach takin in the view and watching the surfers. we didnt do much else today apart from chilling out. Pauline and Keith ordered a chinese which of course was yummy

we got a lift into town again 2day with keith who dropped us off at Circular Quay. we got the ferry to Manly (the second famous beach after Bondi) that passed the Opera house and Watsons Bay so we had an opportunity for better photos. it was sunny today and a lot warmer than yesterday but it was still chilly to us (just shows how quickly you can climatize). after arriving at Manly we strolled through the town and walked along the very nice beach, which was f...