On the journey from Lake Mahinapua Steve told us that 6 people who had put their name down for the skydive had to go this afternoon and that the additonal people had to go a few days later. As this was one of the things I had saved for Franz Josef my name was on the list. With a minging hangover Atonette managed to convince me that it was a good idea to do it today as otherwise i would have a few sleepless nights worrying about it. I agreed and within 15 mins of ...

Our drive from Westport was rather long... this wazs broken up by us visiting a gorgeous Seal colony. The views were amazing, cliffs jutting out into the sea and huge waves sploshing everywhere. We stayed there long enough to take some fab pictures and have a wuick coffee. By this time everyone was very banterful and we just took the piss out of eachother the whole time. The drive was long and tedious but tonight we were going to arrive in Lake Mahinipua which is...

The bus picked us up nice and early outside our strange YHA....full of old ladies... I was suprised to see that the bus was basically empty...oh s***e I thought...this is gonna be a long ol' trip to Westport. Anyways, we had a few more pick ups and there was a rowdy group of english boys and some nice girls. The weather was crap...rainy and cloudy and to be honest it reminded me of England! Not impressed! As with most bus journeys at the start no one really talks...

Leaving Sydney airport was pants. Having been in Australia for 8 months it had become my home and I had had such an amazing time. Ah well, new country, new adventures! I was such an idiot when I arrived as I left my make up bag in the arrivals halls and randomly the woman on my shuttle bus had handed it in so we had to run back to the arrivals lounge! ha ha what a wally bum! Heather, who I had met on my Great Ocean Road Trip and also she had come along to Alice...