Wednesday 23 Our last day in Sydney was either going to be a trip to the blue mountains or a chill day, we decided on the latter. We chilled on the roof top with breathtaking views of the bridge and opera house (there is only so many photos one can take) whilst waiting for the washing and drying to finish, then went to the famous pancakes on the Rocks (erm for pancakes). We then done a bit more chilling on the rooftop. I would recommend YHA harbour the rocks fo...

Tuesday 22nd I see Will and Kate beat us to Manley too! Today we managed to get the ferry to Manley. We passed the Opera House and bridge (again some lovely photos) the crossing took 18 minutes and it cost about 10.50 aus dollars return each. Which was well worth the money for the views alone. Once at Manley we spent most the day on the beach and doing a bit of shopping. Mike and Paul had a surfing lesson for two hours 75 aus dollars each, by the sound of ...

Easter Monday 21st April Up early today for our planned trip to Manley by ferry (a beach resort with cafés pubs and shops) We had checked the times yesterday, but today when we arrived at the quay because it was a bank holiday it wasn't running (we had already purchased the tickets via groupon) so instead we jumped on a bus that went to Bondi Beach. After sitting on the beach for a while watching the surfers and Bondi life guards, we decided to do the famous ...

Happy Easter Sunday 20th April We didn't wake up until 12.30, we must have needed the sleep. Last night's taxi driver said it was 19 degrees and cold, he was all wrapped up I think he was an aboriginal. It's not cold to us. Today we made our way down to the quay side which was 5 or 10 mins walk. Sydney is buzzing, we sat at the Opera bar for drinks and food it's right next to the opera house with views of the harbour and bridge, there is a big cruise li...

Welcome to our blog, here we go... Friday 18th April On arrival at Newcastle Airport waiting in the Emirates queue, having been called to the desk he asked was I platinum, gold or silver member, I think we were at the wrong desk. My facial expression gave him the answer to that question! No complimentary upgrades but we could pay £1500 to upgrade, on this occasion we declined (A lottery win would have been handy). We had our breakfast in the flying hippo and ...