Well, had a day to kill in Adelaide before heading off to the outback. So did my washing. And got an early night. Killer blog!

Which was a bad idea. Up at 5.45 for a two day trip to Kangaroo Island. A small bus this time. Three Japs (didn't speak English), Six Swiss (chose not to speak English), myself and an English girl (sat at back of the bus), which meant that I pretty much got my own private tour of the Island! Kangaroo Island, Australia's third biggest island, about 17km off the south coast of the mainland. First of all, an hours drive from Auckland to the harbour at Cape Jervis,...

Up bright(ish) and early for a 6.30am start along the Great Ocean Road from Melbourne to Adelaide. Big bus of people (24 I think) and a very excitable driver. Grabbed a window seat and of we went. Leaving Melbourne, we drove sixty kilometers or so to Torquay to check out the surf shops (bit pointless for me), and after several stops for photos of the coast line (Bells Beach and Anglesea to name a couple), we pulled over at Aireys Inlet where (a highlight up there...