BUYING OUR BUS G'day folks! The search is on to get a van. The temperature has really soared, 30 degrees plus, just as we have left the beaches of Blaigowrie and have to trek around the sity streets of Melbourne. We spent the first few days searching hostels and internet cafes in downtown Melbourne and contacted several people. Many of which didn't turn up to meet us (bumholes) and the ones that did, their vans were worse than Dellboys reliant. Most vans for sal...

BLAIRGOWRIE G'day folks! Well we left the hustle and bustle of Melbourne on 24th Feb to head down to the peaceful tranquility of the Mornington Peninsula to stay with Chris and Jane in Blairgowrie. For you map lovers (Roberto) if you follow the bay around clockwise from Melbourne, Blairgowrie is on the point. The pace of life is much different, from four lane main roads with trams to roads of sand and roaming dogs. Judy drove us the 2hour journey to Spray Point...

MELBOURNE G'day folks. Another instalment. Just a short one, a few days in Melbourne. We left the tropical heat and humidity of Queensland and flew down south to catch the end of their summer. Summer??? We don't know where its at but its not Melbourne. The average temperature is just below 20 degrees and windy with it. We have not been swimming in the sea here yet. Chris and Jane picked us up from the airport on the 20th and drove us into Melbourne where we sta...

G'day folks. We've now been in Oz for 8 days, based between Cairns and Port Douglas, the latter being an exceptional place. We had ourselves some luxurious accommodation in the rainforest near the beach and spent the days strolling round and sorting a few things. We now have mobiles...V: 0416487712, D: 0405920902, and bank accounts and this afternoon we felt part of the community when an elderly aboriginal lady chased us down the street shouting "white meat,...

10 weeks and 1 day until we depart, not that we're counting, actually we are counting, we're sooooooo excited. 2 more paychecks to go and our savings are right on track...£24.13. (all donations are greatly appreciated and will go to a good cause...tinnies & shrimps). Apparantly you need two grand just to get into the country so at our leaving party no tears please as you'll probably be seeing us in a few days time.