Thursday, 29th April Luckily I heard the 2nd alarm and woke the boys up, bleary eyed we made the flight in plenty of time. Flight was ok, Aukland was quick o transfer through and not a long wait before our flight to Tahiti. Met Jo from Essex, Angela and Catherine from Amsterdam and all headed to the 'Teamo' guest house. We are all sharing a dorm which is ok, then went for a walk into town to see if we could find an ATM, with the landladies warning 'be careful...

Tuesday, 27th April Got up early to say goodbye to Nick and get packed up again, made our flight which was very short, arrived in Sydney and got the train straight to Circular Quay then the ferry over to Manly, so pleased to get to see the harbour by night. Toms cousin Paul and girlfriend Abbey picked us up, Tom's not seen Paul for 20 years and was nice for me to meet oeone from Toms side. Wednesday, 28th April Paul left early for work, so we got up and Tom we...

Sunday, 25th April A lovely lazy morning followed by Sunday beers and wine for me. Found an Irish bar with live music, so spent most of the evening in there. Monday, 26th April Had a really good day today, all up and on the road by 6am, we got to Phillip Island and found the track with time to spare. We got signed in and Tom got kitted out and got his bike. After a rules and safety talk Toms session started. Nick and I watched from pit lane then from the roof ...

Friday, 23rd April Spent the morning getting packed up and the trailer sorted then hit the road at around 12pm. Throughout the drive we went through some amazing mountains and Kangaroo Valley which was amazing, it was so lush it felt like rainforest. We got a site just by the beach so I took the kids down while Toma, Lana and Dave set up camp. I couldn't believe how the trailer turned into a massive tent with 2 levels inside. Had a few Kangaroo in camp whic...

Wednesday, 21st April Left Melbourne at 6am, first stop Glenrowan where the Ned Kelly story came to an end. We saw the spot where the Anne Jones Inn was, where tha last stand took place. It was strange seeing the railway line and where the police shelter site was, knowing the story and seeing where it all took place. There was a huge fire on the side of the highway not sure if it was meant to be or not. Were both so excited to arrive at Tim and Lanas, the ki...