Wow! We have just spent an amazing two days checking out all the aussie wildlife on Kangaroo Island - it's been the highlight of OZ so far. So before I forget, thanks Kirstie for the recommendation - it was awesome! I think I left you with another early start to catch the ferry from Cape Jervis (which was an hour from Port Elliot where we were staying). The ferry crossing from Cape Jervis to Penneshaw was a just a bit rough and choppy - but ralph didn't make an ...

Hi everyone! Well since we last left you, we have now driven the Great Ocean Road and arrived in Adelaide where it is pouring down with rain! So now we need to fill you in on what's happened since leaving Melbourne and arriving in Adelaide.... After picking up our beastie hire car - we were only expecting a Yaris! We headed off to drive the first leg of the Great Ocean Road. It was a little strange driving after over a month of using public transport, but we soon...

We finally made it to Melbourne early Tuesday morning & had a fairly long walk across the city from the bus station to our hostel - YHA Metro. After checking in we set out to find a supermarket as we were starving - its amazing how hungry a night in a bus shelter makes you! After our feed we set off into Melbourne city centre to buy some jumpers. Although we've had really nice weather since we've arrived, it gets cold at night and we only brought one jumper...

Since leaving sunny Sydney, we headed down the south coast to Melbourne and have been hopping on and off the bus stopping at a few coastal towns along the way. First stop was the city of Wollongong, we took a walking tour of the town and the coastline. But what we enjoyed most was the spag bol we cooked ourselves! After a night in Wollongong it was back on the bus and down the coast to the pretty seaside town of Kiama. After finding out the hostel was shut becaus...

G'day all! Sorry for the lack of blogs lately, we've really struggled to access the site over here! We arrived safely in sunny Sydney at 6am on Sunday 14th and were met at the airport by Steve & Liz (I used to work with Steve at Lafarge before he & Liz returned home a couple of months ago). They drove us to our hostel in Sydney where we grabbed some much needed breakfast as the beef curry on the plane did not look very appetising!!! After the feast &...