Today we drove down to Jervis Bay, about 3 hours south of Sydney. We saw a Getaway episode which covered a campsite in the area called Green Patch, and it was wonderful. It has the whitest sand in Australia, and the campsites are in the bush right on the beach. The sites are a decent size and cleared for you with tree trunks defining the edges. Its really nice and quiet because your neighbours are 10-20m away. The camp also has hot showers and modern bathrooms ...

Headed off from Peter and Dawns at 9am, well feed and rested. Our first stop after Hawkes Nest was at Palm Beach, an hour north of Sydney otherwise known as "Summer Bay" from Home and Away! It was a really nice drive, lots of nice scenery to look at, heaps different from our usual drive to Brisbane which is straight as and boring as anything. Unfortuanately we didnt spot any of the stars of H&A, but we had a walk on the beach and had fun spotting ...

Went we woke in Port Macquaire we finally saw some sun! We took the chance to go for a run along the coastal tracks in Port, very pretty. Left for Peter and Dawns just before lunch, and arrived in a couple of hours. It was a gorgeous day in Hawkes Nest, so we headed straight to the beach. Dawn and Peter cooked us a yummy BBQ and dessert which was a treat after trying to live as cheaply as possible as a 'backpacker' Was lovely to be looked after so well and rel...

Hello everyone,Writing today from Port Macquarie, about 400km north of Sydney. Had a nice night in Yamba on the 2nd, great hostel with excellent facilities. We stayed in a 4 share mixed dorm room with a nice English couple who had been living at the hostel for 2 months! Got a bit of a fright in the morning to see Charlie the hostel watch dog (in reality a gorgeous poodle cross) sleeping in our room. Luke cooked a yummy hot brekkie and we were back on the road. S...

Hello!We have finally started our trip :) Packed to the rafters we left Maroochydore on 30th September down to Brisbane to visit Terry and Di, had a beautiful home cooked meal before arriving at Matt & Becs. Next morning, 1st October we drove via Burleigh to Byron Bay in a roadtrip convoy with Matt, Bec, Nate and their friends Beth and Matt S. Hired an awesome beach house for the night on the main street of Byron Bay with a huge backyard, BBQ and direct acce...