Despite leaving Sydney over an hour late and it being total chaos, the overnight bus to Byron Bay actually arrived on time and we were somewhat unceremoniously dumped at a little hut in the early hours of Monday morning.Unfortunately a bad mix of bleary eyed tiredness, the worlds worst map and the heat that was growing minute by minute meant that we then spent the next hour and a bit walking round with all our gear getting lost whilst trying to find our hostel. I...

After what can only be described as a terrible descent and landing by our Tiger airways pilot (they really aren't endearing themselves to us!) into Sydney, we were back at the domestic terminal in thankfully warm weather. We checked in to our nice private room in the hostel and then went for the dinner put on by them over the road, where we sat next to yet another accountant! After that we met up with Lou from the Stray bus and her fellow Irish contingent for a ...