We got a bus to the van pick up site and headed in. The van/car is basically a people carrier that has been converted pretty successfully into a campervan. It's name (not our choosing) is Norma and has it's name is on a sticker on the side of the car. It's bright orange and only has one big dent in the boot but otherwise OK! There is a fridge, storage space and pots, pans, two cooking stoves and a fairly large double bed in the back. After some trouble with our c...

I had a 4 hour flight from Perth to Sydney starting at 12 am and arriving at 6am in the morning because of the time difference. This meant I had 2 hours sleep because of the horribly cramped plane and all the usual plane anouncments. I get into Sydey then got a double decker train (so cool!) into town to meet Seumas. He was staying with a family friend near the station so it was easy for him to get there so early in the morning. It was raining quuite heavily when...