Our flight to Sydney on Friday 14th was fairly quick and easy, although Tiger airways are not the most organised, but I guess that's why they are the cheapest airline to fly with so I'm not complaining. We arrived at Base hostel in the afternoon so spent the rest of the day looking around the winter shops and buying various thermals and socks for chilly New Zealand. After walking around the city, we went to the Casino to experience my first gambling ever! T...

Wednesday 10 April I was up at half 8 making Ruby a ginger and lemon hot drink as she was still feeling ill. She called in sick at work and ended up staying in bed for the rest of the day. When I eventually got out the house I had a wonder around Bondi Beach (on a glorious sunny day I have to add) which was really pretty - white sand, blue sea, cliff edges and a nice grass area. As the sun was up the vibe around the beach town was buzzing, people sunbathing,...