Wednesday 13th Jan We had to check out by 10am and I was in a really bad mood as I hadn't slept much at all. We did our usual of grabbing breakfast and packed up some lunch rolls and got on the road by 10.30am to head to Sara's in Umina. I drove and it ended up taking us around 2 and a half hours after we'd stopped off a few times. On our arrival, Lauren had left us instructions on how to get in as they were both out at work, so we got sorted and shortly after L...

Tuesday 12th Jan We woke up to the sounds of nature which was really pleasant, had coco pops (so nice to be able to have cereal for breakfast and not egg on toast like everyday in Asia!) and made a couple of toasted ciabatta batches to have for lunch on our walk. After paying the rest of the balance at reception (it's $55 here a night as we have a separate bathroom), I had my first go at driving the campervan to Katoomba falls which was a 15 minute drive away. T...

Monday 11th Jan An early rise start with free pancakes and packing began the day. I managed to get some washing done and we checked out in time. Lisa and I then sat down together and decided we really ought to start doing some planning for the week ahead considering we only had somewhere to stay for the next two nights and had nothing else booked. I got online and booked us an explorer bus trip ($40 each) for the next day which would give us a hop on hop off exp...

Sunday 10th Jan I didn't wake up until 9.30am which is late for me so I must have been exhausted from the previous few days events. We'd had somebody knock on our room in the night so Lisa was annoyed she couldn't get back to sleep after it, but I was completely knackered and slept well. We chilled in the morning, grabbed cereal, I video chatted Nick and his pals before they were all going on a night out which was funny, and then finally activated my Australia...

Saturday 9th Jan In the morning we had arranged to meet back up with my friend Lauren, who was now on her way from Melbourne to move in with Sara (who we'd met in Hoi An) over in Umina. Lauren met us at the train station just opposite our hostel and the three of us went to a cafe. We caught up with her last 3 weeks of adventures and said goodbye (hopefully temporarily as I'd like to visit them both on our travels up). Lisa and I then spent some time relaxing in ...