Sorry its been quite a while since we have bothered writing our blog but hopefully we will catch up again in the next few days :-) Next stop Byron Bay........... As soon as we got off the bus (yes another 12 hour journey!!) the heat suddenly hit us. Byron Bay is a really relaxed place where loads of people go surfing everyday and enjoy the beaches. I suppose you could call this a typical Aussie town with lots of pubs and surfers. We walked to a lighthouse at Ca...

We arrived in Sydney after another 12 hour overnight bus jouney!!! Not fun but another nights accomodation saved :-). Our hostel even had a pool in it and we had our first bbq and of course I had to have a Kangaroo burger which was actually very good! We visited the state library which had some cool galleries, a particularly good photography one with some very abstract and one could say absolutely mental scenes in it. There was also an exhibit on Aboriginal tr...

After two fantastic months in New Zealand we have now hopped over the water to sunny Australia - Melbourne! There was a Comedy Festival on for the time we were there which was really good fun. They had things going on in the street everywhere. We decided to go for a walk through the Botanic Gardens - mainly because its free! There were some really odd plants and trees there though. There was a tree that looked like it was wearing army camo gear. We are both go...

We bi-passed Christchurch to the town of Kaikoura. Its whale watching that draws the tourists here, but unfortunately we couldn't afford the helicopter ride for that, though Shani did and she managed to see a huge sperm whale! Very jealous....... We did however just happen across over 50 dolphins leaping out the water doing flips and racing along the coast. Such an awesome sight, and again seals are plentiful. Nice little town, though little being the word...

Caitlins....... After leaving Queenstown we did a fair bit of driving to reach trhe Catlins area. First stop Nugget Point, which is the site of a retired lighthouse, and home to many a seal either basking on the rocks or fighting against the rough water New Zealands South island is famous for. It was the windiest day up there too, though it was well worth it for the amazing views!! Oamaru........ After the lighthouse we headed into the town of Oamaru. ...