So it was 00:30 early on 20th November and we were waiting at the bus stop ready to board the Greyhound coach for the 10 hour journey south to Sydney.  The Coffs Harbour trip had proved to be a bit of a disappointment as it had rained pretty much non-stop for the entire day we were there.  Anyway, the Greyhound was due at 00:55 so we could put the bad luck behind us. There were only 5 people at the bus stop and it was getting a little cold when the time appro...

Finally, we were in Sydney and raring to see what was in town. First of all though, we had to navigate through the baggage collection area, which appeared to have half the world's population in it. We had already been warned to clean our boots thoroughly but forgot this advice when we left Bangkok. We paid the price for this at Sydney as we had to declare we had been trekking on the arrivals form. Next minute we were in a queue for an inspection. They took Lisa's...