From Melbourne we drove first to Lakes Entrance, then to Merimbula, Batesmans Bay, on to Sydney! The South Coast was very pretty and had lovely beaches! Throughout this time Pete and I slept in the back of the car on a blow up bed. Luckily, this saved us a bit of money! When we arrived in Coogee (Sydney) we planned on staying in a hostel while we did our PADI, however, everything was so expensive so we were a bit stuck! Obviously, mum had the first call from us and it turned out she had a friend who lived just out of Sydney. We then drove to Jackie's house and stayed there for five days (even though we had never met her) ! It was great staying with her as we drove to the PADI each day with no problem. The PADI was good fun, however I could not finish as my ears were very bad and my right ear had a small perforation so I had to get anti-biotics. Pete finished his PADI which was great! After doing the PADI we went to stay with some other friends in Sydney, Penny and Karen. Whilst staying with them Pete and I went into the city and did the harbour bridge climb, it was AMAZING! Such a nice experience! The following day we went back into the city and did the ferry to Manly from the city which was lovely :) ! The following day we drove to Newcaslte and stayed with my dads cousin, they own a kyaking business so we thought we would try it out. Lets just say we're not the best at it! From there we drove to Trial Bay which was pretty, but very quiet and now we are in Byron Bay which is lovely and very vibrant!

Thats it for now :) !