Left busy Sydney today and stopped at mega busy Bondi beach where there seemed to be a lot of angry Lifeguards shouting at people as the current was really strong and dangerous - they all seemed completely oblivious and carried on swimming outside the flags anyway!!! We left after having a quick look round and a dip in the sea before heading towards Melbourne. The coastal drive was lush, going past lots of lakes as well as the sea!! Stopped at a place called Sout...

Got up at 5:30AM for a tour of the Blue Mountains today which they call Australia's Grand Canyon. The niews were amazing and we got to see lots of look out points over the whole of the valley. We went on the steepest railway into the valley (45 degrees!) and then we got the cable car back up. Also stopped at Featherbare wildlife park to see - yep you've guessed it more Koalas, Wombats, Crocs, Roos & Tazzy Devils but also they had massive fruit bats which were...

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!!!! Thankyou for all the lovely messages - I hope you all had a good one!!!! We're are having a relaxing day after the New Year Celebrations last night!!! We were staying in Manly so we got the ferry and started to queue before 12 noon at Mrs Macquaire's Point which overlooked the Opera House and and Harbour Bridge!!! It was a long day but well worth it as the atmosphere was amazingwith thousands of people cheering when the bridge lit up...

Hello all!!! We've taken to ferry from Manly over to Sydney today and went on a boat cruise of the Harbour!!! Looked around the Opera House which seems a lot smaller than I expected!! I can't believe we're here!!! We saw a contortionist whi managed to get into a 16 inch box along the Harbourside which was amazing!! Managed to log in at last to update you all - sorry for the delay!! Luckily we have found out that there are ferries tomorrow night for New Years all ...

Hello all!! Had a nightmare day today!! The van was playing up as if there was a fuel blockage and kept dying but when we called out the roadside assistance they couldn't find anything wring - this was on the outskirts on Sydney which was seriously bad timing!! Managed to make it to Manly and then had the task of finding our accommodation as all the campsites were full, luckily we managed to get into a nice hostel called the Manly Bunkhouse where we have our own ...