G'Day Sheilas It has been our last day in Coffs Harbour, home of the "Big Banana" which is where we headed this morning after another lie in!!! It was supposed to be a 20 minute walk to the Big Banana and Mel was really excited about seeing it, but after walking for just over 1 hour when we saw it we both started laughing and wondered why the hell we had walked all that way to look at a giant banana. I think the travelling and early mornings are starting to aff...

G'Day guys We are back after a rest day yesterday!! Caught the early morning bus from Sydney to Port Macquarie (6 1/2 hrs) and arrived there mid afternoon in the blazing sun. Our hostel gave us a motel room for the night for the price of a double which was a stroke of luck. Now 'The Port' as it is known to locals was a penal colony from 1821 and named after Governor Macquarie by John Oxley in 1818. The last convicts left in 1847 when it was opened up to free se...