Melbourne 18-21We stayed 3 nights in melbourne before picking up "Nasa" from wicked Campers - our road trip to adelaide. We think we stayed in our worst hostel yet!! we stayed 2 nights before changing to Flinders hostel! The rooms at the elephant Backpackers were dingy - an old office block turned into rooms but that was the problem!! they werent really rooms still laid out as offices and a great big area that was just sectioned off.So you had a key to...

friday 10 back to sydney for a day before the "Big" performance at the opera house!! WOOOHHOOOO! cant wait. we tried our luck at the casino !! $50 bucks didnt take us very far we can tell you! so we mooched on back to the old faithful Alfred park!Sat we took the government House in and the tempting tastes of the Rocks market under the Harbour Bridge! YUMM chilli chocolate was great .. we bought some for you all ! but you know.... The concert was phenome...

Sunday 5 We hit the blue mountains - got on a train and got off in Katoomba - Bloody hell its cold again !we found a lodge hostel and took a mooch to the next local village lleura. This area is sooo quaint, old fashioned and pretty.. like yesteryear!Straight to the old fashioned sweet shop - or so they say out here 'lolly' however the arguement is still in place that a 'lolly' has a stick!! what do you reckon??!Back at the hostel we accidentially met up with 'Ca...

3rd aug - BRIDGE CLIMB We had a little climb to fit in before that tho!! we booked up for the Harbour Bridge Climb... something that ive wanted to do for years. The friday morning ... anniversary day! IT was raining ... b*****! we might just get wet as they dont stop the bridge climb for anyone unles of course it disappears, not likey! we ventured to the rocks the oldest part of Sydney! we signed in and got startrekked up!! they give you a grey jumpsuit and all ...

26- 2nd August We arrived at Prosperine Airport - little more than a shed! its 8pm and the weather was still warm YIPPEE! the first bit of sun for a while hopefully it will stay all week! we are carted off to our hostel MAGNEMS!! youll remember it well steve dave and not for the decor!! Yes this was 18 to 30 at its best! thank god for winter ..We can imagine the height of summer! We had a day or two mooching, sunbathing, reading and swimming in the lagoon before ...