We stopped of at Port Macquarie for a few days before moving onto Byron Bay. We didn't really do a great deal there other than post a big parcel home, get a much-needed haircut and relax on the beach, which was greatly appreciated after spending most of the last 3 weeks in big cities. Onto Byron Bay which just about every other traveller we spoke to had either been to, or was going to. A little hitch on the way with our Greyhound coach breaking down 26KM sho...

After a short bus trip from Canberra we arrived in Sydney to pouring rain. We got settled in our hostel and wondered into town to have a look around. We booked up some day trips and activities because we knew pretty well exactly what we wanted to do in our time in Sydney. The next day (Wednesday 14th) we rose early for a day trip to the Blue Mountains. We stopped for morning tea along the Nepean River before we started to climb up into the mountains. Our second ...