1/1 8:30 okay, so 1.5 hours from now i need to be checked out and on route to the airport, everyone back home is just on there way out to see in the new year! 9:30 a fruit salad is all i can stomach right now! miss home today! 11:00 so here i am at the aiport, checked in and got some food, happy new year everyone! 6:30 so its been another long day, flight was good and the transfer to the hostel was good. checked into the room and booked a great barrier reef t...

31/12 9:00 catch up with everyone at home, today is new years eve and my last day in sydney, a little cloudy but still hot! 10:00 walked down to darling harbour to pick up tickets for the nye cruise, looks like its going to be fun! headed to the local phone shop and picked up a cheap phone and sim card to get internet anytime which helps alot! quick stop in the barbers for a trim then back to the hostel. i now have to pack all my bags ready to fly to Cairns tom...

30/12 7:30, eyes open wide awake, nope!!! go back to sleep its to early! 8:30 okay, still early but i cant sleep anymore, out of bed and look out the window at the blue sky and boiling sunshine, another hot day! 11:30 a slow start this morning but heading off for the harbour bridge. a long walk down george street will take me there. Great views from the bridge over the city and the harbour. 2:30 only just got off the bridge and onto the train at circulat quay....

29/12 8:00 wake up time! down for some wifi to catch up at home, nice to speak to everyone in the morning :) 9:00 time to get some breakfast, a choc chip cookie and mixed berry with yogurt, that was good! 10:00 30 degree sunshine, time to hit the beach with an american room mate and some of his british friends, that should be cool. Today is a day where i get burnt! 11:30 board the ferry for manly! met up with 7 british guys and my american room mate, boiling ...

28/12 7:30 wake up time, about 8 hours sleep but im sure by 9pm i will be knackered again! 8:00 quick wash and change, today is zoo day, down for some breakfast and then down to the harbour to catch the zoo ferry! 9:50 on the ferry platform waiting for the 10am ferry to toranga zoo. Done 8 journeys on my sydney oyster card so todays ferry/train/bus travel is free anywhere in the state! 15:00 the zoo in complete, some very interesting animals and kangaroos! ti...