Day 23 I have real mixed feelings about today. Tonight, at 2220, we board a flight to Heathrow, via Hong Kong, and after being away for three and a half weeks, it will be nice to get home, but at the same time, theres a feeling of unfinished business in Australia, and the desire to see more. With most of a day to kill and the bags already packed, we check out of the hotel and take a final walk into the centre of town. We grab some lunch and walk across to H...

Day 22 Today is a strange day. It's our first full day in Sydney to explore the tourist sights, also our last full day in Sydney and our last day of the trip, as we board our flight tomorrow evening. We are up early, which isn't the most pleasant thing in the world after not getting home until late last night after the day with the family, but we know we have to be out as early as we can to fit everything in. We leave the hotel early and grab breakfast on th...

Day 21 Today should be interesting, I'm not really sure what to expect. I'm meeting some family, family that I have never met before, and up until a couple of years ago, didn't really know existed. They live in a place called Broadmeadow, about a 3 hour train journey from Sydney Central We board the train nice and early and arrive before noon, met at the station by two family members, who have been living in Australia for over 50 years. They are to be our...

Day 20 It couldn't last forever, and after a week in one place, we now head to the Airport for a flight to Sydney. New Zealand has been an incredible place, every City or Region that we have visited has been so different to the previous. Each of them with their own charms and we have been warmly welcomed wherever we have been. Such an amazing country! We take the bus into Auckland Centre and then board another to the Airport. It costs $16 and is by far the ch...