We collect the car late in the afternoon and after driving around in circles for a couple of hours (I’m sure I recognise that airport) we finally get on tract and make our way to Newcastle. Newcastle was a nice beachy peninsula, but really just a much needed rest stop for our journey up to Coffs harbour.We felt brave in Coffs harbour and got out our tent. I told Ben that I wouldn’t camp if we didn’t keep the tent closed at all times though just ...

We have arrived in Sydney, Australia and the first thing I do is make sure there are no spiders or snakes anywhere near me. That is, I checked every chair and table that I sat on or near and wouldn’t go to sleep until checking that there are no snakes under the bed. Luckily this lasted just a couple of days on realisation that I hadn’t seen anything remotely threatening (phew).We went for a guided walk around Sydney and all was going well, that was un...