Before leaving Canberra we drove up to Red Hill lookout for a gorgeous morning view of the city. Then an out of town round trip to the Canberra Space Centre. Well worth the visit lots to see and read, the dishes were also rather impressive. After a quick bite to eat and update of the site we headed back out to the coast. The scenery was pretty much the same as on the way in forests and empty paddocks. We had considered stopping at Batemans Bay but it was still...

A quickish brekkie on the balcony before we set of for a fun day in the Blue Mountains. The weather was gorgeous and warm as we left, however the closer we got to Leura the lower the outside air temperature read in the car. Once we arrived, Ian and Tom quickly changed from shorts to longs. It was so cold they didn't even brave a walk across the carpark to the toilets, instead it was the old kiwi at the beach routine beside the car. Leura hadn't changed much si...

Finally, a lay in and leisurly start to the day. Sun shining and wind blowing, just like we get back home. A short walk down the road for a few basic supplies from the supermarket and a pleasant suprise, right next door was one of our favorite stores....JB-HIFI. Tom needed a charger for his Ipod, they had a sale on, so we had to pop in. With charger in hand we dragged ourselves out to head back to the apartment, via the patissarie over the road for morning tea, b...

Finally, we get to leave the unpredictability of Wellington's spring for warmer climes, well, hopefully and for once we were pretty much organised. It was definitely a good idea to fly via Auckland on the afternoon flight. Although it's just a short 3.5 hour hop across the ditch it has been known to drag in the past, in the cramped tin cans. Not this time though, we booked the middle row, which gave us a bit more room. Inclusion of the back of seat entertainme...