We had a leisurely morning and breakfast (crumpets!) at the Ruffle's, before heading out at around 11am. The three of us, Anna and Jon went to Blackbutt Nature Reserve first, where we saw lots of animals including koala bears and kangaroos! (see pic). We spent a couple of hours wandering around and looking at the colourful birds and animals before leaving to find some lunch. We went to a nearby patisserie, where I had a really nice tandoori chicken wrap, and the...

After some uncomfortable sleep on the Greyhound, we arrived in Newcastle 11 hours later, just after 8am. Vicky's sister Anna and Anna's boyfriend Jon were there to meet us which was so nice as usually we arrive in a new place with no idea where to go. Jon drove us to his parents house, in the suburb Eleebana. (On a side note, Jon and his family were in the UK last year and visited Paris, when their Eurostar broke down. I was the person who dealt with their comp...