Hi, Long time, no blog entry. And this is the last. Have completed New Zealand and Fiji which were both great. Now in LA and there is a mini heatwave so very hot. Should be back in less than a week so will leave it there. See everybody soon. Rog

Hi, Done so much since last blog. Sydney is great with so much to see. Ahead of schedule so also went to Melbourne which is generally accepted (and we both agree) to be a better city. It is very cosmopolitan - about 50% white, 25% asian and 25% chinese. A great place. Very laid back and there was a comedy event going on so every night you could go to the pub and watch good comedians - for no extra cost. Seen loads of wildlife lately - in the wild we have seen ka...

Now in Byron Bay which is a great Surfers hangout. Loads of good waves and stoned locals. Flew from Cairns to Brisbane and had a couple more days there. Heavy drinking and saw a live NZ band called Shihad - quite big out here. Check them out on You Tube. Then to Surfers Paradise (as shown in the photo). Beaches are getting better down here and you can even go in the water without fear of death or injury.

Amazing day. We went to the rainforest and it rained, really really hard. We were on the beach in shorts and T-Shirts with no rain gear and got soaked. It was just like the scene at the end of Point Break where Patrick Swayze goes into the sea. The similarities are endless. See Pictures under Oz - Daintree.

7 days and 2000 km later and we are in Cairns. Hired a small car and travelled through Maryborough, Hervey Bay , Town of 1770 and Rockhampton, Mackay (for anyone who has been). First few nights were a bit worrying as everywhere we stopped, as per Lonely Planet Guide book was deserted. It is the wet season. 1770 has a chip shop open and when that shut at 8:30pm it was game over. Luckily things got a lot better at Airlie Beach which was a party town. All Australian...