Sydney - 26th October Sydney Car Kilometres: 183,754 Distance Travelled: 302km Total Distance Travelled: 15,503km We leave Port Stephens for Sydney, stopping in on the pretty town of Newcastle on the way.We see a whole pod of dolphins surfing in the waves, and the entire population seems to be out for a picnic (it's a Sunday).However, we have bigger fish to fry... we're off to stay with friends of my mom's, Diane and Rick, for a few days before we fly over t...

Port Stephens - 21st October Port Stephens Car Kilometres: 183,452 Distance Travelled: 547km Total Distance Travelled: 15,201km We pack up at Moonee Beach and head off in the direction of Port Stephens, stopping on the way at the Big Banana (big, fibreglass, hugely tacky) and the 'Clog Barn' (no idea).We manage to restrain ourselves and skip the model village, but stop for a gourmet meat pie a few hundred kilometres down the road at a Lonely Planet recommend...

Coffs Harbour - 18th October Coffs Harbour Car Kilometres: 182,905 Distance Travelled: 281km Total Distance Travelled: 14,654km On our way into Coffs Harbour, we pass a huge, pristinely white, Sikh temple - it seems a bit incongruous in small town Australia, but apparently there's a huge Sikh population in this part of the country.We move on, driving past the Big Banana and parking up at Moonee Beach.We find a cheap pitch with free Wifi - and best of all, a...

Byron Bay - 15th October ByronCar Kilometres: 182,624 Distance Travelled: 344km Total Distance Travelled: 14,373km We drive down to Byron Bay via the Gold Coast and Surfer's Paradise - it's like a Spanish resort town; full of skyscrapers, traffic, surfer dudes and bikini girls... we're glad that we're just passing through, although one of the reasons that it's so busy is because the Indy Car race is in town next week, and they're busy setting up for it - Da...

Brisbane - 8th October BrisbaneCar Kilometres: 182,280 Distance Travelled: 232km Total Distance Travelled: 14,029km From Noosa, it's only a 130km drive down to Brisbane, although we can't resist stopping on the way at another of Australia's 'big' attractions - this time, the Big Pineapple at the Golden Circle plantation.It's huge and made from fibreglass, filled with a slightly random inside that you follow as you walk up the steps to the pineapple-top look...