Try again to add this bit about Newcastle! I have to say I loved Newcastle, had great weather and saw a pod of dolphins surfing through the waves in the bay. It feels like quite a surfer town but then I was staying in the touristy bit right next to the beach.Also had to take a trip to the docs in Newcastle after a nasty insect bite got infected and swelled up my whole calf. He put me on antibiotics for a week which were nasty.  But my leg recovered well...

Well I've had a pretty crammed few days. Tuesday we headed out to Sydney Olympic Park. We took a ferry which was quite exciting! Had a tour of the Telstra Stadium, the one where we won the world cup (rugby of course!). It was a pretty impressive stadium, you could really imagine the atmosphere on a big event day. Made me wish I could have been there for the Olympics or the World Cup. Michelle and I got pictures on the original podium from the olympics, gold m...

I'm in Sydney now with Michelle. We just got back from visiting the Koala sanctuary where we got up close and personal with some kangaroos and koalas. Also got to see some ickle fairy penguins and wombats. Got a lesson on throwing a boomerang from a local who we couldn't uderstand at all, he was also shearing a sheep but we didn't catch much of that either. haven't seen any huge spiders yet. Michelle is keeping them away with her conker, apparent...