Hey everyone Today was Koala Hospital day! We were up early and out of the Newcastle YHA, ready to catch the Greyhound north up the coast to Port Macquarie. We'd enjoyed our stay in Newcastle, it had been a welcomed change from Sydney, but we also thought we had seen all it had to offer and it was time to move on. The coach journey took a couple of hours, but we've found that even if the coach journey apparently takes 2 hours, sometimes half an hour of that is...

Hey everyone Today was Wine Tour day! As it seemed really popular at the hostel, we decided to go on the wine tour of the Hunter Valley, featuring wine, cheese, and olive tasting. We boarded a minivan at 9am and began the one hour journey to the Hunter Valley, famous for its wines. Our first stop was Lindemans, which was the biggest (and most successful) vineyard of the day. After being told that all the worst grapes go to Europe, we tried some of their specia...

Hey everyone Today was video diary day - take two. We decided to have another day exploring Newcastle, and to take the video camera out for another video diary day. We began by walking to Nobby's Beach, one of the two main beaches in Newcastle, then down along the peninsula to a little lighthouse on the end. After filming the waves crashing against the rocks we went to Fort Scratchley nearby. After a quick chat with the guard (who told Christina to put on lots ...

Hey everyone Today was Newcastle exploration day! We were up and out by half 10, as we had decided to go on a free walking tour of Newcastle. We weren't quite sure what to expect, and it turned out to be just one uni student who ran the tours in his spare time. It also turned out that we were his only customers that day, so we had quite a personal tour. The tour was great. We learnt lots about the history of Newcastle, and were taken round to lots of lovely pl...

Hey everyone Today we went to Newcastle! We got up and checked out, preparing a few snacks for the journey before we left. We had booked ourselves onto the 2pm Greyhound coach to Newcastle, the first step of our long journey up the East coast to Cairns. We had quite a wait at the bus station, but finally the huge Greyhound coach pulled up. Boarding went smoothly and we made ourselves comfortable for the two and a half hour journey. We arrived in Newcastle and ...