And so we come full circle (well half really as we didn't go to Darwin or Perth) to Sydney, the people's capital. After 72 days of travelling through and via 2 time zones, 6 states, about 681 seasons, temperature ranges from 7 to 38 degrees C, vicious hangs and not an inconsiderable number of restaurants, bars and crazy activities, we arrived in Sydney on the 15th, with plenty of time between then and ma's flight on the 19th and ours on the 20th. Lily...

Has anyone who's reading this tried kitesurfing? I thought it was going to be pretty straightforward - stand on the board, let the kite take the strain, lean back and away you go. No. Anyway, we picked Fuzz up en route to Byron Bay, and have just spent a drunken 3 nights (well, the first one was a hoon, falling off tables, B52s etc, then we were knackered and took it easy. Rock n roll is alive and kicking!) listening to the sea by the campsite. The novelty ...

Rubbish, that's what we are. But more of that in a minute. Firstly, it would be rude not to introduce you to the third member of our roadtrip, the lovely Lily. She's the love of Abi's life and the apple of my eye. We left Sydney on Thursday, proud parents of a bright yellow Toyota Hi-Ace campervan. I mentioned the numerous features in my last update, so won't harp on about them..... but it's got a fridge! A van that has a fridge. And 2 gas hobs. And a wardr...

G'day gang, how goes? In Sydney since Saturday, where the hell are all the sun-drenched beaches and beautiful tousle-haired surfer babes? It's done nothing but chuck it down since we got here, and it looks pretty much like a miserable version of Hackney so far. But with a fairly large bridge in the middle. And a strange pointy building seemingly made of formica, inside which you can pay the GDP of Poland to endure the high-pitched warblings of overweight people. ...