After a 6 hour drive on nasty and very busy NSW roads, we reached Hunter Valley and were pleased to discover that we caught up with the sun and finally escaped the grey sky. We stayed in a lovely B&B in the middle of nowhere. As the nearest little town didn't prove very exciting, we decided to buy some nice cheese, salami, antipasti, bread and of course some lovely Hunter Valley wine and had a nice evening on our balcony. Next day we set out early to explore ...

Following the trend set the previous day, the second town in NSW greeted us with rain - so we did the same again - drove around the town, stopped at the harbour and the beach and took some photos - how depressing! Where is the sun?

We reached our first destination in New South Wales by late afternoon - our only stop being in Surfers Paradise which was as tacky and full of 'surfer' types as promised. NSW greeted us with rain which stopped us from seeing much of Byron Bay - we drove around to get our bearings, stopped at the beach and drove to have a peak by the light house, then the weather got the better of us so we just went out for dinner. Next day the sky was very moody but at least it...