We arrived here in North New South Wales, Byron Bay, to be precise after an interesting day on Sunday! We jumped on a bus at 7.45am for a tour of Hunter Valley - the famous wine region, North of Sydney with 4 random girls! By 10.45am we were sat round a posh table in a winery called Tullochs, sampling our way through whites, roses, reds and desert wines! We learnt a lot about wines and the etiquette of tasting but this deteriorated as the day progressed se...

It would appear we left Tonga at the right time! We have just heard that the islands were hit by an Earthquake 7.8 on the Richter Scale. We had an e-mail from one of our friends out there and it would appear everyone/thing is ok! Anyway, after a lovely weekend with Kevin, Sue and family (Laura's relatives), we jumped on a train for the big lights of Sydney! It has to be the most incredible city we've been to. It's all so modern and there's so much to see. ...

Check out our Tonga photos! Will update soon, Chris and Laura