I am so excited to be leaving Canberra!  the hostel has been horrid.  They mess up reservations, you have to pay to lock your things up, and the schools use it for their trips to the capitol (very loud)!  I had words with one teacher who thought it was ok to yell at your kids at 6:50 AM outside my door. She didn't appreciate it, but did't dare say a word to me. Today was a really long travel day- 3 hours by bus, 6 hours by train, 1 hour by ...