Hey Everyone!!! We are arrived in Sydney this morning as we finally left our lovely friends in Melbourne. It was sooooo sad leaving and we cried lots...... We had a great time with the family, we did lots of partying and drinking and had some lovely days at the beach with them. We went to an animal sanctuary and saw more Koalas and kangaroos!! We are now speanding our last week here in Coogee chilling on the beach in this very hot sunshine tanning it up!!!

We're in Sydney again at the moment. We got the overnight Greyhound bus back from Melbourne to Sydney and this Junkie Aborigine woman started talking to us while we were outside the bus, she stunk, was off her face, 8 and a half months pregnant and sooo loud ( very embarassing!!) Then she was telling us in full view of everyone about 'the Aborigine community that had refused to let her have an abortion but now wanted to take her baby off her and get it adop...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! For the past 6 days we have been along the Gt Ocean Rd and visting some of Melbourne's suburb towns. We went on a ferry across the Bay and went to Torquay's famous surfing beach (the waves were far too big for us novices!!) We all went on a boating lake in mini motor boats and my dad fiddled with the motor on their boat so they were really speedy! We spent New Years in Apollo Bay and went out for a lovely meal (we're eatin...

Christmas at Peartree cottage was great!!! We had a lovely time and a strange xmas day but we made it good! We missed all our friends and family, it didn't seem like xmas without them but we cooked ourselves the biggest dinner ever (it took 4 hours exactly........ to cook veg!!!!).....don't ask!!!!! We spent it with Toria who is very well and in the evening we all went to a party at the girls house(from Bali!) Ended up staying over and slept for most of box...

We are now back in Oz!!! We spent a day in Sydney before getting the Greyhound overnight to Melbourne (it was an awful journey.... freezing cold and uncomfortable!!) We are now staying with the three girls we met in Bali and their mum and dad and 2 other brothers and one more sister!!! Its a bit crazy!! The weather is lovely and we are having lots of fun, off shopping in a moment and then out into the city tonight!! Looking forward to Pear...