G'day mates! Onto Australia then after a fairly lengthy break, of which all will now be revealed. We'd managed to change our flights to Perth so that we had a free 8 hour stopover in Melbourne. We managed to see most of the city centre, through walking and using the impressive tram systems there. I caught another tram down to St Kilda beach and back again, before taking the bus back to the airport. Our flight was delayed for the first time on this trip, then...

Get ready for a mammoth story covering the last three and a half weeks. A story of what became known as the Brits on Tour, in New Zealand. Dave and I landed in Auckland at around 5am, having lost a day over the date line. Flying west is not supposed to have such an effect on jet lag, but it still took us a day or two to recover. We woke up James and Ben, then Ben and I went for a stroll around Victoria Park and went for a beer at 8am! Prior to arrival, the d...