June 21st (Sunday) - Day 112 - Tasmania (Hobart and Bruny island)Sure enough 4am came way to quickly and we were out of the hostel and on the way to the airport. Everything went off without a hitch and at the other end I collected a hire car. They didn't even want any money to start with (pay at the end) result! Suddenly the sense of freedom came flooding back to me (no waiting for buses) so I picked the first place I could see near the airport and we went there....

June 19th (Friday) - Day 110 - MelbourneWe urgently needed to do some washing so that took all morning. That afternoon we walked into the CBD and had a good look around. We had to do some shopping first for more winter clothes. Afterwards we went on a very long walk around the centre. You can tell that Melbourne is older than Sydney as all the buildings seem to be smaller but longer. Also Melbourne has really wide streets, big enough for 4 lanes of traffic and 2 ...

June 16th (Tuesday) - Day 107 - Sydney and CanberraWe had an hour to kill once we checked out, so walked down to the harbour and back. We got to the bus station really early so I tried my luck and managed to wangle 2 Greyhound baseball caps (SCORE!). The bus to Canberra was about 4 hours. The scenery on the way was really impressive. Miles of flat plains with huge mountains rolling out in the distance. We didn't arrive until 4 so once we checked in we did not hav...

June 8th (Monday) - Day 99 - SydneyWe had to catch a really early bus. Shockingly there were not many buses from Tea Gardens. We were very early for the bus so ended up waiting around in the rest stop for almost an hour. Once we got going it was not long until we were in Sydney. The place instantly took me and I knew I was really going to love Sydney and everything about it. It was also nice to see a large city again. I seem to be drawn to them. The towering sky ...

June 6th (Saturday) - Day 97 - Tea GardensAfter breakfast outside on the patio, the 4 of us jumped in the car and went for a drive around Tea Gardens and the surrounding area. The place was tiny, a few shops and one hotel. We quickly crossed the river and were in another little village. Again it did not take long to see all of it. We took a ride around the sand dunes where we could see the entrance to the river. We then took a ride down the coast stopping every s...