Mar 2006

2/3/06 - Because it was another rainy day instead of spending the day in Port Stephens we thought it best to drive down to Syndey because we have to be there tomoorow morning anyway to drop off our campervans. It took around four hours to drive to Syndey and then we found a campsite around 15km from the city centre. So tonight was the last night the four off us had our campervans, which we were gutted about. Its been really good in the campervan you have so much freedom and it was nice to meet Amy and Alex to travel with.
In the evening we made a really nice meal of curry and baked a chocolate brownie cake for me because its my birthday tomorrow!
3/3/06 - My Birthday!
We all dropped our campervans off this morning. Then spent a while looking for accomdation for the night. It was different being in Syndey because its definetly the busiest place we've been and we found it pretty hard to find a room for the four of us because its Mardi Gra at the mo the biggest Gay festival in the world!! so almost everywhere was fully booked and they all put their prices up.
So in the end we stayed in the Vibe hotel $200 for a room with two double beds so the four of us could fit! Its was our last night with Amy and Alex and my birthday so that night we went to Darling Harbour and had the best night out.
4/3/06 - Today was sad we said our goodbyes to Amy and Alex who'd we'd become really fond of. They were going to stay with Amys auntie who lives in Oz in Tarie. We couldnt afford to stay in the Vibe hotel another night so went to look for some hostels. We found a pretty cheap one called the Hyde park backpackers, in a good location.The rest of the day we spent getting lost round Syndey.
In the evening we watched the Mardi Gra parade is was so busy their where thousands of people out that night and most of the roads had been closed off specially. It was fun to watch all the gays prancing about in all their costumes.
5/3/06 - Went sightseeing round Syndey today and to the aquarium. The aquarium was really good we got to see penguins, seals, crocodiles and loads of sharks.

2/3/06 - Because it was another rainy day instead of spending the day in Port Ste

1/3/05 - We left Port Maguire early morning and drove down to Port Stephens which took around 4 hours. And again it rained all day!
Once we'd arrived we found a top tourist campsite located next to the beach. We didnt do much when we got there just went food shopping and stayed in the campervan playing card games and having a few drinks. It was raining to heavy for anything else, but when it does rain the campervan seems so cosy!

27/2/06 - It rained the whole journey to Port Maguire and once there it rained all night. We stayed in a campsite near the town centre and near to the beach. That evening we watched the film Red Eye which I really enjoyed and then just chilled out. The weather was pretty miserable!
28/2/06 - Today it rained on off all day. Its so strange its raining we've had nothing but sun before this. We had a look round the town and went to the pancake shop and had chocolate and ice cream pancakes, they were the nicest pancakes ive ever had! And we had to have them because it was pancake day. When we got back from town Alex and Amy had gone shopping and got pancake mix. So that evening we had even more pancakes!I think i'll need to diet pretty soon!
Weeny and I went walking along the beach and watched some people fishing by the sea and then we saw two dolphins! It was so nice there was a mummy one and her baby. They were getting so near to the fishermen and we could see them so clearly. They stayed around for a while it was lovely to watch.
It rained all evening and we couldnt be bothered making food so we all got a large pizza for only $5! so so cheap and it tasted good.
After we had dinner me and weeny just chilled in the campervan playing games, and weeny started to teach me how to play chess. But then we saw a massive cockroach run along the curtains! I screamed and rain out of the camper into the pouring rain and was to scared to go in until it was dead! So Weeny had the job of killing it, it took him ages to find it again and then he got it by spraying loads a deodrant and insect repellent on it. They are so hard to kill, he thru it outside and it was still alive. I didnt wanna go to sleep once it had gone because I thought there might be a family in the campervan, but there was nothing.

25/2/06 - After we left Nimbin it took us a few hours to drive to Coffs Harbour. Once there we managed to find a pretty good campsite located opposite the beach. Coffs Harbour is a small town but very nice. Its not as touristy as most places we have been to so quite quiet.
26/2/06- Today the boys hired a surf board and me and Amy did some sunbathing. After went to Woolworths to get some dinner. Woolworths arent like at home they are proper supermarkets over here like a tesco or asda. Had bangers and mash for dinner it was so yum! We have been eating pretty well not how i imagine most backpackers eat. That evening we all went tempin bowling it was two games for $11 (a fiver)! Such a laugh even tho I lost both times!!
27/8/06 - Today we left Coffs Harbour and made our way to Port Maguire. On the way we stopped off at a Candy shop and got to see it being made. It was quite fun to watch and we got free tasting aswell. So that was the best bit! We then had a look round the big bannana plantation and headed toward Port Maguire.