Sydney What a city. It has everything: beautiful beaches, amazing old and new architecture. It’s a lovely city to spend time in. The modern history of Sydney started in 1788 when a fleet of British ships came in to the harbour. From then until 1900 Sydney was the capital of the British Colony of New South Wales. In 1900 it became the state capital. Sydney was original named New Albion but the colony acquired the name Sydney after the British State Security Thomas Townsend Lord Sydney. Today Sydney is Australia’s largest city and has played host to many international events, including the 2000 Summer Olympics. Laurent and I spent a fun filled time in the city. The day we arrived it was late afternoon and we didn’t have time to start a full activity so we ... read more

Jervis Bay Wow. It’s the only way to describe Jervis Bay! Being so close to Sydney and along the New South Wales coast line, most people would assume that this tiny (102squared km) piece of land is part of New South Wales, but it isn’t. It is part of the ACT - Australian Capital Territory. When Canberra became the capitol in its own territory, the Australian Government thought that every capital should have its own port and naval defence base, that is why Jervis Bay is part of the ACT. Today it’s still used for Navy training, but it is also a popular spot for tourists and locals alike and its easy to see why. White Sandy beaches one side, surfing beaches the other and bush land with wild animals in between. When we first ... read more

Phillip Island – Around 87 miles from Melbourne lies a small island called Phillip Island. The island is named after Arthur Phillip who was the Governor of South Wales. Phillip island is very small, 26 km (16m) long and only 9k (5.6m) wide. The island is a tourist destination with 3.5 million people visiting each year. People generally visit to watch the Penguin Parade. We only spent a day on the island but we did a lot. After arriving just before midday and going to the tourist information centre, we went for a short walk along Woolamai Beach before heading to SAN Remo. At SAN Remo we see wild pelicans being feed and sting rays. The pelican feeding is done by a local fisherman. It’s a way to keep an eye on the birds health. There ... read more

The Great Ocean Road Some days we’ve traveled 500km (300m), so you’d think 259km would be easy! Well this 259km road was the Great Ocean Road. An Australian National Heritage area stretching along the south-eastern coast of Australia between Torquay and Allansford. Built by returning soldiers between 1919 and 1932 and dedicated to soldiers killed during World War I, the road is the world's largest war memorial. Winding through varying terrain along the coast and providing access to several prominent landmarks - this stretch of road took us three days! After camping close by we headed to the start of this great road. Unfortunately the end we were started at didn’t lead to the ocean for a while but we were still seeing some amazing country side views. Along the GOR are viewing points, historical points ... read more

The drive from Kings Canyon to Coober Pedy was again proof that none of our plans go without a hitch. As we were driving we noticed the temperature gauge was getting very close to hot we decided to pull over and check the radiator liquid. The engine is under the passenger side chair so after pulling over and moving the chair we were able to see the radiator. Laurent took off the radiator cover. There was a strange noise coming from it and I realised what was going to happen. I yelled at Laurent to put the cover back quickly and move away but it was too late. Water and green liquid erupted like a volcano, hitting the ceiling, and most of the front of the van. We had opened it too soon. After filling up ... read more