Well, many of you will already know that Jamie is back at work in Manchester now. I however was lucky enough to have another month off, and I thought you might be interested to hear a little bit about what I've been up to. As I said in the last blog, I went down to Bunbury and had a lovely couple of days there with my cousins. After that it was back to Perth to stay with the in-laws for a whole month! Yes I can hear you all wondering, did they really invite me to stay for a month without [View Full Entry]

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Well, finally found a bit of time to finish this off. From Canberra we drove to the Snowy Mountains - which is a bit of a misnoma really as they are only snowy in winter. En route we stopped for lunch at one of the many picnic spots, and were entertained for half an hour by the cleaner and his dog. I can't really explain what happened, but it was very surreal! We drove on to Jindabyne and then on into the National Park itself to find a campsite. We had a bit of fun getting into the park, all I [View Full Entry]

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Moving on from Newcastle, we bypassed Sydney, and in the pouring rain made our way up into the Blue Mountains. Just an hour out of Sydney, this national park boasts some of the most amazing scenery in Australia. First we headed to Katoomba and to the Echo Point lookout where the famous view of the Three Sisters can be seen. Not today however, as all the mountains were shrouded in mist. So instead, we headed off to find a campsite in Blackheath, a short distance up the road. Then back to Katoomba, to the Edge cinema. If we couldn't see the [View Full Entry]

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Dear All, sorry it's been a while, but I'm afraid they didn't fit our campervan out with the internet! We're back in Perth now, with our travels nearly over, but we'll try and give you a recap of our travels over East! Well, we spent another night with my Aunt and Uncle, this time in Brisbane, which they're in the process of moving to. We didn't really see a lot of Brisbane though, choosing instead to head straight down south as soon as we'd picked up out new house on wheels! Driving the van took a bit of getting used to, [View Full Entry]

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Jenny: Well, where to start? We don't usually leave it this long, but the internet is more expensive here, and computers less common in hostels etc. Well we picked up the car in Cairns, headed up to Port Douglas for a night, we spent the afternoon in the pool and just had a quick peek round the town in the rain the next day. From there we drove up to the Daintree National Park. First stop (of course) was a tropical fruit winery, to provide lunch for the mozzies! Seriously, I've never seen so many mozzies (well except maybe in Peru [View Full Entry]

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Jamie: Back on the road again! After sweltering for a few days in Perth, we headed to Australia's red centre for an even hotter couple of days. As we got of the plane, the hot breeze felt as if we were stood in front of a giant hairdryer. We'd come to the Ayers Rock Resort. The rock was named by the first European explorers after a South Australian premier who'd never been there. To the Aborigines who traditionally visited the place, it is Uluru. The afternoon we arrived we did little more than relax by the pool (the water was almost [View Full Entry]

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Hello folks, did you miss us? Happy new year! Hope everyone had a good Christmas. We certainly did! But before that we had 3 days in New South Wales, catching up with my relatives in Valentine. As well as enjoying delicious seafood and a few dips in the pool we also managed to squeeze in a wine tasting trip to the Hunter Valley (-thanks Paula) and our first 'Christmas Dinner'. On Christmas eve we flew over west to arrive in Perth. On Christmas Day we were up bright and early due to the time difference (and of course the call of [View Full Entry]

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Jamie: Easter Island, Isla de Pascua to give it its Spanish name, or Rapa Nui to the locals, is the most remote inhabited place in the world, 2000 km from the nearest human settlement on Pitcairn Island, and 3700 km from the Chilean coast. It is not really part of South America (other than it belongs to Chile), more the Eastern edge of Polynesia. The people, language and culture are polynesian. We just couldn't resist visiting such a remote place as Rapa Nui during our travels in this corner of the world. Arriving at the tiny airport, we were greeted by [View Full Entry]

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We had planned to go straight up the coast to Horcon, a quiet fishing village, but we got into Viña Del Mar so late (stupid borders and accident) that we had to leave it till the next day. In fact we nearly didn´t bother, but I´m glad we did, as it was lovely to get away from the bustle here and chill out on the beach. It wasn´t glorious sun, but was warm and we still managed to catch the sun. The beach we went to on the first day had a red flag and said it wasn´t suitable for swimming, [View Full Entry]

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Our first day in Salta was a fairly relaxed affair, just exploring the city. The next day we took a tour to Cafayate where a number of wineries are to be found. On the way we went through the Quebrada de Cafayate, a beautiful sandstone landscape. We stopped at a couple of gorges - the Garganta del Diablo and El Antifeatro - both known for their fine acoustics. So we had to put up with a tour group of Italians singing at the tops of their voices at both places. On to Cafayate and we stopped at a couple of wineries [View Full Entry]

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