We were able to have a sleep in today as we were not moving on for the first time for 5 days. We however got up to Byron Bay to look at the lighthouse. When we got there Guy ran off and we lost him. Darcy and Craig went to find him and while walking down the cliff, they both saw a whale jumping out of the water just off the coast. Darcy followed...

During the night and first thing this morning was very cold and it was our first real taste of winter. Long pants, slippers and windcheaters were a must. The drive from Tenterfield was through the Great Dividing Range and as you can expect the roads were hilly and windy. Unfortunately we were caught behind an extremely slow grey nomad who used u...

Well, I am going on to my third week in Australia. So far it's been a pleasant blur of activity. We've spent a day at the Lismore baths (pool), exploring the clubs, window shopping through town and sipping coffee at a local cafe. I've seen beautiful beaches and driven through rolling hills and green countryside. It's all been so beautiful. This ...

I honestly can't remember a whole lot that we did in this town. Played some football. Parked right on the beach and slept. We did see the worlds biggest prawn.

Written by Suzanne After a leisurely start i.e. breakfast, dishes, housework (sweeping the van) the boys cast their rods again in the river and I chatted with mum. We had a lovely morning tea of freshly baked scones, jam and cuppa before driving up the vehicle ferry which goes between Ballina and Ballina South. The boys got to drive the ferry t...

Written by Suzanne We departed mums in Lane Cove (lower north shore) at 5.55am. Stephen and I were very apprehensive about the car and if it would backfire. We reached the beginning of the north coast freeway before we realised and so far so good with the car. Not long down the freeway and Daniel was complaining about feeling very sick in the s...

Thanks to the awful weather yesterday we only headed up the road to the local Woolworths for some food last night, then we stayed up late trying to watch television in bed. Something that wasn't too easy as it turned out, because they had positioned the television in a strange location, which meant we had to lie up the far end of the bed to be a...

Hi Peeps, Uncle Pip here with your regular update. 29th Dec â€" We arrived in Ballina today at 9pm. The first thing you see as you enter Ballina is a giant prawn. Itâ€(tm)s a strange phenomenon here that loads of the towns have a big something on their outskirts. Coffs harbour had a Big Banana and Byron Bay has a Big Pineapple. Maybe w...