Newcastle,
Australia
Sunday, January 27, 2008
First stop with the hire car wsa Newcastle. Supposedly Australias 6th biggest city. They'd try and big up anything at all over here in New Zealand and Australia. "The worlds 152nd best coffee shop as voted for by the Alzheimers Association". There was feck all accomodation in and around the city so we crossed the bay to Stockton and to a small camp site there. Straight away we were able to see the difference between the Aussies and the Kiwis. Basically the aussies talk to you. Although the Kiwis were very nice and polite and helpful they were very reserved from our experience. In the camp sites here every single person who passes you says G'day and sometimes they even offer you a beer or a coffee in exchange for a chat. Suits us fine as we didin't have an electric kettle.
We only stayed in Stockton for one day and chilled out on the beach until it completely clouded over and got cold. So we headed back to the camp for some grub and drinks.
