Australia

The next stage of my trip was Australia where i spent just 3 weeks. I wasn't so sure if Australia would be as good as Asia but it defintately was. Stepping off the plane in Perth the first thing i noticed was, 'hmmmmmm it's not horribly sticky and sweaty'. Although I had got used to the humidity it was amazing to leave it behind. I spent just under 10 days in Perth staying with my cousins and had a fantastic time, mostly just resting after 3 month of travelling. My first few days there involved sleeping, eating, swimming and errrrrr sleeping some more on Cottesloe beach (White Sand and clean water). On top of that i went to a Casino and doubled my holiday budget!!, watched a football (soccer) match, explored the city. I also visited Rotnest island which was a 30 minute ferry ride from Perth which was an a really good day trip. Because there are so few cars on the island everyone cycles and there are maybe a hundred or more pristene, yet deserted, beaches with crystal clear water and place to Snorkel all of which you can easily cycle to.

My next stop was Melbourne which was a really fun city with plenty to see and do. I stayed in Williamstown with Carol, Roger, William, Rebecca and Sarah who were very friendly and left me well placed to explore the city. I had a break from Melbourne to venture about 270km inland to the Grampian National Park and stayed in a place called Halls Gap from which I went bush walking, biked up mountains and saw lots of Kangeroos. While i was there the temperature was in the mid 30 degrees and was nearly 40 degrees when i left. (I was only 70km away from the Australian Horsham as well which was funny).

After returning to Melbourne i took the overnight bus to Sydney and spent the day walking arounf the city in the pouring rain. I stayed with Sue and Steve who, on the following day, very kindly took me on a tiki tour of the Coast line south of the city center and had a swim on Bondi Beach.

From Sydney i flew to New Zealand.