One of the conversations on the plane was with someone who lives in Sydney who had moved from England, I asked her why.. She says you have never been to Oz have you?.. you’ll find out! .

After having a day in the city and seeing the sights I guess I can see why. The edges of the coastline around the city are shining from the Blue sea Bay and the atmospheric of music and entertainers fills the air as the sun shines down on this upside down city. We started our day at Paramatta we travelled down to the centre of the city by boat along the river. As you go along the river it gets wider and wider until you arrive into darling harbour with the background of tall skyscrapers and the famous Harbour bridge, I am sure this is a very different Sydney to when my Great Great Granddad arrived in the 1870s as captain of a boat.

The last week has been very warm with temperatures ranging from 34oc to 15oc. We have seen, Bondi beach, the city sights of the opera house & Bridge, wildlife park, Darling Harbour, Newtown and the people. It is a very relaxed county and seeing the Koala bears that are sleeping, eating and chilling out just about sums up their way of living. Communing into the city by boat must be like paradise for anyone who has to catch the tube into London, you get fresh air and you get as tan as well as awesome views of the city and the sun setting at the end of the day. Compare it to London, the ‘fresh air’ is warm and generally fruity! ‘The tan’ becomes faded and the ‘awesome views’ are either the dark walls of the tunnel or someone armpit.! And the ozzys actually talk to each other!

Now just arrived in Stawell north west of Melbourne by about 3 hours.

So on that note, in an Australia accent ‘ Gooday mate, how are ya?’