Normally we class our trips to Australia as a travelling adventure but this year it is just going to be a real holiday. It is also going to be busy as we will be travelling in the main Australian holiday season which is mid December to late January.

Our plan is to hit the coast just below Sydney and then travel around the coast virtually to Melbourne before turning up into the high country and then back to Inverell. On our return to Sydney in what will be a first for us we will pick up a cruise boat to New Zealand on a 12 day cruise returning to Sydney before we fly home. After much thought this just seemed to be the quickest and cheapest way to get a snapshot of New Zealand. So, travelling in the main school holidays on one of the busiest stretches of coast in Australia and then a cruise are all the things we normally avoid. It should be interesting!