Reached Sydney on Friday evening after my 2000Km trip from Adelaide. Saw some wonderful Scenery on the way including the 12 apostles and London Bridge, which fell down in 1990. Melbourne was a lovely city with a lot going on. It is Autumn here so everyone is getting very active before winter arrives. In Melbourne it was the Moombar Walter festival and here in Sydney the Easter show has just opened at the Olympic park.

Sydney is as wonderful as ever, even in the rain. Actually the sun has been out today which makes the harbour even more wonderful.

Did some shopping today and visited some museums. Will relax over the next few days and prepare myself for 22 hours on a plane.

In Melbourne now. Fantastic weather and predicted to be up to 34 tomorrow. Getting quite sunburnt. It's the river festival here this weekend so everyone is in holiday mood.

Will stay until Monday and then head through the snowy mountains towards Sydney

Finally escaped the searing heat of the centre and flew down to Adelaide where I was greeted by a torrential downpour.

Spend a couple of days in Adelaide enjoying the sights of the bay and the Lofty Mountain Range. Picked up the car and for the last few days have been travelling the Great Ocean Road where there is some stunning scenery. Visited the twelve apostles today, although you could only see seven of them from the road. Staying in Geelong before travelling into Melbourne tomorrow.

40 Centigrade here in Alice at the moment so rather warm. Been following in Charlies footsteps today, up to the desert park and the Flying Doctors centre. Never sweated so much in my life. Got back from Ayres Rock yesterday. It is a marvolous sight and one you should see sometime in your life. The stars at night were fantastic. You forget, living in coludy and poluted Europe, how wonderful the clear night sky is, with millions and millions of stars all around.

Get a flight to Adelaide tomorrow and then pick up my car to travel round the coast to Sydney