Toby Jones and Sarena Perry spent 7 months in Australia and managed to circumnavigate the entire country from Perth anticlockwise via Tasmania and back to Perth. Most of the journey was spent with friends from England, Beau and Clare in their trusty Nissan Urvan camper, 'Betty'. Below are just some of our highlights...

Australia Stats:
Size: 7,682,000 sq km
Population: 21 million
Capital: Canberra

Days spent in OZ: 211
Images in Diary: 401

Useful Links:
Lonely Planet
Save Ningaloo Reef
Ayers Rock
Barrier Reef
Western Australia
South Australia
Victoria
Tasmania
New South Wales
Canberra
Queensland
Northen Territory
See All Dolphins Swim
Ducati 750 Sport
Triumph TT600

...Swimming with Dolphins.
This was a great moment for us and Beau and Clare. It was quite unexpected as we hadn't expected that it was possible to swim with dolphins near Melbourne but we found this great little town called Queenscliff that operated the dolphin swim tour which also became our first attempt at snorkelling as well as experiencing the foul smell of a seal colony at close quarters! read diary. check out the web site See All Dolphin Swims.

...Motorbiking through the Daintree rainforest.
A bit of a decadent activity but as it was Sarena's 30th birthday we decided to hire out some sports bikes and take them for a 2 day spin from Cairns and up to Cape tribulation. It was our first proper bike ride since passing our tests back in England. Needless to say we are now hooked. read diary

...Grampians Wildlife.
The wildlife all through Australia is fantastic, always plenty of weird and noisy creatures around to remind you what an amazing planet this is. We spent 2 weeks tramping all over the Grampian mountain range in Victoria and managed to get especially close to the wildlife including the varied species of Parrots and the food pinching but very comical Kookaburra's. read diary

...The sacred rock.
Can you go all the way to OZ without visiting Ayers Rock? We thought you could and had no plans to visit it. But in the end we did and where very glad to of made the journey. There is definitely something very special about the place. If you can tolerate all the tourists then this is a must. Kings canyon nearby is also really cool. read diary

...Coober Pedy
The film set of Mad Max and where everyone lives underground in dugouts on their stake of land. Coober Pedy is an ancient sea bed of sandstone filled with Opal and all the red neck miners that still insist that they plot will make them a fortune. We where fortunate to stay with one. Eddy, originally from the UK he has been in Coober Pedy for the last 20 years and is still looking for his fortune. Toby gave him a hand for a few days but just managed to scrap a few stones of Opal. read diary

...Treking the Bibbulmum Trail.
We didn't get far into our road trip in Betty until we came across a small town called Walpole. Deciding that we where getting fat again after our trek to Everest we decided to take in some of the real OZ and Go Bush, So Toby, Sarena Beau and Clare fetched some provisions and set out on a 4 day trek along beaches and through giant forests gathering a few blisters on the way. read diary

... Sailing the Whitsundays.
The weather wasn't too good but the experience unforgettable, Beautiful Islands, Beautiful clear blue water, A fantastic boat and crew. And 2 nights of creaking rafters and puking passenger. Only slightly marred by Sarena's attempt at drowning who was thankfully saved by Beau 'Pammy' Lutring - lifesaver extraordinair. read diary

...snorkelling the reef (Ningaloo reef that is)
The weather was too bad to get to the great barrier reef (typically) but things were more than made up for by the time we got back into Western Australia and visited the gorgeous Coral Bay on the Ningaloo Reef. Managed to meet up with some friends there too and England beat Argentina in the World Cup. Could we ask for more. read diary

...and then we went to NEW ZEALAND>

...and then we went to FIJI>