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So I'm pretty sure everyone who will read this will know that the entire Manchester Bioinformatics BSc class of '09 (me and Pete) are going on a long glorified holiday. Just in case anyone cares what we are up to I will try and write a diary (bear in mind I am a scientist and so not blessed with the ability to write in an entertaining fashion). Pete has his photo blog (peterbenphotography.blogspot.com) so this will probably be more wordy and less arty.
Campervan Leg 2 - Nelson Bay to Byron Bay
After Nelson Bay we carried on towards Port Maquarie. Due to mistiming the drive we ended up arriving in the rain and after dark; not great when you discover that if you try to switch to high beams the headlights went off instead. The dark did, however, help us with the new tradition of one of us hiding in the roof of the van when entering campsites to avoid the extra person charge.
The next day it had thankfully stopped raining so we went down to the beach, which ended up being a massive walk from the campsite. In the afternoon we went over to a Koala sanctuary to see a bunch of sick Koalas being fed. The extremely boring woman at the sanctuary told us all about the many ways that Koalas can get ill. Did you know they get Chlamydia...
After Port Maquarie we carried on to Byron Bay. Thanks to a combination of drinking far too much wine and not charging my camera I only have one picture and that is of the sign for our campsite there. This came in useful as on one night out I managed to get myself very lost for hours and lost another pair of flip flops (that is 5 pairs for the trip).
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