We finally arrived in Sydney last Sunday and spent 3 nights at The Mercure in Kings Cross, it wasn't a great hotel but served the purpose of being right by a station and pretty handy for everything.
I wanted to have a bit of a tourist time in Sydney but this proved to be quite difficult as we had so much to sort out. By the time we had opened bank accounts, got phones and bought a car, there wasn't much time left but we managed to get to Circular Quay, Darling Harbour and saw the Opera House dozens of time as we travelled to various appointments on the train over the Harbour Bridge.

 We bought the car from Pickles Auctions, this is to be recommended if you are after a heavy duty vehicle as they are mostly ex works cars.
Next stop was the camping shop to buy a tent to reduce our hotel costs. We bought basic camping essentials in our luggage, including an inflatable mattress so we are reasonably comfy for a short period of time.

Drove up to Port Stephens on Thursday, which is where we are hoping to settle, and found a campsite with wifi (hooray) so we are able to contact family easily and add to the blog of course.
The area we like best is called Lemon Tree Passage, the pictures of the pelicans and Ian at the front are here.
We have already been to see a few houses in Lemon Tree so watch this space for updates! The next target is 

                                         to find a 4WD caravan.