Enroute, we stopped at Darwin for fuel, then onto Sydney.  A buddy and I stayed at a little hotel at Bronte Beach.  Had a picnic on the Beach Christmas morning.  We also took the train out to Katoomba to visit the national park there.  We were both pilots, so one day we visited a small airport west of town and had a local flight instructor give us a chance to fly a Beagle, a small British built airplane that we were interested in.  I actually went a second time and stayed in the Kings Cross area, but didn't have as much fun because I was by myself.  I loved the people.  They were so friendly.