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After the fireworks had finished, we went up to the Rocks to continue the atmosphere (and the drinking).

To get there, though, we had to stop Katie and Neil molesting random police officers that we encountered - although most of them didn't seem to mind (and yes, Katie did really wear that hat).

After a couple of hours we started to make our way up to Bondi for the first sunrise of the year 2000 - a good idea in principle, if it wasn't for the fact that it was soon absolutely freezing and cloudy! But I did capture the first daybreak, for posterity.

New Years Day was a bit of a washout, apart from the fact that I got to see Ally and Vicky (the notorious pair from the Outback legs) - and we got into the SCG for nowt (cheeky backpackers - it was all Matt and Katies fault!).

A good night in the Scubar to celebrate was had, although it looks as if Simon had had enough.

This was the last time we would get to see Matt and Katie in Australia (it was fun, while it lasted, eh?!), before they headed off to New Zealand.

And all that was left after a fantastic week was the long drive back to Melbourne - and the less said about that, the better!

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