EMMA Gday. Ive just added new photos of Hamilton Island and hopefully this eve can upload Cairns photos from the reef. Also a new bit of blog writing :-) Less than 1 week to go! See you all very soon. P.S Colette I hated scuba diving but have some photos a friend took a camera out there. From the jump I could see everything below! Like looking out of an airoplane!

Colette You are either very brave doing the sky dive or very mad! It looks really coooooooooool though! What could you see from up there? Would you do it again? I hope you took pics of the scuba diving underwater. See ya soon xx

nina Just got your text honey...you will have an amzing few weeks. We loved Fraser Island and the Whitsundays...best two things we did whilst we were in Oz. If you have time pop up to Port Douglas about an hour North if Cairns (it is a really nice town and amazing beach - well it was 12 years ago!). See you in a few weeks. Take care and have lots of fun on your last adventure. ninax

Emma The next adventure starts on Sunday. A 3 day train journey to Melbourne, with another day stopping in Adelaide. Then on Thursday 26th a flight up to Hamilton Island on the Whitsundays!! Excited much! Then 2 weeks on the barrier reef and Cairns then home! Looking foward to this adventure! Also saving bits to come back for! See you all very soon! :-)

Henri G'day my friend from down below! How are things? Just been looking at some of your photo's. I feel a scrapbook coming along when you come home! Looks like you are having a lovely time. Doesn't it seem strange that the plants grow up on those rocks? Wouldn't have thought they would have been the right conditions. Anyway, enough of rambling on about plants, how is your job going? Keep uploading those photo's, hopefully speak to you sometime soon. Happy New Year! Take care, speak soon. Henri X Oh, also, please could I borrow a film? There is only so many times you can watch 'The Polar Express' and '50 Most Annoying People Of 2011'! X

Nina Happy New Year!!! Hope you have a good evening. Take carexxx

Emma Hi Glad everyone got the postcards! I walked down the street in Sydney at 12 at night in pjs to post them! And Nan if you read this hope you got yours! :-) Christmas was not so diferent apart from we sat outside! It was quite warm. Not as warm as today though. 39 today and yesterday. I am actually dying!! Nina- yep I made it to christmas! Reached my target. That is amazing news about Luca! I am expecting to see a little fish when I get back! Tell him I will be back just after the easter bunny comes!! :-) Then it will nearly be time to teach Roman won't it? May is it? Have a good new years everyone! x x x

Julie Hey Emma - I hope you had a good Christmas day (albeit very different I'm sure?) thank you for the post card, it was really lovely to hear from you and arrived just in time for Christmas. Mum was telling us that you've now got a job in a bar which will be keeping you busy (not to mention lining your pockets) - make sure you have fun on New Years eve - we will certainly raise a glass to you being the first family member to have spent the New Year on the other side of the world - with love as ever Julie and uncle Mikey xx

nina The boys got the post card from Sydney today...thanks. Luca wants to know when you are coming home because you have been away for aaagggeeesss!!! xx

nina Love the photo's...they are amazing. Sounds like you are having a fantastic time and hay you have survived till christmas!!! Have a lovely christmas and a very happy new year. The boys say Hi!! xxx ps Luca swam underwater yesterday...BIG break through hay?!

Julie G'day Em - fantastic images, you've got a real bumper album going now that's for sure! Particularly liked the one where you are wearing a pink stripy top (not sure where it was taken?) but instantly thought you had been superimposed at the top of that tower - I quickly realised though that I was wrong when I saw the next image of you with the kuala bear!!! Looks like you are certainly having the time of your life, and glad to see those early days of Michael having taken you Abseiling when you were about 6 clearly paid off! As ever, take care of yourself, and looking forward to seeing some Christmas Day images Oz style. Xxx

Emma Hi everyone. Im back in Perth for xmas and New Years. Have just uploaded loads of photos so check them out. Ive added some in all the albums recently so check them all!! :-) Have a good christmas!! x x x

Julie Hi Em - glad to hear that you've got yourself a job. I hope you don't get back-ache! Could be worse though, at least you'll be in the right place for a lunch time tipple! Henri is teasing us by telling everyone that there are loads of great photo's on Facepack, but what about those of us who don't use it? No doubt you'll be too busy to uploAd via your blog, but Michael and I would love to see them if you do get a minute. You are looking gorgeous girl, Australia clearly suits you- keep up the good work and take care xx

Henri Hi Emma! How are you getting on? Just read your blog and looked at all the new photo's on Facebook! Looks/sounds you are having a great time! Not sure about that Lizard thing though! A little bird told me you weren't coming home till April!? I thought February was long enough! Never mind, I guess I'll have to choose my car myself! You have a lovely time, hope to have another chat on the phone soon. Take care. Henri. X

Emma On the train from Alice Springs about half an hour from Adelaide. The scenery looks like england! I have free wifi at the hostel I am staying at tonight do will upload loads and loads of photos from the whole trip. :-) I am well fed!