Changing Address! I will soon be moving to Tasmania, so if you plan to mail anything my way here is the new address: 11 Seamist Crt. Lauderdale, TAS 7021 Australia

Thank you everyone for the Birthday wishes! My day was most excellent. On the Sunday before, Cam and I went to a place called Crystal Cascades which is a collection of swimming holes and waterfalls about 20 minutes drive from home. It was shady and rainforest-y and the water was quite nice. I could stand in it for as long as I wanted without my feet going numb. I know, hard to believe (for those of you from Canada) - it was too good. Apparently there's a spot wh...

Since I am living literally right next to the Great Barrier Reef, I figured it was high time I got another full-on reef experience. The tourist season is starting to wind down. I have noticed this because Rattle is emptier than normal, and also because it is dreadully hot and humid with occasional flashes of bucketing rain. I couldn't think of a good term to describe it, but bucketing at least sounds a little more comforting than 'flash-flooding'. There is also r...

October 11th, 2009 I had the most amazing day at the reef! Cam and I were planning on buying ferry tickets to Green Island to go snorkelling ($75 per person). As luck would have it, the assistant principal at Cam's school has a boat and offered to take us to Russell Island, a place that only locals can get to. Cam and I, our housemates Isaac and Teresa, and Rowan (the AP) spent the day out on the reef snorkelling, fishing, and exploring the island. We saw some p...

September 17th, 2009 I haven't really written much in quite some time. I suppose that would mean that I've either been really busy doing lots of fun and crazy and exciting things, or that I've really been up to nothing. I'd like to say the former was true, so I'm going to. I have met a lot of great people at work - mostly Pommies but they're not so bad once you get to know them. Haha, just kidding of course. But honestly, for speaking the same language they are...