Slightly later than anticipated, as I'm now in NZ, I thought I'd better wrap up my time on Oz with a summary of the last couple of weeks. As many of you will have seen, I tried my hand (or feet) at surfing with surprising success. As you can see from the picture above, I did manage to hit the big waves. [what do you mean that dude looks nothing like me???]. Yes, I've also had plenty of stick for the "bruised toe" incident, especially as it meant I b...

I've now been in Oz almost 2 weeks - I can't believe how quickly time has passed since arriving. I mentioned in my last blog update that Greg and I were off canoeing and camping to Kangaroo Valley last weekend. We set off early, as it was a 2 hour drive and I told them we'd be there for 11am...oh, and we needed food, supplies, bait for fishing etc. on the way. The weather was forecast for storms and strong winds all weekend, but we thought that would only add ...

Ok, Ok, Ok....I hear the messages loud and clear: "where is the Sydney update?" "slacker" "what's he doing?" etc etc.... hehe. Well I've been in Sydney almost a week now, so I guess it's time to catch up. I flew in on a 7 hour flight from Singapore last Saturday morning and my pick up was waiting for me at the airport - Greg. Great to be able to jump into a car and head straight off, rather than having to work out which is the be...