Hip Hip Hooray Up Up and Away - i picked up my kite from the airport so christmas day is set - he'll nick my kite i'll bet, still i could make him cook christmas dinner !!! All good on the western front, Rich has succesfully passed half of his exams - he must be cheating !! steep learning curve by his own admission as here you are not just a PC, he is responsible for the custody of any offenders, making the decision whether to charge and if so what wih, by the ...

G'day things been a bit quiet this week, Linds has embarked on an extreme bikini diet with sickness (and the other!) bug lasting sunday to tuesday think she caught it from Finn who had it thurs and fri previously but not quite as bad. managed to squeeze in a BBQ at our friends house, met up with another collegue from Devon and Cornwall who is coming out to start at the Academy in January, Finn had a great time in their pool - again. viewing lots of houses at...

Uniform arrives - impressed, money not an object when it comes to buying the right kit for the job ! Sweaty pits and a light blue shirt - mmmmm interesting ! No gun as yet, though we have been trusted with a thigh holster which I will keep away from Linds or she will think she is Lara Croft !Humphrey (the huntsman) is still in breech of his curfew however he obviously cares about us as he has sent a family member to look after us - Rhonda the Red Back !! Now we d...

This week Rich had an induction day at the Police Academy which was a pre-cursor to his first day at work, he came away with good first impressions of his new career.We enjoyed the last few days of being officially unemployed as a 'beach bum' which I wouldn't wish on my worse enemy, it is hell having to apply sunscreen!!! Rich had his final kite surfing lesson which then gave him the recognition of IKA level 2. He has decided he would like us to air freight out m...

Another great week weather wise, have not eaten 1 meal indoors yet. there is a nice bbq/alfresco eating area here, however this week we had a visitor, a Huntsman spider although a baby still noticeable, now he (who we named Humphrey) and I had a little chat and came to an agreement that he could remain high up on the wall 24/7/365 providing he didn't move, well he broke his curfew has disappeared. hey im not worried our bedroom is only 20 feet away, Rich had a ...