Merry Christmas Everybody

So, the last you heard from us Simon had been diving out of an aeroplane whilst I was partaking in the perilous and life endangering activity known as reading on the beach. Well you may be pleased to hear things have got a bit more exciting for me without risking life and limb. Firstly by us acquiring the truck!

Truck, trucky, she, the van is a 1992 Nissan Patrol who is looking a little rough around the edges but has a stonking great engine and is ready willing and able (with a bit of tlc from us) to take us on our trip around Australia. If anyone’s missed the latest plan at all we will be doing the city corporate thing until the end of February before we set off on a four month road trip to see Australia. Route tbc but will some how encompass, north, south, middle, east and west – some off road tracks, a bit of diving, surfing, crocodile avoidance, drinking fosters in the outback, camping in the desert and possibly going slightly doolally from only having each other to talk to for days on end.













Here are some pictures of our recent camping trip to Jervis Bay. Very pleasant.

We then decided to try out the Sydney clubbing scene – bit of a disappointment compared to out usual outings at home or we might just be getting old…


















Simon then had his work Christmas party on about the 1st December, Christmas as a whole is pretty low key here compared to home and to be honest it is a bit weird seeing the trees and santas around where they are up. My party is this week – also going to be a pretty low key event I think (did I mention I’m working in IT J).

Back to the truck (which needs a better name – any suggestions welcome). Went to the Mt Yengo National Park last weekend and discovered that we lose all mobile reception about 2 hours out of Sydney. Still, that didn’t stop us heading up some pretty cool tracks in the park and finding the most awesome lookout over Mt Yengo (apparently the Mountain is a very sacred place for the Aborigine indidgenous population). However being on the highest point around and suddenly having fork lightening flash down a little way off perhaps wasn’t one of the safest things we’ve done so we made a hasty retreat back down the track.





Now it’s Christmas we’re heading up the coast with Simon’s parents for a proper beach holiday and I’m looking forward to some good bbqs and some sunny weather (unlike the rain we’ve had in Sydney the last month – it’s not all great down here!).










Merry Christmas everybody, anyone who’s had new year with us in the past – make sure you have it for us this year... More in 2008!