Apr 2007

We've had a superb first week travelling, we've been staying with Mum's cousin in Perth and they've been fantastic taking us here there and everywhere. Gordon got to pat his first kangaroo and cuddle koalas - exciting stuff!!

We've also been back down south to Albany to visit Aussie Pete and do some of roading and fishing. It's absolutely stunning down there. Gordon finally managed to catch his first fish, all I got was 2 tiddlers and a very poisonous scorpion fish!!

We've booked a campervan and head of up to Exmouth, a mere 17 hours drive, to swim wih the whale sharks, soooooooo excited!!!

I'm going to put up the piccies on my facebook site as it's a lot easier and I can figure out how to do it! The link is.....

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=15429&l=62ba7&id=542280642

I know I've been rubbish at updating this thing but have decided to after an unexpected stopover in sunnny Doharrrrrrrrrrr.

I left Oz in Dec fully intending to be back in time for New Years so did well there then!! I ended up being offered maternity cover for my old boss for 2 months teaching Chemistry to upper school. The money was pretty good and so is the lifestyle so I decided to take it. I stayed with the parents for the whole time and actually really enjoyed it! Managed to fit in a trip to Jordan, Egypt and Dubai so not done too badly on the travel front either.

My wee brother (hereby known as the wee bugger) finally got his arse in gear bought a plane ticket and even got a new passport and is going to join me for the next 4 months of gallavanting round Oz, NZ and Asia before heading back to bonny Edinburgh sometime round the middle of August where I've got a place on a masters studying Neuroscience.

We head of to Perth tonight and plan on spending the next 2 weeks on the west coast and the following 2 weeks on the east coast before flying out to Auckland. I promise to keep this thing much more up to date and may even put up a few piccies from all the fun and frolics I've been having in Dohaaarrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Hope everyone's doing well, SJ xxxx