Xmas was a jolly affair with the Gardner clan, bolstered by an influx of local rellies as well as some Generals and Corporals from the Barmy Army. Santa was prodigous with his goodwill and a great time was had by all. The weather was a little less generous than we might have hoped - occasional drizzle and a temperature of around 14 degrees were more English than Australian but the recent droughts meant any rain was welcome.On Boxing Day we headed for the MCG, whe...

A merry xmas to one and all!

Out and about doing shopping - slabs of beer, haircuts, food for the xmas party which was planned for the evening. The party itslels was lots of fun as A-Ms family was joined by other local families for a regular meet-up.

We headed back towards Lorne after yet more jumping in rivers (as good a way as any to start the day). After lunch we had a quick play in the water at Lorne (complete with Dave surfing his head into the sand - no lasting damage done) and headed back towards Geelong. More bag repacking later and we bade temporary farewell to Claire and headed back to Melbourne. Met up with Kate in Carlton and admired her new car, complete as it was with an esky full of xmas fish f...