Well I've only gone and bought a house on wheels, aint i!?! Tuesday after me and Manda (just good friends now) got back from Sydney, I'm sitting in a cafe with Bauer, drinking a carrafe, s'posed to be looking in the paper for a van but not coz I hate it, when this Toyata Hi-Ace pulls up in front of the cafe with a for sale sign on it. Next day, I'm driving my newly purchased home around Melbourne!!! Bloody marvelous. Two years younger than me, 65000m on the clock...

The Pommies (Dom, Rob, Martin, Becky) arrived when I was in Coolungatta. The boys are from Tring School, Becky is Dom's lady. On Xmas Eve I and my new lady (Amanda......!) each took a car full of pomms along the Great Ocean Road (Anglesea to Warrnambool). Twisty and turny, like a slow rally car race with the most stunning ocean views. Stopping at Lorne beach for french/beach cricket, body surfing, soccer and sunburning, perfect! After local fish & chips (Red Empe...