Happy New Year to you all. Sydney was incredible - the tickets we got at the Botanic Gardens were sensational. The view consisted of the boats in the harbour, the Opera House behind them and the Harbour bridge right behind that. We also had a beautiful view of the city skyline. The whole day was a good 30 degrees plus - so again we were very happy we didn't have to stay out all day - our event started at 7pm. We had a 4 course meal, complimentary champagne, a D...

Christmas day was great, Ange and Drew picked us up from Manly and we went to their home in a northern suburb called Castle Hill. We met Anges parents Dot and Pete and all of their siblings and their families. It was really nice to spend Christmas with a family even though it wasn't ours. We couldn't beleive all that we have done this year - last year we were sitting at Dave's Uncle and Aunt in Johannesburg with high aspirations of all the year held in store fo...

Yey! its back to civilisation. We were lucky enough to have some friends in Manly (a beach suburb of Sydney) who have lent us their house for Christmas/New Year while they are away in New Zealand. Manly is beautiful, a small ferry ride from Circular Quay, passing the Opera House and the majority of the harbour. The house is a godsend, since prices for a bunk in Sydney around Christmas/New Year can be over $100 a night and a minimum of 10 nights, so for the 2 o...

We got over to Sydney with loads of problems - not customs like we thought - but with Visas (who knew we needed visas???)(We are english we thought we could travel anywhere!!!). Dave also lost his penknife because he didn't pack properly... and it ended up in his hand luggage... doh! Anyhow our arrival was fine and we caught the ferry over to Manly to meet with Flick and Dave - our friends who live there. Dave met us and we stayed with them for 2 nights with t...