18 July 2009 Today, Dave drove us down to the coast.What a beautiful sight.We made our way from Bells Beach, all the way to Apollo Bay, stopping along the way to see the beautiful views. We stopped for lunch in Lorne, at Lorne Hotel, for a lovely warm Chicken & bacon Salad.We then continued our journey, along Great Ocean Road, where we managed to see some Whales in the Distance.I tried to take pictures, but all they would do, was 'wave' to us. As we ...

14 July 2009 Today was a trip to the Melbourne Zoo.It was absolutely fantastic, and luckily the weather held out for us (showers were predicted).It was abit overcast, with some sunshine trying to peer through on the odd occasion, but it didn't rain - so we were happy! Yay ……. I got to see Kangaroo's, and a Koala (with its baby on its back), which was awesome, among loads of other animals.The only animal we didn't get to see were the Tigers - I think th...

7 July 2009 Saying my goodbye's to everyone was extremely difficult, but I knew this was the start to a new chapter in my life - the adventure of a lifetime.Unfortunately, things didn't quite run smoothly to start with.My flight leaving Heathrow was delayed by 1.5 hours due to the bad weather, which we spend on the aircraft, on the runway.Once we eventually set off, I was filled with excitement and sadness.I was quite nervous about the unknown, and didn't quit...