Ok ok you lot....you're all very funny!!! However I'd like to take this opportunity to point out two things. Firstly, the dress was purchased purely for practical reasons, not fashion. And secondly I think you'll find both my dear Father and Husband have both worn dresses far more often than I have and are therefore in no position to take the p**s! But don't worry Justine and Michelle, I don't think there's much risk of me turning into a girly girl - I shall ...

***NEWS FLASH***NEWS FLASH***NEWS FLASH*** Hold on to your hats, get a stiff drink and sit down if you're not doing it already. A major event happened in Cairns yesterday that is a world first and I, Andrew James Jarvis, was lucky enough to witness it. For the first time ever, Nic went out and purchased a dress. Now I know she's been seen in these things before, for weddings (not just ours), but I'm sure most of you will know how much belly aching and grumbling...

Currently in Cairns...and sweating...a lot! Tropical weather here from morning to night - it's a bit much. Temperature is about 34 degrees and it's humid. I thought the weather in Aus was pretty much all the same, but it's different in each place we go. However, Cairns is the last place we'll be going. That's right folks, we've come to the end of the line in Australia. However, the adventure here isn't quite over as we've a couple of things left to do. So what ...

G'day mate! Bruce and Shiela here! Sorry we haven't been 'blogging' for a while but we've just been so busy and haven't had the time. As we've done quite a bit I'll give you the shortened version otherwise it'll be time for us to come home by the time I finish writing it all! First of all, from now on I'll be writing in normal font and Andi will write in italics- just so some of you more simple folk don't get confused! So we left you last year in Sydney, and a...

G'day mate! How's it going? Yep, we're in Australia and getting the hang of the local lingo. Well, we've been here two weeks now and settling in nicely. The first few days were a bit hectic as we tried to fit in Sydney. And for all those who have been asking, yes, we actually did the Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb! Wow! That was an experience. Some of it was quite scary but when we got to the top, it was actually ok. The views were great as you can imagine, and a gu...