We have had a quietish weekend this weekend as we are going away next weekend. Had another aussie barbie on Friday night with our housemates out on the verandah - i ended up drinking at least a bottle of wine which went straight to my head!! Had a really good laugh with everyone.Yesterday we went to the Ekka which is the Royal Queensland Show, it runs for 10 days and we get a public holiday for it on Wed 15th but instead we went with Damian who lives in the downs...

Hi All, Sorry my normal wednesday night Fraser blog didn't occur, being really tired lately. Anyway I am here now. Before I get into my ramble a few things to say: 1) Thanks to all you out there blogging or viewing our adventure. Its great and leaving the messages is so good for us as it means we feel less home sick. 2) I want to say I love my wife C and she is making this trip really good, her planning and researching is second to none and its great to take ...

Morning all Thursday over here and nearly the end of the week. I hope everyone is well. We have just recovered from our race. My legs were absolutely agony on Monday morning - couldn't really walk up and down stairs but they are back to normal now! We are planning to go to the "Ekka" on Saturday, it's the Queensland National Show and it's meant to be kind of like the Royal Highland Show back home. They have loads of shows, demonstrations, live music e...

Hello to all! Another week in Brisbane has been and gone! We have now booked up to go to Fraser Island in the 1st weekend in September with 3 of our flat mates- Nadine, Octtavio and Damian. We are going up on the Thursday and back on the Sunday night so taking a skivey day off work! Fraser Island has NO roads atall so you have to hire a 4 x 4 to get around so we have got a Land Rover Defender for the weekend - that will be an experience to drive! All 5 of us a...

Hi All, Me again, hope I can bring you up to speed on the latest news down under!!!! In was announced today on the news that they will be going to level 6 water retrictions due to a Scots man names Iain Ring-MacLeod leaving water running for over a period of a week, which meant couples now need to share showers. Since I was aware of this threat last week I have left all taps running as level 6 sounds appealing to me. I think most blokes would agree and have don...