Well I wasn't going to use a picture of Parliament House for where I am, and only the locals would realise this is a Red Kangaroo so I have not seen one around Canberra. Mixed news at the moment. On the good side Calvary was quick to have all the paper work done and there are night shifts on the roster for me in April and I have been allocated to take over the roster of one of the nurses going on leave. Bad side, Calvary is in financial crisis so my position has...

This is my last entry from Australia. Tomorrow Pippa and I are driving to Sydney for a few days together before I jump my Emirates flight to Dubai @ 2110 hrs. It occurred to me today that this is the last night I shall spend in Canberra for some time. A little tug at the heart strings. Though I have grown a bit tired of Canberra itself, I realise I shall miss many people. I spent the last few years working in the Emergency Dept of Calvary hospital with the great...

The last hurrah's in Canberra Thurs 18th @ Debacle for pizza and red wine. Then Fri 19th @ Faye & Greg's for BBQ, Wii guitar & red wine. Thank you to everyone who came to say farewell. Keep in touch with this site. PS Fly out date is Tues 30th @ 2110hrs on Emirates just in case you want to stand outside and wave.

Though this is strictly not part of my trip, it is one of the reasons behind it. Not for leaving, but until Pippa was a citizen she was unable to work in her industry. Unfortunately citizenship happening 2 weeks prior to departure is a little late. But enjoy the photos. Thanks for the party.

Well this is the first entry. I don't actually leave for another couple of weeks but am beginning to say good bye. I have officially resigned from work at Calvary Hospital and have a can of Spam to prove it..thank you Andrew!. Hope to see lots of Calvary people at Debacle on 18th. This blog will hopefully get more interesting as time passes, but I have to start somewhere.