Well this may or may not be my last night in Australia. I am sitting on 'hold' to the QANTAS phone as I have just found out the Bangkok to London leg of my flight has been cancelled. Apparently the snow in Heathrow is still causing some problems. Hence the picture of the 'blue boats' as I am investigating alternative ways to get to London. But I have had a nice few days in Gosford. I have been to Norah Head to the beach and had coffee at The Entrance. Today Mum ...

What to comment on first. This will be a general update as I have not blogged in a while. So in no particular order here is life in a nut shell: Went to Gosford for 2 days to see Dad and Mum and have the car serviced. I went out to North Entrance and saw 2 Humpbacked Whales swimming along the coast. It was great and they were only a few 100 metres off the shore. I watched them for about 30 min and right in front of me one jumped a bit and raise a fin out of the...

Well I have been transported to the colony by the English authority. I feel like a real Australian now. Yes, as mentioned in previous blogs I am in Australia to organise a visa to live in the UK. I left Pippa and Katharine in Heathrow and boarded a flight to Singapore with Qantas. About 3 hours into the flight a woman collapsed a few rows ahead of me and I ended up offering to help the flight crew who appeared to be a bit concerned as she was not recovering quic...

I guess when you are leaving the country you have lived in for near on 40 years, there is more than a few people to say Goodbye to. So this is the Farewell trip extension to Gosford where I grew up and my parents still live. A few great days sitting around home, playing scrabble, listening to Simon & Garfunkel, walking the dog and eating out. If you are on the Central Coast go to La Chat Noir restaurant in Terrigal for fantastic French cuisine. Also the Edge...