Greetings from the outback, Just spent an invigorating few days on the farm in Foster. Have been out searching for wombats, at the market buying traditional lemonade, in the local pub (which has the largest wooden spoon in the world) and even went out to to tell some people to get off the land. No Deliverance-esque incidents to report. Tonight we're out platypus hunting (not for their pelts or anything, just to have a look) and we will be heading off tomo...

Hi Readers, We've arrived, jetlagged but excited. Been a hectic first few days. The 27th was a mixed bag. Emma spent the day with her mother (on her 60th birthday) and the rest of the family. I witnessed 7 hours of humiliating cricket and Gooner drinking over 10 rum and cokes. The cricket was a good laugh as any hope of victory had long passed. Baiting Brett Lee was amusing and he took it well. Mike and Gooner were in good spirits when I left for the 60th b...