Hi Guys decided to get away for a few days while i'm waiting to start another job. I flew from Sydney to Mackay in Queensland yesterday and looked around there. Not much going on so i've got the bus to Arlie Beach which is a small town on the water right near the Whitsundays. I'm hoping to go on a boat tomorrow but i will wait and see how confident i am as it may involve snoorkeling....... Back to sydney on Sunday, much love Al xx

Wow this is the most amazing place i think i have ever been to!! It sure is nowt like the Peak District!! It is the middle of winter and we were up in the Mountains and i sill managed to get a little colour to my cheeks!! Jo and I hung out in a "Locals" bar which was hillarious and it was Kareoke night!! Luckily we didn't sing but got rather tipsy on the cheap booze!! We stayed the night in the YHA which was lovely and shared a room with 3 Itallian guys who kept ...

Two of the Monkeys (See-No and Hear-No) arrived in Sydney on 27th May. For the 1st week they stayed in Bondi and explored the delights of the city. They then relocated to Surry Hills in the east of Sydney about 10 mins from Sydneys sort of Soho. Where there has been many a drunken escapade as you can imagine! Sing-No the last of the wise monkeys has delayed her trip as she has decided to teach drinking skills and music to children in Burma, the poor little mit...