hello everyone! really sorry about the lack of updates.as most of you probably already know i have been working away for the last three weeks in Bathurst and Orange(about 250km west of sydney)i was staying in a house that was paid for by work,very nice!!gave up the job a couple of days ago,to return to sydney,plan on being around here for the next three weeks.had to go through the blue mountains to get there so stopped of there to do some sight seeing,views are amazing.i also saw a kangaroo for the first time near where i was working! staying at a friends place at the moment,may be going to stay with someone else tomorrow who i have met through work,he is from new zealand.made lots of good friends through work,all of them being from australia of n.z. staying back on the beach now,it was 39 yesterday,hottest day since last december!!i was cooking in the sun all day!doesn't feel right that christmas is nearly here.got a bbq on the beach planned for christmas day!! hope to hear from everybody soon,missing you all