hello everyone. still in coogee but i am leaving in two days to go to victoria to do some fruit picking for a few weeks.i think i will come back to sydney for a few days befor e heading up the coast though as i have made loads of really good friends here.hope everyone had a great christmas and new year.my christmas was really good spent the day one the beach then had a bbq,didn't feel like christmas at all though.for new year i went to a really good party at a bar down near the bridge,was brilliant!!got to see the fireworks up close,then danced away until about 7a.m!!although i am looking foward to seeing some new places it is a shame to be leaving sydney,the guys i have been staying with now feel like really good friends.i am going fruit picking with one other bloke,we are leaving at 07.45 and get there at 22.30 so a long trip!it was the hottest day for 65 years on new years day...........45!! sorry about the lack of messages again,and you can all stop your childish games on the message board now!! thinking of you all tom