I met Laura in Airlie Beach 3 weeks ago. It was really good to see her but slightly surreal. I'm so used to being on my own now that I couldnt quite believe she was actually going to be in Australia with me! She arrived at midnight so after a couple of hours of chatting we went to bed. The next few days were pretty chilled out. Airlie Beach is very small, one short main street with a few shops and backpacker bars/hostels and a man-made lagoon. But it was a great ...

After my last blog update I spent 2 weeks in Newcastle where I worked 2 hours a day for accommodation. This involved cleaning the hostel (making beds, cleaning the bathrooms and kitchen) from 10am-12pm in a team of about 5 people. The work was really easy, the group was great and it was really nice to stay in one place for long enough to relax without feeling the need to rush around to see and do everything in a short space of time. I spent most of my afternoons ...

I have had a rather uneventful 6 weeks since last updating my blog. Around the time of my last update it was rather hot and we went on a few trips to the local pool, including one particularly good trip which ended in a visit to the pub and getting pizza. We also had a girls night with Lisa where we introduced her to the Sex and the City movie! Over Christmas the weather was rather dull and cloudy with cooler temperatures and a fair amount of rain. Not much diff...

Since updating my blog last Saturday I have had possibly one of the most eventful weeks since arriving at Lemontree. Last weekend Chris stayed over at the Donga for 3 nights and Lisa's boyfriend was away which led to a lot of drinking! Lisa's Mom was visiting so we had drinks and a BBQ on Friday. We then went to the pub on Saturday night and there were also plans for drinks on Sunday. I opted out on Sunday as the 5am starts were starting to take their toll and ev...

So, I have now been at the Dairy for 7 weeks and have 12 weeks to go until we set off travelling! The days pass fairly quickly and not a lot happens but I thought I would update my blog with a few of the things that have been keeping us entertained! A few weeks ago work became fairly interesting when one of the cows fell from the walkway into the pit. All of a sudden lots of people appeared to try and get the cow out. There are steps either side of the pit where...