Arrived in Oz after a long flight to be warmly greeted by our wonderful friend Steve-Jack Anyon-Smith.  Steve-Jack managed to keep us pretty busy right from the moment we got there: spot-lighting and birding in Royal National Park and along the shores Botany Bay, as well as elsehwere (including his backyard!).  We also h...

"What the f*** are you doing man?" That was what I awoke to on my first night in Sydney when the four Swedes in my room failed to notice that they were staying in a five bed dorm, despite the fact that there were in fact five beds in the room. Apparently, Jonas and friends had been told that they would be in a four bed dorm. So they were a littl...

Well it's about 3 weeks until I move to England and I haven't even thought about how I'm gonna get three rooms worth of crap over to Europe. Think I'm going to have to finally depart with the pig collection *sob*. Guess I'm just hoping that it will magically pack itself while I finish my uni assignments. Speaking of which, only 2 more to go...

We arrived in Sydney on the 8th Oct, we were lucky enough to be staying with the lovely Stuart Catt and Nina Lewis in Edgecliff which is so close to the city that you can see the Sydney Harbour bridge, the Sky Tower and Bondai is only one stop away...we couldn't have asked for a more perfect spot! Our first night with them was spent on the balco...

Hi all! Well, we survived Week 1.  Only 103 or so more to go!  The week was a mix of ups and downs.  Thankfully, mostly ups.  The boys and I got into a bit of a routine here at our little "apartment."  We typically hit the pool for an hour or so if the weather permits.  It's been back and forth...most days in the 80...

Flying back to Sydney after I finally manged to apply for a Working Holiday Maker visa.

I won my first meat tray! Our pub across the road was having a meat raffle fundraiser to sponsor a young rugby team's trip to Japan so we bought some tickets... and we won! The tray was huge and included a whole chicken, 6 more chicken legs, 4 ribeye steaks and 6 lamb chops. (Gross).

Last weekend we celebrated Cooper's Second birthday with a party at home for family and friends. It was a busy day, with 12 kids and 20 adults helping us to celebrate. Cooper had fun and enjoyed the attention that was bestowed upon him. We followed up Coopers party with a housewarming afternoon by Christening Ben's new BBQ and drinking lots of w...

Hello everyone. Well we made it safe and sound. Our  Flights we good considering the length of time and the lack of length to the leg room on the planes. We were delayed about an hour out of Edmonton because of the weather and a late connecting flight. The stop in Hawaii proved to be quite beneficial for our sore butts and seem to help...

Fiona and i are packing our pants, and assorted ther items as we prepare to embark on the journey.