Holidays

Twelve Apostles
Originally uploaded by timbo262

Having spent the best part of the last month on holiday I've plenty to blog about, sadly I'm a bit short on the photo front given my camera was nicked from our house; but I won't dwell on that!

Mel's parents arrived end of March, we had a full itinerary set up on tripit.com and wasted no time getting into it. Long walks around Sydney, a trip down to Melbourne with drive on the Great Ocean Road and a night in the Blue Mountains we're highlights with plenty of nice dinners and a good few beers along the way too.

I have to admit to being surprised and astonished at the beauty of the Great Ocean Road and Blue Mountains, it's often hard to get excited about other countries natural beauty coming from NZ but it did not disappoint - there we're even some friendly Aussies to chat with here and there too! My fav accommodation on the trip has to be in Apollo Bay where our place was within spitting distance to the ocean boasting empty beaches and some near perfect waves.

My return to work was short lived (1.5 weeks) before setting off again to NZ on a trip based around two Super 14 Hurricanes matches in Wellington. Mel stayed at home in Sydney while I 'swanned off' (Mel's words not mine) to NZ for a week. I spent a lot of time with family and friends and two nights away fishing (unsuccessfully) with my mate Tavis. It was awesome to catch up with everyone again.

Now it's back to work until Bruce arrives in July when I'll take yet more time off to go surfing (I mean look after him)!

Cheers
Tim