Christmas Down Under

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Although it didn't really feel like Christmas, we managed to stuff ourselves, drink and be merry and all of that. We picked up my parents at the airport in Sydney on Christmas Eve, and headed back to Wollongong to Brett's aunt and uncles, who are the perfect hosts, and were nice enough to allow 8 of us from Canada all stay with them! Not to mention provide us with enough food and beer to last us until February. Brett's parents flew in on Christmas Day and it was nice for them to be with their family here in Oz for Christmas, it's been awhile. My friend Tarra, a.k.a. Teepee (bugbite and swollen eye and all) and her friend Rebecca who are both Canadian and living and teaching in Melbourne came up as well for Christmas. So it was quite the party and feast. We spent the next few days sightseeing and checking a few things out with the 'rents, ate even more, drank some more, did a bit of surfing (trying to work off those buffet pounds), hit the waterslides at Jamberooooooooooo and relaxed and ate. And ate. And ate. Now it is time to hit the road again. We are heading up the coast to Corindi to meet up for a few days camping with both sets of parents, then we are off to Byron with Teepee in tow for the next month. Good thing she bought a tent, caravan might be a bit tight for the 3 of us. Sharing one bathroom in our master bedroom with minimal drywall for 3 months last year was good enough....

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Photos

Chrissie Luncho
(I'm starting to speak like an Aussie now).
Prawns, Moreton Bay Bugs and Oysters.

The Hosts
who worked their butts off to host 16 of us for Christmas.

Christmas Day overlooking The Farm
Edder (my dad), me and Brett

Teepee's introduction to Uncle Dennis' beer (x2)
She really shouldn't have said she needed a bigger beer....

Mozzletof a.k.a Mozz-l-top-me-up
(meant to be that Jewish wedding phrase but we can't remember how to spell it).

The clean up crew
Brett's Uncle Dennis, who spent 2 months brewing beer for Christmas, and really good beer at that... really good beer......

Boxing Day picnic at Huskisson in Jervis Bay
(or Husky as the Aussies call it)

Speeding. Nobody thinks big of you.
You gotta see the billboard here to understand....

Good Times at the Mt Keira lookout in Wollongong
Teepee being the first of all of us to test my dad's hearing aid. And we got some pretty good looks up here all trying them on. But they really do work. Now just have to get him to wear them more often.

Just a quiet day at Manly Beach
December 27 in Sydney. Crikey!

Jamberoo Action Park
Another good day of watersliding, this time at Jamberoo 20 minutes south of Wollongong. Sorry no action shots.