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Published: January 11th 2009
On the First day of Christmas..
My true love sent to me..
My best friend from the UK.Our first Christmas in Australia and what a special one it was too. Our friend Nikki Robinson and daughter, Emma flew over from the UK to meet up with Alex her son and to spend two weeks with us. It was great to see them again and the reunion at the airport was quite emotional. We had an action packed fortnight planned and was keen to do as much as possible in the short time they were over here. So with military precision we managed to travel down to the Gold Coast before Christmas and camp for four nights at Pottsville, back to Brisbane for Christmas Day and then up to Noosa on Boxing Day for five days before returning to Brisbane for the New Year, our feet have hardly touched the ground and all in searing heat and 90% humidity for most of the time!It has been a wonderful fortnight and one that we shall all remember, what better than to celebrate Christmas with friends and family, even if some of the family members were vertual, on Skype!
We managed to pack so much into the two weeks and have so enjoyed being together and catching up on the news
On the Second day of Christmas..
My true love sent to me..
four days camping in Pottsville, NSW and gossip. We have drunk cups of coffee and chatted through every meal and journey in the car. I have added just a few photos of our time together it only just gives a hint of what went on.... the one of Seb in a Mankini is for another day... or perhaps on his Facebook!
We all missed sharing Christmas with our family in the Uk and found the experience strange and empty at times...we were able to keep in touch and talked aswell as emailling messages and pictures.
The house now seems very empty without Alex and Anne who have returned to the Uk via South Africa to start up their lives again as sadly Anne was unable to secure a sponsorship out here, her visa was only valid for a year. We shall miss their company and conversations over the dinner table and especially their delicious curries they cooked so well. We have many happy memories to look back over and just hope it wont be too long before they come back to visit us.
Nikki and Emma have also gone, two trips and farewells on the same day is not to be recommended... along with Robbo and
On the Third day of Christmas..
My true love sent to me...
A trip to Cabarita Beach and a swim in the sea Seb and a friend called Jack (who dropped in for a few days!!) who have taken a trip up to Fraser Island and a Sail around the WhitSunday Islands...not bad eh?
As for the rest of us, well we have just received the keys for our new house and move again in five days!!!! So we are busy packing and cleaning and moving on...more to follow soon.
A Happy New Year to All of You, may you be happy and follow your dreams too....
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