Sunday, January 18, 2009

Snakes!

So we've had a very nice few days since arriving in Australia, the weather has been fantastic and of course we got sunburnt despite putting on suncreen (only in the places where the skin wasn't covered either by clothing or sunscreen... hey, that proves how well it works!).

So far apart from Neutral Bay where Aurelie and Shane are based, in the past couple of days we've visited Downtown Sydney, Manly (love that name... when you walk around you see all sorts of sign, e.g. "Manly Veterinary Clinic" - my favourite one had to be "Manly Lifeguard Centre"), Watson's Bay.

Yesterday we went out walking in the Royal National Park (about 30 kms south of Sydney) with Aurelie and Shane. We did a really lovely walk along the coast and even crossed paths with a rather big snake (apparently it's very rare to come across them unless you are in some sort of reserve). Check it out!Aussie "lifestyle" (and probably peer pressure from Shane and Aurelie, who are incredibly sporty) has made a bit more active than usual. Between Friday night and Saturday night, so within the timeframe of 24 hours, we did 2 runs and a 3 hours walk. We had planned on going out last night but ended up having a BBQ out in the garden. Gary wasn't feeling too warm - spot the Pom!I am trying to upload pictures on Flickr but it is really, really slow... hopefully I will manage to get them all on today.

Bye for now,
C

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I see you succeeded with the flickr pics. How are you getting on with the camera? Good I hope. Catch ya later - Fiona

Anonymous said...

Lucky you saw the snake before it saw you!

Looks as if you are havin ga great time so far.

I must get myself a pair of M&S shoes for the airport - they obviously do the trick!!!

Anonymous said...

Bon, ça y est, je viens de piger comment laisser un mot sur ton blog !...
Le journal de vos pérégrinations est passionnant et j'admire ta maîtrise de l'anglais qui atteint un niveau quasi skakespearien...Du coup, je laisse mon piteux pigin au vestiaire et préfère m'exprimer dans la langue de mes ancêtres... Je viens d'avoir Nadia et Claude au téléphone. Ils vont bien. Je donne aussi de vos nouvelles à Papy Gaston (qui ne va pas trop mal) et Mamy Rosette (qui me demande parfois s'il y a vraiment quelquechose de nourrissant à manger dans ces contrées du bout du monde.)
On vous souhaite encore plein de riches découvertes (peut-être moins "piquantes" que celle du parc animalier que vous avez visité aux alentours de Sidney) et on vous envoie de grosses bises de nous quatre.
Profitez bien du soleil car il fait ici un temps affreux, froid, venteux et pluvieux... Je te dis pas ce que ça doit être en Angleterre, pire, en Ecosse !
Bons baisers : Christian.

Unknown said...

voila ca y est nous sommes devenus des pros en traduction: on a tout compris ; un peu aides il est vrai par google
sinon comme le dit Christian ici il ne fait pas tres beau un peu de soleil de chez vous nous ferait le plus grand bien .
au niveau sante cela ne va pas trop mal mais le travail n est pas facile en ce moment les gens n ont ni le moral ni les sous.
ma petite fille devient de plus en plus belle c est un amour.
nous attendons avec impatience des nouvelles de votre periple ( et oui vous avez traverse au moins une mer )
gros bisous a tous les 2 et a bientot

nadia et papa

Cee said...

Hey Fiona and Joyce,
The camera is really really good! It takes a long time to update pics onto Flickr so I am using the old import tool - it is a bit tedious but at least it works.
Joyce, you made us laugh with the M&S shoes comment! Indeed, I believe they were the recipe of our success. Well worth the 15 pounds or whatever it was that they cost!
Take care and keep up the comments, it's lovely to hear from you
Carine and Gary xx

Carine & Gary said...

Merci Christian pour ton message! Je viens de t'envoyer un e-mail en reponse mais ca ne marche pas, as-tu change d'adresse? Tiens moi au courant...
Gros bisous, a bientot et continue de poster des nouvelles!
Carine