Putting it all together

It's been a busy week again for those fresh off the boat. Mostly we have been pounding the car lots of North Sydney and Parramatta and mostly it's been in vain. I hate cars. They are 99% uninspiring and you always view them with the constant dread that you're about to embark on a long dark period of untold headaches. Anyway, we are getting there slowly and hopefully we'll be mobile in the next week...

On another key front, things are moving very quickly. The anticipated start of work for mid March has been shunted up the agenda and I'm heading back down the coal mine this coming Wednesday. Almost three months to the day since I last did anything productive it's time to get the old-grey-matter firing again.

We have managed to have a bit of fun as well. On Monday we took a trip from Manly to Circular Quay on the ferry to meet our friends Conley and Lindsay (over from the UK). Good fun but rather dodgy weather...

We also spent a few late afternoons down at the local Dee Why beach. It's one of the quieter beaches and a few minutes walk from where we are staying. All was well, but unfortunately, Isy got zapped by a Blue Bottle Jelly fish (alternatively known as a Potuguese Man Of War. How appropriate...) before she made it into the water and got a big red toe for a few hours. Mr.D however seemed to enjoy himself enormously. Apart from trying to eat the sand at each and every available opportunity, he had quite a time!!

House hunting looms large now. Seen a few on the net we like and thanks to cousin Tina lending us her car for a week, we now know a few of the suburbs. We just need a 5 bed with a pool, double garage and ocean views for $300 a week and we're set... ha ha ha...

p.s. Apologies for the quality of the pics - phone cam.