The countdown begins!

3 months from today, only 3 months, and my time here in Australia comes to an end and I must return home.  It will have been nearly 3 years since I last saw the majority of my family and friends!  Albeit being very excited to get home and see everyone, what to do with the remainder of my time over here.  Well I am still truck driving, with the roster typically being 10 on 4 off, it does give me long weekends to go away and have fun to do what I want.

Lightning in Mungindi

Not much to report on work really, still going really well doing the same old stuff.  But we have changed towns now, so thankful to be away from the glorious town of Mungindi, with all of its friendly locals, clean streets and low crime....... Much.  Mind you though, there was an amazing lightning storm not long a go, you've not experienced lightning until you've seen it in the outback!  So we've moved to a much nicer town further north, which I expect we will be here for the remainder of my time in Australia.  Just got to keep trucking!

Katie and Dan's House

So recently on my time off I have been going to the sunshine coast, now that is a great place to live.  Some friends of mine that I worked with in Cairns moved to the Sunshine Coast and manage a dive centre there, and are so great, they let me stay in their river side palace.  The best part of the sunny coast is the diving, especially the ex-HMAS Brisbane wreck, that is mad!  At 28M deep, this 133M long battleship is an amazing dive, as it was intended to become a dive site the inners of the ship is freely accessible, and it is brilliant to explore the inside of a battleship filled with many species of fish and corals in warm clear water.  Trust me, I will be spending as much time as I can visiting this amazing place!

Another good day on Koh Tao

My plan now is to return at the end of July, probably on or around the 25th, and I really can not wait, its going to be amazing.  Now I know in the past I have given plans to return home and they never came true, but this time is different.  My best mate Tom is getting married and wants me there as his best man, and my grandparents anniversary, plus I am mega home sick now.  The big question is how long I will be back for, thats the biggest question in my mind.  Whether I am home for a month or two or forever is something that will have to be played by ear, but I do want to return to Thailand for a few months again soon.  Koh Tao thailand is one my most favourite places ever, and with friends still over there, I want to go back and dive.  So maybe this time home will just be a break from the madness of travelling, a time to rest and prepare for my next journey, who knows!

Doing a bit of shooting

Kenwork 904 with 2x40ft grain trailers 

Katie and Dan before they bought this puppie's little sister

Looking up on the ex-HMAS Brisbane

Turret gun on the ex-HMAS Brisbane