Hey all!

Hi Gem, Hayden, and everyone else

I had an awesome time in Melbourne, thank you! My feet have like, only just recovered from all the walking around to see everything in just five days! My flight back to NZ was quite turbulent, had to wear our belts on the whole way back and the emergency Exit signs kept coming on haha. It was rather bumpy and the whole plane was vibrating from being battered by the nor'wester wind. It was ok at first, just read my book etc, but after a while I started feeling a bit queasy from all the rolling and bumping around. I can now see why people get airsick! I was actually excited to see the lights of CHCH when we came down and it was really cool seeing the kids on Saturday. Didn't have a good start back though as Kady had foot and mouth disease (yuck) and then I came down with the kids' tummy bug on Tuesday night. All ok now, just a bit headachey and sore but not so bad. Kady's still a bit grumpy but the sores are healing up already so that's good.

I took loads of photos from when in Melbourne and they're on mum and dad's computer at the moment, will burn them to CD and e-mail you guys a few, like the ones of you both outside Luna Park.

Four and a half more weeks til we're in Brisbane and I'm already panicking a bit about saving up $$ for there, as I've only been able to work hour and a half on Tuesday and then all day tomorrow.. so that's not much pay for this fortnight. Only one more pay between now and Brissy! I'd better have a garage sale and get rid of all the junk in the garage or something haha. At least I still have almost $100 AUD here that I can take over, so that takes a bit of the pressure off. Hayden - I'll get Liam to fire you an e-mail back this weekend or before then, I need to get the password off mum or dad cos Liam can't remember it!!! But Mum printed it out for us to read... you the man? Yeah right! :P

Take care everybody and PRAM (did Gem tell you I finally figured out what that means?!) - you guys have a great time over there! Mum said you're all leaving this afternoon, hope the flight is good.

Dall