Christmas!

Happy Boxing Day! We had a great Christmas back in the house, with a huge real pine tree. And we no longer just have one pet, we now have two mice (baden's, but their male and female so it won't be long before we have more!), a fish (Fletchers), Bella our dog, Tusca and I'm waiting on a call from the pet shop guy so I can go pick up my Cockatiel that I picked out on Xmas eve. Haha, I've nicknamed him GPS, Guiding Parrot System. Plus it's a little bit of the life on the boat to have on land.

Nanna's House

Heya again. I'm at my Nanna's house in Mallacoota now, I spent a great week in Torquay with my Grandma and, after sailing on a mono for the first time, caught up with dad and Baden for the long drive down to Mallacoota. I lived here 'till I was about 6, haha, so it's good to be back. After 10 years not much has changed, but it's great to catch up with everyone again. Dad's got a 50+ year old Morris Minor, it's in great condition and I'm trying to convince mum to let us bring it up to Cairns on Easter, 'cos I'll have my Learners by then and Dad can drive up with me. Anyway I love that car, it's so cool. Dad hotted up the inside (haha, I mean the dashboard, not the engine) about 20 years ago, and it's just been sitting in storage since we left Mallacoota. But it still runs.
Anyway, at the moment it's wet and windy down here but it's a bit warmer than Torquay. I'll write again later!

It seems like we've only been back a few days, but really we've been back 3 weeks... It's so different from being out on the boat because when I'm out sailing, exploring and discovering each day counts. Each day something new happens so you remember each day. I feel like being back here the days all mold into one. They have no real importance to me I guess... haha, then again I haven't started school again yet. Anyway on a more positive note Dad, Baden and I are flying down for a week to Victoria, I'll spend a week with my Grandma while Dad and Baden do this course. Then we'll all drive down to spend the rest of the time with my Nanna and Poppy. I'm trying to convince dad to bring his Morris Minor up, so I can learn to drive it! Haha, Mum doesn't like it though because dad hotted it up when he was younger (it's about 20 years old but in really good condion). We probably won't end up bring it up this trip though.... Oh well, there's allways next time!

Land life

We're living on the boat at the moment because our house is still being rented out. But it's fun, because our house is way out in the beaches we don't usually go into town all that much, but now because the boat is right in town I can just walk to the shops, haha, it's great! Also there is a great bike track along the Esplanade, I took Baden on his new RipStik along behind my (well mum's 'cos mine is more Baden's now!) bike, he is so heavy!!