Well, not much actually. Am back at work but Rose and I are planning a trip to New South Wales next March. It will only be short (1 week). Will be flying over and have rented a cottage on Dangar island on the Hawkesbury rivet north of Sydney, no cars on the island, boat access only, so should be really, really laid back.
(Have just received some goooood news, During peak holiday periods to get accommodation on Rottnest Island here in Perth (well a little offshore actually, not IN Perth!) you have to enter a ballot and we have been allocated a villa at Geordie Bay, fantastic. So off to Rotto next Easter!!.)
Later on in the next year (2010), will be travelling to France to meet up with a group of friends to celebrate a birthday, the farmhouse has been booked and now we only have to arrange everything else around it! Plans for a few days in Hong Kong, Paris and Turin, a week in Tuscany then home.
Have bought a new car, VW Golf 2.0TDIwith DSG, great car, heaps of torque (pulls like a tractor!!) and very, very economical, but certainly noiser than the Toyota Camry we had, and I guess we are doing our little bit for the planet? Would have liked the GTi, but hey, couldnt justify the cost.
We did do a trip locally in the new Golf (within Western Australia - that is a BIG local). travelled to Kalgoorlie then North thru Ora Banda, Menzies - with a side trip to Lake Ballard, then to Kykonie, Leonora, Gwalia and back thru Coolgardie to Perth with a side trip through Training? etc (sort of north of Merriden) which avoids the main highway and is much more interesting.
Have also just booked to go to Melbourne in May 2010.
So lots to start of with next year, and who knows what other trips may come up in the meantime (a river cruise between Moscow and St Petersburg would be good or Oslo to Bergen in winter by train would be another one)
