Hawkesbury River
We hired our own house boat and ventured off on the mighty Hawkesbury. This is Jim, Dee and Lisa lazing it up at the back of the boat...meanwhile people were working hard trying to figure out how to steer. Check out the bushfires in the background!
Dinghy
Cha, Dee, Me and Dave heading into one of our pit stops to pick up supplies (mainly fishing bait...ironically, I was the best fisherman with my two fish haul)
Stranded!
This is Dee and Cha having a bad hair day as a result of finding ourselves stranded in 3 inches of water...sleeping on deck probably didn't help either!
Brave Rafferty
This is Rafferty, our brave house boat, lamenting the fact that his crew don't know the first thing about boats
Sue & Claire
This was taken when we went to pick up Dave from the train station in our dinghy...them things in the water in the background are oyster leases!
Jerusalem Bay
Claire and I ventured up into carbonised bushland to get a view back at the bay where we 'parked' for the night
Jerusalem Bay
This was a shot of one of the rare green patches, looking back at the bay
The Crew
Dee, Jim, Dave, Sue, Lisa and Barney enjoying the sunshine the night before the storm that beached us!
Diving in the Whitsundays
This is me and Dave just before we dove in pea soup, visibility less than a metre. Dave had to struggle to keep sight of my silver fins
Underwater cave
Dave and I in a cave 8 meteres underwater. This was one of the few places where the visibility was over a meter...I'm the one signalling that I want to surface!
Underwater cave
Dave and I in the same cave...this time I'm claiming I didn't want to surface after all - everything is A O K
Boomerang
The view over the side as we travelled at about 12 knots in our maxi yacht - Boomerang
Boomerang
A slightly more tranquil moment on Boomerang
Hunter Valley
One of the vineyards we visited for Sue's birthday in the Hunter Valley
Hunter Valley
Me
Gobbling down some brie and yummy Semillon...
Hunter Valley
Mel's birthday
Me and Sue at Mel's fancy dress party - Theme - the letter 'M'
Mel's birthday
Marie Antoinette/Mel proclaiming 'Let them eat cake'
Mel's birthday
Susan discovers that blonde really is her natural hair colour
Mel's birthday
Me and Dave doing a musketeer/vampire menacing thingie
Ireland vs. Australia
Me and Cha in Wagga Wagga, just before we were beaten by Australia
Wagga Wagga
Cha and Dee posing next to a big artillery piece thing (can't remember why!)
Wagga Wagga
Dee, Cha and me having a beer in 'The Rock' national park before beginning the drive back to Melbourne/Sydney
Mount Hotham
The view from our fabulous apartment 'Alpine Haven'
Mount Hotham
Mount Hotham
Alan, Rad Snowboarder
Alan demonstrating what snowboarders spend half their lives doing!
Alan, Mondo Snowboarder
Alan, shortly before he flew past us doing about 500 km/h
Alan and Dave
Alan was designated snow chain putter onner, as he won the competition to use the word 'Torque' as often as possible
Charlie's thumb
Oh yeah, and me and Sue are in there somewhere too!
Dee and Sue
They're lining up for the chair lift, after Dee patiently explained how to get off the stupid thing without collapsing in a heap.
Flourescent Boy
I'd like to thank my sponsor, Claire BarnewEll, for her kind donation of one (1) orange jacket
Big D
Me and Sue, trying to get feeling back in our legs before heading back out on the piste
Dave's arm
And manic michelin woman Deedee!