QLD, NSW, NZ, VIC, SA, NT, WA... Did you get all of that!?? .... Basically Australia and New Zealand!

G'day!
Sweet! Righteo! But. Ay. Such is life! What's happening? Fair Dinkum. How's it going? Schooners & Midis. Ah true! Sweet as! Arvo. Pom. Barbie. Bonza. Too Easy! No worries! Strewth. Crikey! She'll be right! Walkabout.
Catch ya

Get used to hearing these kind of phrases! We head back to England tomorrow! How crazy is that!?

This last week has been a bit of a blur...well for Haz anyways. Nick has been "chilling out a little bit" as usual....meaning lounging in the sun reading all day :) erm... Not all day actually!! There were times when I had to do something productive! Like ?? ..... Go for a run!! Hahaha
Haz was kept very busy Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in Fremantle completing a JNCC certified MMO (Marine Mammal Observer) course. They were very long days, but well worth it, especially getting high credit! Basically the qualification means Haz can be hired by contractors/government to go offshore on board vessels doing seismic work/explosions/pile driving etc, in order to spot marine mammals and advise on mitigation measures. All good fun, even though the course was very stressful! Got to meet some nice people and make good contacts.

There have been quite a few days of sunshine which we have been able to enjoy, just to soak up the rays and try and get a bit of a tan before we return to the UK! Yes it is actually winter here at the moment, so no sun all the time!! So apart from chilling out.... soaking up the rays..... reading books... going for walks... we've done quite a lot of organising ready to come home - certainly not going to get to the airport in the same mess like we did in Sydney on our way to New Zealand! :)

We took one last trip to Fremantle at the weekend to enjoy some of the quirky shops and markets, and a nice coffee and cake to finish it off! :)

We will probably make this one our last blog :(
Tomorrow, the 21st August 2012 we'll be jetting off back to the UK, to start another adventure! :)

We've had an absolutely incredible time. Some of our favourite moments:
- Bungee jump in Queenstown, New Zealand
- Sky diving 14,000ft, Hervey Bay
- New Years Eve fancy dress Party!
- White Water Rafting, River Valley, New Zealand
- Cuddling a koala, Hamilton Island
- Australia Zoo, Mooloolaba
- Hail Creek Mine ... " oh my god I'm freaking out!!!"
- Busselton Jetty/ Albany/ The Pinnacles
- Diving in Cairns and Byron Bay
- Of course Byron Bay
- Franz Josef Glacier Hike, Franz Josef, New Zealand
- Residents in Brisbane
- Step into the map.... Sydney tourists!
- Great Ocean Road and Phillip Island.... The Penguin Parade!
- The Rock Tour, Alice Springs
- Black Water Rafting, Waitomo, New Zealand
- Whale Watching, Kaikoura, New Zealand
- Seeing Seal pups and Hectors dolphins, New Zealand
 ...... The list is endless, it's been an absolute blast!! We're sad to be leaving Australia, but very excited for the many adventures ahead :)

See you all soon!
Nick & Haz .... Haz & Nick.... or however we've signed off over the last 10 months! Hehe

Xxxx