Merry Christmas!

Hey all,

Wishing you all the very best this festive season. I hope that you, your family and those you care about have a great time over the last week of December and have an amazing time this New Year's Ever.

All the very best for 2007. Here's hoping that it's all you hope for and more.

See you in the New Year.

Almost 3 Weeks to go!!!

Here's a piccy of the Aussie Delegation from SWY 17 on the decks of the Nippon Maru cruise ship. In just over three weeks that will be us.

DUDE!!! I am so excited, and I still can't believe it. What a spin out.

A Week in Central Queensland

Looking out over Carnarvan Gorge, Central Queensland.

From the 11th - 15th of December I spent the week with a group of Indigenous students in grades 8 and 9 from schools in the Northern Suburbs of Queensland. The project was the combined effort of some community organisations and Indigenous School and Community workers who work with these schools.

It was an amazing experience and ran really smoothly, full credit to the young people who took part.

Highlights included seeing original Aboriginal rock art, surviving a 25km hike, seeing lots of wildlife, getting the bee-jeebus scared out of me by the young people, seeing soooooo many stars (yes, stars still exist away from the pollution!), meeting an Indigenous elder in Mitchel and seeing one of the old Indigenous Missions.

More later.