So, we are finally all sorted out here in Australia. We are now traceable, contactable, and flexible. Oh, the last one's just me actually, yoga classes. So, if you want to call us, email us, write us a nice letter telling us how much you miss us, or call us from a fabulous party to show us how much we're missing not being with you, here's how you can do it:
Find us or write us at:
576 St. Kilda Road, Unit 911
Melbourne, VIC 3004
Australia
Call us:
Sandra's mobile: 0406889046 (if calling from outside Oz dial +61 406889046
Rob's mobile@: 0437456309 (if calling from outside Oz dial +61 437456309
Call us for virturally nothing on our skype numbers:
Skype-skype: sandra-and-rob-burley
We pay a monthly service fee so you can now call us for just the call of a local number for you. We have the following three numbers, one is a local MD number, one is a local London number, and one is a locl Melbourne number.
US number: 301-637-4472
UK number:020 3287 4621
Even an Australian number: 03 9005 6194
No excuse for not keeping in touch now, huh :) We miss you all, and wish you a lovely weekend.
We're off to go fly a few kites.
Love, Sandra and Rob
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
More new pictures
New pictures posted, click on our picture link below.
Great Ocean Road
Our New Apartment
xx S
Great Ocean Road
Our New Apartment
xx S
Monday, November 10, 2008
New Photos
New photos are added to our Picassa page (link below- the picture archive at the bottom of the page). Check frequently, we update it often. The new album is called Greece.
Cheers
Cheers
Kite Surfing Part Two
Before I start in on our spectacular second kite surfing lesson, I must clarify something from a previous blog. I am sure Vegemite is really nice, and I hope I didn't offend any Australians by saying I thought it was scary. I will definitely have to try it now, and prove myself wrong. I hear great things, and so far no Aussie has led me wrong!
Well, this past weekend we plunged into the water to let a kite drag us around. That was really fun. Rob is great at it, I believe the instructor used the word "perfect". For me, well, a bit of practice won't hurt before our next lesson. I'm comfortable admitting I'm not perfect (at least with kitesurfing, as for everything else....) :) At first we were pretty irrated because the wetsuits they gave us were just that. WET. And cold. And full of sand. It was a rather chilly day. Just imagine stripping down to your bathers, pulling on a wed, cold, sandy wetsuit while the wind whips you like a bully holding a towel in the locker room. That was less than fun. And our wetsuits were holey, and not in a saintly way. But we got over the indignities of being freezing and exposed, and hopped into the water with our harnesses and kites. We had a good session getting dragged around the water, and think it's going to be a really fun sport. Tough work, but a great time.
Had a house-warming party on Saturday which was great. We now know lots of nice people, and that's nice to feel so settled in already.
Till next time,
S & R Down Under
Well, this past weekend we plunged into the water to let a kite drag us around. That was really fun. Rob is great at it, I believe the instructor used the word "perfect". For me, well, a bit of practice won't hurt before our next lesson. I'm comfortable admitting I'm not perfect (at least with kitesurfing, as for everything else....) :) At first we were pretty irrated because the wetsuits they gave us were just that. WET. And cold. And full of sand. It was a rather chilly day. Just imagine stripping down to your bathers, pulling on a wed, cold, sandy wetsuit while the wind whips you like a bully holding a towel in the locker room. That was less than fun. And our wetsuits were holey, and not in a saintly way. But we got over the indignities of being freezing and exposed, and hopped into the water with our harnesses and kites. We had a good session getting dragged around the water, and think it's going to be a really fun sport. Tough work, but a great time.
Had a house-warming party on Saturday which was great. We now know lots of nice people, and that's nice to feel so settled in already.
Till next time,
S & R Down Under
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
How to be a Good Australian
I'm feeling pretty proud today. A small accomplishment in the scheme of things, but still a shining moment. I have learned to drive on the left side of the road. Comfortably. And Rob even felt safe enough to close his eyes and have a little snooze. Yes, I am multi-conducir (to drive in Latin, although that doesn't really make much sense does it. You know what I mean anyhow). So, that's good.
We had a fantastic road trip this weekend. Pictures to come, and maybe Rob will even post on that adventure. Australia is a huge, amazing country. Pretty too.
We saw a Wallaby (which looks like a smaller, darker, kangaroo). We were consumed with seeing Australian animals on this drive, so it's so nice that we saw one. I also saw a kangaroo, but I don't think it counts, as it was sadly laying still by the roadside. They are prolific here, like deer, and people hunt them sometimes, which is apparently legal. No koalas yet, which is a big goal of ours. Are they not the cutest things? Would like to see one in the wild, but might resort to an open range zoo just to take a closer look.
We're adapting to Aussie culture pretty well I think, although after the Netherlands any English speaking country is a peice of cake. However, there are a few things I haven't quite picked up on yet.
Reasons I have been told I am a bad Australian:
1) I only own one pair of thongs (refer to previous post if this sounds scandalous)
2) Although I will maneoever a huge steel object around at 60+ mph (our car) I am afraid to try Vegemite
3) I laugh at words like "bonza." I mean, doesn't that sound like a sound that comes from a comic book when someone lands a punch to an evil villain?
I am sure I will adjust.
In the meantime, I am celebrating an Obama victory and a world of hope. I'm sure there is much more clever commentary out there than I can write here, but I will just say that this is a new beginning to a new world I think, and I am really looking forward to this change.
Here's hoping,
Sandra and Rob
We had a fantastic road trip this weekend. Pictures to come, and maybe Rob will even post on that adventure. Australia is a huge, amazing country. Pretty too.
We saw a Wallaby (which looks like a smaller, darker, kangaroo). We were consumed with seeing Australian animals on this drive, so it's so nice that we saw one. I also saw a kangaroo, but I don't think it counts, as it was sadly laying still by the roadside. They are prolific here, like deer, and people hunt them sometimes, which is apparently legal. No koalas yet, which is a big goal of ours. Are they not the cutest things? Would like to see one in the wild, but might resort to an open range zoo just to take a closer look.
We're adapting to Aussie culture pretty well I think, although after the Netherlands any English speaking country is a peice of cake. However, there are a few things I haven't quite picked up on yet.
Reasons I have been told I am a bad Australian:
1) I only own one pair of thongs (refer to previous post if this sounds scandalous)
2) Although I will maneoever a huge steel object around at 60+ mph (our car) I am afraid to try Vegemite
3) I laugh at words like "bonza." I mean, doesn't that sound like a sound that comes from a comic book when someone lands a punch to an evil villain?
I am sure I will adjust.
In the meantime, I am celebrating an Obama victory and a world of hope. I'm sure there is much more clever commentary out there than I can write here, but I will just say that this is a new beginning to a new world I think, and I am really looking forward to this change.
Here's hoping,
Sandra and Rob
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