So I'm back in Eden after a fantastic trip to the Cabin in the Snowy Mountains. It was very cold and cloudy but still it was so beautiful. Basically, Tricia and Richard bought 500 acres of land and they've built this amazing log cabin in the middle of it. And it's totally furnished! Has got, fridge, running water (hot and cold), gas stove, electric lights. It's totally mind boggling that they built it! They have 2 toilets (well, long drops) - one for pee's, the other (slightly further away) for poos, and you have to raise the flag so people in the cabin can see it's in use - there's no door you see so its just you and nature! We went on a couple of long walks - one clambering along rocks along the Snowy River and one up a mountain hoping to catch a glimpse of the mountains in the distance with snow on them but sadly the cloud was too low. Pretty amazing views though! And in the evenings we sat infront of the huge log fire reading and drinking hot chocolates. Was so nice! You need to go there to really appreciate it though.

We came back on Sunday in the morning, and Ricahrd decided it was a good afternoon for a sail (on their boat Aphrodite) around the bay as the next couple of days forecast rain (which we've had lots of!) They have had such an amazing life. So first it was builiding this cabin (for holidays) in the Snowys. Then after Richard retired, they bought a boat and spent the next 6 years living on it. How fantastic must that have been?! It's a beautiful boat too. So that was a lovely afternoon. The last couple of days have just been chilling in the house really. It's been nice. I've finished my book and today, to escape the rain, we went to the cinema which is a very good thing to do on a windy wet day wherever you are in the world! It's crazy the amount of rain we've had here when just a couple of hours away, near the cabin, the grass is dying and cattle are having to be hand fed because of the drought. And Byron Bay (where I'm heading to on Thurs) is flooded too! People's gardens are being washed into the sea! Hmm it definitely seems I've brought the English weather with me and left all you lucky people with sun at home! Very unfair. Hopefully it'll be nicer when I get further north. We're off to Canberra tomorrow (Wed) to see a bit of the Nations capital and stay the night with Tricia's mum (who's my Grandma's sister) before I catch my flight to Byron bright and early on Thurs morning. So nothing hugely exciting to report except I'm having a lovely time! Enjoy the sun you lucky lot... X