Most butchers in Australia only produce beef sausages, which are ok I guess, but not as good as proper pork sausages. We visited our local award-winning butcher The Snagman yesterday ~ he turns out sausages in many different guises and he is truely proud of his produce. We had a few of his pork snags on the barbie yesterday ~ very nice indeed. Looking forward to collecting our Christmas order on Friday.
Archive for the ‘Australia’ Category
So today I took my first swim at North Narrabeen Rock Pool. It’s about 5 min away by bike, and is really popular with the locals first thing in the morning ~ I can see why too, its a great way to start your day. The water was a bit chilly (one thing about being a pom is that you’re used to heated pools). The pool has a sandy bottom and stays shallow all the way out. I’ve promised Anne that I will take her for brekkie at one of the several great looking cafes along Ocean Street if she comes with me tomorrow 
Originally uploaded by ozczecho.
[fa:p:id=312547434,s=m,l=p]
Check out our new barbie! As everyone knows, Aussies are the kings of bbq. This is the biggest, baddest stainless barbie I could realisitically put on our balcony – it took two of us to carry up the stairs and nearly a day to assemble. As well as having four burners and two different plates it has a large ‘wok-burner’ hob built in to the right-hand shelf. I even have a matching apron and utensils (more photos to follow).
Well, not new domain (although I might take the .com.au), but new home/house/life…
- Sort out a (good, original) theme for the blog. ‘Enhance’ the structure.
- Revisit some neglected sites rather than spending on new projects.
- Exploit to the maximum some of the advantages I have.
Offline resolutions;
- Spend less than an average of 12hr/day driving the tube
- Get some exercise (and lose the two stone I gained over the last two years)
- Eat fresh! (thanks Subway)
When we find our place in Oz I will have these things in mind:
- Barbeques Galore
- Sea View
- Peace
- No commute (not that I have one now lol)
Wayhey! Thanks to Jenny, Anna and Lee of STA travel in Preston we are now proud holders of electronic tickets to fly us from Manchester to Sydney via Dubai and Bangkok. We leave mid October, and arrive in Sydney 12 days later.
Deciding on a route has been a real tough process, and deciding whether to book a return or not was even tougher (we ended up tossing a coin!) so it feels great to have the decision made. Monday should be fun giving notice on my engineering contract and also formal notice on the lease!
Please forgive me if I am a bit slow with emails and payments over the next couple of months, I’m gonna be too busy having fun!
Posted In: Australia visa, Travel