Greetings from Wales

Hi All
Had one of the best nights of my life last night. I saw Neil Diamond live in concert! He was awesome. It has been one of my dreams to see Neil Diamond and it was fabulous. I went with three other girls - Laura, Louise and Gina. We had a great day out. Food and drinks in Cardiff Bay in the afternoon and dancing to eighties music until 1.15a.m. before catching the last train back home at 1.30a.m. Tonight we are all out again for our darts dinner - the league dinner and trophy presentation.
Mart, had a look at house on the website and on Google earth to see it's location. Looks great. Can't wait to come and visit.
Hope everyone is well and happy, as we are (not so well today actually).
Love to All xxxxxxxxx

The house in Wanguri

Hi All

you can view the house on http://www.realestate.com.au/ and the property number is 104879196

Cheers

Marty

More News From North

Hi everyone

You may have heard by now we have made an offer on a house that has been accepted. The bad news is that the estate agent doesn't advertise on the web so there are no photos. However if you do a google earth search it is at 99 Wanguri Tce Wanguri. It will show lots of trees but they were all coconut palms and they have been chopped down but atleast it will give you a look at where it is in Darwin. It should get the sea breezes all year round (Maybe it will get the cyclonic breezes as well).

Claire has started her new job at Batchelor Institute. It's an hour on the bus each way in the morning but she is loving it. I have applied for another job but we will have to wait and see where that goes.

Last weekend we camped at Depot Creek ( above Photo)with some of my workmates. Lovely spot. Then did a bit of fishing on the harbour Monday evening. There is so much happening we can't fit it all in at the moment. The dry season is crazy festivals and things all over the place.

Will and Mark both crashed their bikes on the weekend. Mark was going slow ( I didn't think he knew how his bike does about 280km/h) and he says everything is OK. Will...well what can I say....into a barbed wire fence. He says everything is fine but this is when being so far away is such a problem. But badluck Mum I ain't moving closer.

Will keep you all posted on the house and job scene

cheers
Marty and Claire

notes from the south coast

Hi all,

Dad-great that you are heading to Darwin. My first reaction was, you bastard, but I was just jealous. It will be so great, and I hope to be the next visitor from the south.

And Dad, the photo is fantastic. Thats what i was talking about- you really have to do the lot! Im sure nana loves seeing them.

Its just work and rain down here at present. Hasi is doing parent teacher nights, exams-writing and marking and reports, so its pretty quiet down here as well.

Actually thats not quite all, we now have 2 chooks! Mrs Ping and Mrs Pong from austinmer. They have an amazing house which came with them. Im hoping they will make a huge effort to scratch up all the bamboo runners!! Time will tell.

Love zak

Update

Hi All

I'm on my way to Darwin! Marty's holidays begin 20th June. I have a commitment with the Monks on 22nd and then I'm on the plane to Darwin. Get the boat ready Mart.

I have been setting up the slide projector and taking a snap on the camera then posting it to "My Pictures" and showing them to Nana. I'll post a sample. Hope it comes out.

Love to All

words from thesouth coast

Hi all,
Actually really Mart and Claire. Life sounds so exciting up there. I was a bit worried when you first moved, those first few weeks sounded pretty hard, but you have definitely found your feet now. Good luck with the new job Claire-so much time for reading on the bus, thats what I love the most, even though mine is only a 13km trip!
And Im very impressed that you have checked out the op shop scene.

It all sounds beautiful, all the local places you are exploring- how can I convince Hasi he would love it up there for a few years.
And last but not least-love those shorts!!

P.S. Annie you are my hero-4 sessions a week at the gym!! Send me that energy.

Love to you all.
Namaste, Zak

No Fish Photos

Hi All

Sorry but no fish photos this time. Last weekend we went out on the harbour but didn't do any good however it was really just a chance to go out and try the new canopy I bought for the boat. Claire and I went out one weekend earlier in the year and got so burnt and sunstruck that we were quite ill. The weekend before that we went to Corroboree Billabong (thats where the lily photo comes from) and although we put the boat in we did a lot of cruising around the flood plains and not much fishing. It was more of a camping relaxing weekend though the mozzies were unbelievable. The weekend before that we went to Unbrewarra Gorge and Douglas Hot Springs. Unbrewarra was really pretty but the camping ground was really crowded. Luckily a mate I work with and his family got down there early and saved room for us.
Claire has a new job starting at the beginning of June at Batchelor College. It's an Indigenous Higher Education Institute. It's a promotion and she is really happy. Batchelor is about 100km south of Darwin (the gateway to Litchfield National Park). There is a free bus that goes down and back everyday that takes about an hour each way but she sees this as an opportunity to study.
We think we have found a house to buy. We have been to look at it twice and I am going to ask Joe to have a look next weekend. It will need work but it has everything we are looking for. Unfortunately there are no pictures on the net as I think the agent must be semi-retired. He hasn't done any of the hard sell which is great as I'm a bit over being asked if you want to put an offer in after just walking through the door.
Zak we have most of the Op shops sussed though they don't seem to cater for mens fashion as well as they do for the girls. having said that I got a great Mambo Loud Shirt the other day.
We are both really enjoying Darwin. There is so much to do but we miss the boys and all our friends in Alice.