hello
i've made it to australia, it's not nearly so hard as i expected. i didn't get lost in singapore and it was remarkably cold in brisbane when i stepped off the airoplane so no melting just yet.
We stopped along dubai for 4 nights on the way out here. it was REALLY hot, 40 degrees and 80% humidity, you could hardly breath. the sea temp was 38 degrees a bit like a warm bath. (hard to think that it's the same sea that's freezing it's way around shetland). dubai was amazing i counted 24 sky scrapers being built within about 500 meters from our hotel, it's like they are building a city all in one go, i'd like to go back in a few years and see if they are finished.
The hotel was super swish, i already told most of you that we'd paid too much but it was well worth it, it certainly got the holiday off to a great start what with the free bar, and refrigerated pool, we could have stayed there all holiday. but the city of dubai was really groovy, old wooden fishing dhows parked next to sky scrapers. i liked it.
it's nice to be in brisbane and not doing anything, just been exploring goeffrey's house and pottering in the garden, making sure i get plenty of afternoon naps when it's too hot to do stuff, but
really will have to get organised next week and actually get my passport stamped and stuff. bah! humbug!.
best go raid the fridge for tea, hope your all keeping well,
e-mail me and tell me how everything is, geoffrey has unlimited broadband and i'm addicted.
s.x
