Rain Rain Go Away....

G'day guys,

Well another week has come and gone. It's slightly worrying how quickly time is passing...at this rate, I would have soon finished my PhD! Obviously that's a slight exaggeration but never mind.

It's been another fairly uneventful week. The weather has been bloody shocking - it continues to rain almost everyday (Wednesday and today it hasn't rained) and it pisses it down. To top things off, it seems the weather is better in England, not fair! Forecast for this week....more rain! YAY! It's a good job I'm leaving on Friday, all the rain is making me depressed.

So on Wednesday, my friends came back to Sydney for one evening before continuing on their travels the next day. It was lovely to see them again, even for such a short time, and hear what they have been up to since I left them at Fraser Island. We treated ourselves to KFC for dinner (I know you're jealous Leigh-Ann) and enjoyed some goon (boxed wine stuff) in the evening before heading off out to meet one of the guys who was on our Fraser tour. Had a quick drink and off we went - everyone was tired and had to be up early the next day for their flights. Kerry and Claire were the first to depart, heading off to Fiji, leaving the pouring rain in Sydney to head to sunny skies. They got a bit emotional (fair enough after travelling solidly together for over a month) and off they went. I later found out they missed the bus I told them to catch, had luggage issues, and nearly missed the plane as they were at Maccy D's - I worry for them. Later that afternoon, I dropped Sam off at the bus stop (making sure she got the right one) and said goodbye as she leaves for NZ. I was sad to leave Sam (obviously I was sad to say goodbye to Claire and Kerry as well) as 1. she is now travelling by herself, and 2. I won't see her when I am briefly back in the UK. So Sam, if you are reading this - love you long time!

Friday, the PhD students at the CCRC decided to go to the pub. I thought this was an excellent idea as we rarely get to socialise with each other. After heading off at 5-ish I got back home at 2am! HAH! I was expecting a few drinks and an hour or two of socialising, not over 8! Nonetheless, I had a fantastic evening and, as I said, great to socialise with my fellow climate science geeks! Hopefully this will become a regular thing.

Today, I went and bought myself a new camera after my other one broke at Fraser Island. Hopefully I will have more luck with this one as mine seem to break after a year. It's nothing fancy, seems to have less capabilities than my old one, but gives better pictures, and it can make lovely panoramic pictures within the camera - clever eh. I'm sure none of you actually give two hoots about the camera anyway so I will wrap up. I find it surprising how much a manage to write after saying this week has been fairly uneventful.

5 days left until I depart for Norway! If anybody wants to come and see me at Heathrow on Saturday the 4th, I will be there for 12 hours from 6.30am until 7pm - so feel free to come entertain me.

Peace out.