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just want to see if my blog is still working. . .i've had emails saying it's not . . .so let's check it out. . .

pictures first. . .

technical difficulties earlier. . . first read the blog below and then come back to the photos. . .ahhh. . . here we go. . .

hey Nicks'! you never told us you had a restaurant in Aussie! :)

one our favourites. . .the long neck turtle. . or something like that! :)

this cute seal was doing tricks for us. . .definitely a poser this one! :)

the sea horses were so small. . .intricate little creatures! :)

yes. . .this turtle is bigger than candace's head. . .it was HUGE!

this whole country is remembering Steve Irwin and keeping his memory alive. . we're watching one of his shows on tv as i type. . .here we are checking out a sting ray close up. . over glass. . .

dum doom. . dum doom. . .lots of sharks!!! and HUGE ones too! good think the glass didn't break! dum doom. . dum doom. . .

taking a krispy kreme snack break! . . .yum yum yum. . .melt in your mouth goodness. . .another splurge!

what are they looking at??? such posers! :)

oh. .they're looking at the bridge! nice. . .we saw people doing the bridge walk!see the flags? they were up there!. . .yikes! not good for those with jelly knees (jr. . haa haa:)

the sydney opera house. . .finally got to see it! :) despite the sea of people we were able to get close . . .such an interesting structure. . .

is it a tourist? is it a local? oh. .it's rob :) . . .enjoying the sydney sights. . . gotta love that zoom lens!

passed out by the harbour after many hours of walking. . .

sightseeing in sydney

we bid goodbye to ulladulla (nice beaches, but no jobs) and headed up to sydney for most of the weekend. . .we finally were able to check out the sights in sydney. . .of course only the free stuff! haa haa. . actually we did splurge and spent a few hours in the sydney aquarium. . .as you will see. .we were fascinated with the underwater "wildlife". . .we saw some stingrays. .only through glass!!!. . . .there were some horribly big ones. . scary for sure. . .we walked the city centre for what seemed like miles. . .but it was worth it. . the sights were beautiful and we had a gorgeous day!. . .the day after our sydney sightseeing "tour". . .we headed out north. . .after the 2 hourish plane ride (where NOTHING was free, not even water) followed by a 2 hourish bus ride (where we were entertained by Rush Hour and lizards crossing the road) we arrived in bundaberg where there are some relatives of relatives to be (confused yet?) and an SDA church! :) . . .here we hope to find seasonal work picking or packing fruit and veggies or whatever else that may come up!. . . please pray that we find work soon!!!. . .otherwise we'll have to start singing for money in the streets. . haa haa. .no, it's not to that point yet and hopefully never. . .but do keep jobs for the 4 trenchuks in bundaberg on your prayer list. . .thanks mate! :) here are our memories. . .

a day at the beach. . .

so tuesday we decided to take a break from job hunting. . .decided to take on the holiday part of the trip. . .we walked about 2 km to the beach from where we are staying . . .and enjoyed the waves. . very hot sun. . and gorgeous views. . .

having a lovey moment :)

". . .i'm a model. . you know what i mean. . . " :) :) :)

brace yourselves!!! :)

making a splash down under! :)

"what waves?"

"oh. . that ONE!!!"

"refreshing!" :)

all in a day's work! :)

got the photos up! :)

in calgary international airport. . .looking like tourists. .ready to go on our 48hour journey! :)

happy to be on the ground in tokyo narita international airport for one hour while filling up the plane with gas. . .

bren and candace enjoying a moment in the orchid garden at the singapore international changi airport. . .

pretty. . . :)

"window" shopping in the singapore international changi airport mall . . yes, i said mall. . . :)

drooling over the shoes. . .so nice and very affordable. . .

zonked out on the train on the way to our accommodations . . .it was about a 40 minute ride from the airpot. .enough time to take a nap! :)

like i said. . we were tired!. . .more evidence :)

will post more photos later. . . :) in the meantime. . enjoy :)

to OZ

has been a very busy last few days!!! we finally got everything settled and we headed down to Australia "Oz" by early morning sunday. . . we had a farewell family BBQ

before we did one more pack down (weeding out what we don't need). . .and then off to a 2-day journey down under! the flights weren't too full so we were able to stretch out in the plane. .except for the last leg. . it was packed. .and we were just ready to get there already. . the food was yummy though!!! we even got hagen daaz ice cream!!! yum yum yum! :) the on-demand movies, tv and games definitely helped pass the time. . .we did enjoy the gas stop in tokyo. . excited to be on solid ground! then off to singapore. . .where we had an 8 hour layover. . found free internet! something rare in north america :) . . .took a nap. . and then explored the beautiful singapore international airport. . .couldn't believe the shopping! candace and i were drooling over the shoes!!!! soooo cheap. .and nice. .. ahhhh! :) we weren't the only ones, though! the guys checked out the nike store. . .it was a very nice airport to be in. . but we were ready to get to our final destination. . .on the train ride to our accommodation. . we zonked out!. . .but thanks to my dad's connections. .we were able to get a good night's sleep at his friend's house. . .great filipino hospitality! a nice way to end our long journey! (couldn't upload any more photos. . .something's not working. . .i'll try again later!:)

it's official. . .

we are homeless and jobless! it was rob's last day of work today and yesterday it was mine. . .we also moved out of our house and the renters took over. . .ahhhh. . .this is the life. . haa haa haa. . .we leave next sunday! wowee. . .and now we plan what we will do down under!. . .any ideas? haa haa. . .i'm tired. . .it's been a crazy busy week. . .we're down to 2 huge backpacks, one suitcase and a couple carry-ons. . i think we can do better. . .must repack . .again. . .ahhhh. . .the joys of the traveller's life!. . . g'nite!