6 Months - Where did they go?

Believe it or not we've already been away from home for 6 months and let me tell you, the days continue to just fly by! We've been very busy with work at the Cookie Factory, and have been working 6 or 7 days a week for pretty much the past month. However, we have this whole week off, and then we're back at the CC for only one more week and then we're done there for good! Our last day of work is the 20th of May, and from there our adventure up the east coast continues!

As for our week off, we've basically just been relaxing and running errands, and then we're heading up to Brisbane for the weekend to see Keith Urban in concert! To say we're pumped is an understatement. We went out and bought cowboy hats today, and we're hoping to get some t-shirts made up as well. Needless to say we're missing country music, so Keith is going to have to tie us over 'til we get home!

It turned out to be a great decision moving into our own place. Our rent is $110 a week each, but it's worth it to have our own space and a place to really call home. On top of that, we have a gorgeous backyard with a pool, patio, and BBQ. For the most part, we just hang out in the pool every morning before heading off to work. It's very relaxing, and even though we work 8 hours a day, we still feel like we're on holidays.

So after leaving Byron we plan on going up to Brisbane for a couple of weeks to get in a bit more work. Then it's up the east coast we go with stops at Fraser Island, the Whitsundays, Mission Beach (to skydive), the Tully River (to whitewater raft), and Cairns to venture out on the Great Barrier Reef and do a dive. It's going to be an action-packed few weeks, and we're really looking forward to it!

Plans for after Cairns are a bit up in the air, but we'll probably spend a couple more weeks in Australia before heading off to New Zealand. Our tentative goal is to be in NZ by July 16th, and then fly into Kuala Lumpur Malaysia on the 1st of August. From August 1st until we get home it'll be as much of Southeast Asia as we can fit in! We can hardly wait!

I guess that's all for now. We hoping to get pictures up after the Keith Urban concert, so keep your eyes peeled!