Rain rain go away...

Hellooo.

Quick update of what's been going on downunder. For a start the weather has been doing it's best to make us feel right at home. Too much rain and clouds, and no sun and warmth to speak of (It's been almost a week and a half since i had to use any sunlotion, totaly unacceptable in my book)... Our new tent is having a hard time keeping us dry, and has been letting through some water during long spells of rain and thunderstorms (yes, bloody thunderstorms!! Don't believe the stereotype dry and sunny australia, it's a deliberate myth the australian government has circulated to attract tourists. In reality the weather here is sooo baaaaad ;) ) But hey, it still beats the weather you're getting in Belgium for the moment :)

I'm in Canberra now. Been here since saturday after a days travelling out of the Blue Mountains (had to take train and bus to get back to Sydney, there we took a greyhound bus to Canberra). The Blue Mountains were absolutely amazing (ignoring the crap weather). We did 3 days of walking in the region (we camped in Katoomba and Blackheath) and the stuff we saw there was jawdropping. Our walks took us from the cliffs surrounding the area of the Blue Mountains we were at, and took us deep into its valleys filled with rainforrest. It's like entering a whole different world. Looking down from atop the surrounding cliffs you'd never guess what beauty is hiding beneath the dense leafcover that dominate the cliftopview of the valley. The plants, the smell, the sounds, the waterfalls, ... It's hard to describe, but i'll try to get some foto's online in the near future that will give you all an idea. The nicest walk we did was the "grand canyon walk", were we descended into a canyon that took us into the Blue Mountains. If you ever happen to be in the area (hey, you never know), i highly recommend it ;)

So like i said we're in Canberra now. Explored part of the city today. It's the political heart of Australia, so we thought we'd visit the "new" parliament building. We even spent a few minutes in the Senate where the opposition was putting its verbal teeth into the ruling government's policy, asking reasonable questions and getting no straight answers. All they seemed to do was go around in circles... Politics don't seem to be to different on the other side of the world... ;)

We're staying here for a few days, and will be making our way to Melbourne thursday or friday i guess. Before we leave for Tasmania we're gonna try and get ourselves a job in the Melbourne-area starting january when we get back from Tasmania.

That's it for now folks. Don't let the weather get you down... rest assured: it's not any good here too :)