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The Australian story - so far.....

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Well, I know this is very delayed as I've promised several times to get this blog updated and out there. I think the delay sums up our lives over the past 4 months - i.e. crazy busy!!   The boat to Manley (photo credit to Dany!)   "Home"   We knew the rental market in Sydney was cut-throat - and so it turned out to be. For every place we looked at, there were loads of other people looking and the prices are crazy. Fortunately, the pay is a bit better here, so things are affordable for us, but I pity less well off here. After a brief look around, we decided to plump for Erskinville/Newtown as this is on the train lines and is handy for living (i.e. cinema, cafes and food shopping!) It's quite close to the city and to Sydney park - where we experienced our first Kate Bush day thanks to Alison (March 85 fellow student nurse) & her daughter, Emily. For the uninitiated, around the world, people dress up as Kate Bush around her birthday and re-enact the Wuthering Heigh