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Rosi & Jen's 11 Thousand Beach Odyssey Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you did not do, then the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream...."

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1 more sleep

AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 23 Feb 2008 | Views [500]

I'm sitting here at 11:49pm all on my own.  The house is quiet except for Molly the dog who is wimpering for me to please let her play for just 30 minutes more.  Jen's been asleep for a couple of hours curled up around my mess.  I have finally packed!!!!  ... Read more >

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Where the bloody hell are you?

AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 19 Feb 2008 | Views [725]

Yesterday we went fishing for 5 hours with Jen’s Dad.   We walked down Fingal Bay Beach, a glorious sheltered inlet in Port Stephens, where they shot the “Where the bloody hell are you?” ad campaign.   We shared the tranqility of the ocean with ... Read more >

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Homeless and Unemployed :-) and luvin it!!!

AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 16 Feb 2008 | Views [745]

Yesterday Jen and I farewelled work for the last time.  What a surreal day it was.  Old friends came to say goodbye and have a farewell drink. It was so good to see people some I haven't seen for years.  I feel quite numb and the reality of what has ... Read more >

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Molly the Wonderdog says

AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 12 Feb 2008 | Views [471] | Comments [1]

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Surreally Close

AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 10 Feb 2008 | Views [593]

WOW! Today is Sunday.  I have 5 more days of work left.  Forever!  I have spent more than half my life working for the same company.  And now no matter what happens in the future I will not be working there ever again.  That's really hard to fathom ... Read more >

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Countdown

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 31 Jan 2008 | Views [394]

It is 22 days, 22 hours, 55 minutes and 35 seconds until Saturday, 23 February 2008 at 10:15 AM (Fly Time)

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hectic hectic hectic

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 31 Jan 2008 | Views [468]

We have now moved out of our house.  It's gone forever.  We're almost through our second stint of house sitting. We have 11 days of work left.  We've been immunised against ever disease known to man and sorted out glasses, mail redirection, insurance, ... Read more >

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Observations

AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 16 Jan 2008 | Views [526]

I was sitting in a sushi bar yesterday having a quick lunch on my own and I started hearing the conversation of the two 30 something girls sitting next to me.  They were talking about office politics and the whole snarky comments, bitching and back ... Read more >

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23 days of work left

AUSTRALIA | Monday, 14 Jan 2008 | Views [475] | Comments [1]

I have the best friends in all the world.  We just spent three epic days trying to finish packing up the house.  It's almost done.   Lynelle and David helped us for two whole days and it made such a difference.  I am so lucky to have them.  I cried last ... Read more >

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Pack up your troubles...

AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 19 Dec 2007 | Views [371]

Well I've entered the packing phase of the planning process.  Christmas is 6 days away and I'm packing to go see Jen's family for two weeks at the same time I'm trying to ditch my belongings so we can finally move out of the house and get the real journey ... Read more >

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One Step closer

AUSTRALIA | Friday, 9 Nov 2007 | Views [437] | Comments [2]

Well I've fully paid for the tickets now, and today the teeny weeny itzy bitzy laptop that I bought to write my memoirs on the road arrived, so I'm here at home trying it out.  Jen and I have started packing up the house.  What's not going into storage ... Read more >

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