Paradise Found!

Hey gang!

We hope all is well (and not too cold) on the other side of the world. We are certainly doing fine (and dandy if I do say so myself) and it is not too cold here. It is actually rather warm and sunny most of the time. Don't be jealous, its bad for your complexion.

We have been a couple of busy sand flies, we have. If you don't know what sand flies are, then count yourself as one of the lucky ones. They're a cross between gnats (they're little), mosquitoes (they bite), rabbits (there's heaps) and anger.

We have recently found ourselves in Glenorchy, aka "The Gateway to Paradise." Obviously, John Milton didn't look very hard for it, because it's right up the street. Nobody likes a quitter Mr. Milton. Get your act together!

Glenorchy is the most beautiful place we've been to so far, and could turn out to be the most beautiful by the time we leave. Here's a glimpse:

This is Lake Sylvan, and you need to check out the other pics from this walk, cause it was pretty sweet. We also did a little overnight hike up to a glacier which was unbelievable. It is called the Earnslaw Glacier and was huge. We stayed in this little bivy, which was basically a rock overhang. There were some sweet digs though. Take a looksie:

There were pots and pans already there, but we were too posh to use them. The aforementioned sand flies were having a field day with our skin, but we managed to get away with enough blood left for the hike out.

There's also a picture of the glacier below the one of the beautiful lady on the dodgy mattresses. We loved it.

We've been staying with a family and hiking in between days with their two kids. It has been pretty awesome because we are both pretty comfortable hanging out with them

and taking them to the pool and such. It has been a welcomed change from the farm. The mom has been out of town so it is usually us and the kids, or em with the kids and josh with the pile of firewood to be chopped.

He owns a canyoning business here in town (which we got to do in exchange for some extra work around the house) and she has developed some child raising tools for parents of toddlers. They're both pretty inventive and fun.

We've mostly been responsible for looking after the two youngens. Like their parents, they're pretty wild, and tons of fun. Here is a picture so you can see just what we are up against:
There are also tons more new pics there with more scenery and more hikes and some amazing views and such.

That's all the internet cafe time we can afford. Later.