It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas! Or maybe not...

Fact of the day: Did you know that the daddy long-legged spider has one of the most potent poisons, but isn't deadly because it can't open its mouth big enough to puncture human skin? So, it can't do any harm trying to bite someone, but if you swallow one, expect to die.

So, I've since moved from Redcliffe to Springwood to live with Peter and his family for a bit, and I've been here for just over a week now. I don't have much to report, but I figured it was about time for an update.

Peter was in shock when he came to pick me up, as if he somehow expected me to still be the little 5-year old girl he remembered. He repeated "Lozza's all grown up!" about 8 times in the 5 minute drive home. He now has two sons: jono, who's 2, and benny, who's "actually 5 and a half! Which is actually older than 4!" They're absolutely adorable, but I'm definitely learning first-hand now what Peter must have gone through when he visit Canadia. Kids are a handful! On the bright side, I'm getting really good at playing "The Pirate King," and was even dubbed the Pirate Queen the other day. Score!

I've spent the last week kind of settling in, so I haven't been up to too much. We went hiking in a rainforest a few days past, and I walked around the Koala sanctuary that's about 4km away from here, but nothing else too exciting. I have a pretty sweet setup here, with my own room, bathroom, and phone (with my own number!) in the basement, so that's been great. I'm looking (but not too hard) for jobs in the area, but mostly, I've just been walking around a lot exploring the suburb. I've become accustomed to the ants and spiders, as they're regular visitors to my room, but Nigel the gecko scared me to pieces when I found his crawling aross my wall. So, I've definitely still got some adjusting to do!

I don't have anything terribly exciting for the remainder of my time in Brisbane, just a lot of relaxing, hopefully working, and hiking around the area. Hopefully I'll be saving up a decent amount of Moola for Sydney in february! WOO!

Anyway, that's all for now. Happy Holidays to everyone! I guess I'll be missing out on a white Christmas this year, but there's nothing like spending the day on the beach! Lots of love from Ozzy!