So, the end is near...

Well it's goodbye to the steady office job. Farewell to the apartment. And soon goodbye to Manly and Sydney and our many friends here.

Naturally, there are mixed feelings of excitment and sadness.

Last night (thursday) our office team took us out to Chinta Ria, a Malaysian restaurant, for a slap-up meal (all on the office credit card).

There was plenty of wine flowing and good banter and then it was off to the Shelbourne pub for a few beverages or ten.

They have told us we'll be missed and I think our general stupidity and good humour will be noticeably absent. Which is how, of course, we want it. Not that Danielle's request at dinner to "go around the table and tell us one thing you'll miss about us" was taken up...

We have now returned to the hostel for our final few nights and have our fingers crossed the boys will give us our bond back soon and we can head towards Melbourne.

We're still not sure how we're getting there but hey ho - it'll sort itself out...