We had a really easy start. At 13.30 we left to Sawtell in the neighborhood of Coffs Harbour. The journey takes between 6 and 10 hours. Depending on the weather and traffic. It took 7.5 hours. After a really relaxing travel. With loads of breaks. In the evening we had a little bit of food and then went after a chat to bed. I sleep with Jessica in one room. Jessica is the daughter of Michael, whom is my cousin. Jessica is 15 (11 days older than you Elise ;-) We had a fun talk. And went to sleep. The next morning I woke up through al the strange new sounds. After a breakfast and a shower I still didn’t know what I was going to do that day. I ended up walking around Sawtell. (Which isn’t that big) So I ended up walking on the beach. Jessica was on the beach as well and we walked in to each other. We had fun with talking and walking to the (small) main street. Just admired some shops and getting scared of all the prices, which were to high for a backpacker. After checking the cinema and deciding to fill up our afternoon with Bridget Jones; the edge of reason. (Yes, again) We changed at home and got to the cinema. Film was again very amusing. Jessica liked it as well. After the movie we had a quick dive into the sea, but because it was cold and windy we went back fast. We had pizza as Dinner because Pat had an of-evening. After dinner we went for a drive to admire all the Christmas lights at houses. And people made a pretty big effort of it at some points. We even went to a big garden which was opened for the good cause and was decorated with loads of lights. It even contained a harbor bridge and an Opera House. When we came back we just had a little chat before going to bed. This morning we had an easy morning. After a slow warming up we all gathered in the living room and opened the mountain of presents that laid underneath and around the Christmas tree. I had bought for James a frame and put some photos in it from Mel and him. For Guy (my uncle) I bought a Von Dutch t-shirt. For Pat (my aunt) I bought a broche. For Jessica I bought a little bear (with the softest ‘fur’ I ever felt) and a little mouse hanger. And last but not least I bought Mel a cat. Which I promised. It was a little statue (piggy bag) of a cat which looked so cute I just needed to buy it. Then what did I got? I got a shirt (devil woman) and a silver bracelet from James. A beer and wine of Jessica and Michael. A towel and shirt from Pat and Guy. And from Mel I got a dirty dancing cd, a Christmas card, a shirt, flip-flops and fake chemical snow. All things were very nice to get. A big thank you all!! After that we had a little lunch, because we had to wait for the turkey to get ready. And played a lot with the snow. (bit of water and then you get heaps of snow) When the turkey was ready we had a huge Christmas lunch. Which was great. We had after the lunch some drinks and went to the beach. After the beach we had a shower and went on to dessert of the huge lunch. And now we are all pigging out having a chat and drink. And getting a good closure of this great but strange day. (for me it felt like Christmas in July)
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