The festive season in Collaroy Beach

Life is pretty chilled out right now, even if the weather is pretty warm most of the time (looking out the window, it's overcast right now). The hostel is good, I seem to have made a pretty decent group of friends, and everything seems very easy. My birthday was spent on the beach, playing poker in the evening, before returning to the beach for some late night revellery and surprisingly some rugby. Last night we were out in Manly - the nearest town. We struggled to get everyone into a decent bar as all places asked for ID and a few members of our crowd didn't have any. Sydney is a great city, really stylish and of course with the harbour bridge and opera house as its landmarks. Sorry it's a bit quiet right now, hopefully new chaos will reign soon. Thanks to everyone who has left messages on this blog and to all of you who have continued to read it. Happy Christmas everyone.