Christmas down under begins

I know before you say anything, I need to blog about the holiday we have just had to Tasmania and down the great ocean road. I promise I will once Mark has sorted all the photos, but I really wanted to tell you about the beginning of our Christmas down under. It’s something I will never forget.

The weather outside maybe in the mid 20’s to low 30’s and the local radio stations don't play christmas music 24/ 7 from the 1st December, there was nothing that was going to stop us getting inro the christmas mood. So the last few weekends we have been busy writing cards, wrapping presents, making a christmas cake and getting a really Christmas tree.

I think the christmas tree has to be the best part of it. We found a Christmas farm on the internet and headed to the Adelaide hills to select one. When we arrive we are welcomed by a young girl from Manchester. She handed us a saw and said, have a drive round and chop your own tree down and then come back to me.

So off we went in Larry the Freelander in search of the best 6ft Christmas tree we could find. We drove to the top of the hill to find what lay in front of us under a clear blue sky and a bright shining sun was row upon row of Christmas trees, surround by eucalubts trees, yellow grass, and grape vines.

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check out the above website for mark's photos of him cutting the tree down.

After satisfying Marks need for off road driving we selected our perfected Christmas tree. Once I’d checked that I could reach the top, so that I would be able to put the star on the top. Mark demonstrated his muscle and cut the tree down. Once home the Christmas music was playing and the tree decorating began, that is once we had rid the Christmas tree of Australian bugs, a Ground Assassin Bug.

http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_assinsinbugs/GroundAssassinBug.htm