I'm just back from 2 days sailing on the great barrier reef, cool, cold, windy, wet, rainy, and full of irish :-) and :-( but :-) :-( because nothing is different from ireland, not even the weather. I'm sure it s only temporary anyway.
Just because I forgot to give my new autralian phone number, here it is +61 4 024 38 360. I know nobody cares, but in case someone need to contact me urgently one day... don't hesitate.