Whoah, 2 months and no drink? Do they sell cider in Australia? I always have the problem when out of the UK (unless you're in a tacky brit-resort in Spain) that I can't get cider... and I can't stand beer.

Limits you a bit, as you feel a bit out of place drinking red wine in a bar! Usually I have to move onto vodka, but that can get messy (mentioning Red Square at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas to me or Rob will get much the same reaction).

C's a scuba diver, but I'm not qualified and it's not really going to happen this holiday. Still, I might snorkel as long as I get assured by several independent sources that there aren't any shark-shaped things about. C appears to be trying to prevent me hearing any scary stories about the sea around Oz!

Hugo