Howdy All

So glad movember has finished as the ginger slug above my lip was really starting to annoy me but now freshly shaven and much happier. This week i will be visiting a circus school which should be fun and definitely interesting - obviously cirque do solei will be the highlight still but this should still be spectacular.

I will also be picking up Jarrod from teh sirport next friday and then it will be a pretty quick run into christmas with dinner, parties, exchanging gifts and no doubt more hot weather. 

Am definitely missing people back home but wish them all well in the christmas months and hope that people at Jumpers dont endure too much of a hrad christmas clean up!!!!

Much Love all

JC x

Almost Christmas Time

Howdy all

Almost Christmas time........ November has been fun with lots of work and training and a mixture of weather!!!!!! My movember moustache is also in fine form getting more and more ginger!!!!!!! lol I have experienced some really hot days and am currently house sitting for Jarrod whilst he is in the UK.

So proud to hear of all the great performances at the World Championships and so proud to be British ...........

Christmas will be round the corner so quickly and i am guessing it will be a very unique experience - here is hoping!!!!!!

Feeling Good

Well!!!!!!

This last few weeks have been very good - I managed to do some good training and still busted out all my old moves including some full in back outs!!!!

Coaching is still going really well and am enjoying helping people and learning myself from some great people!

I experienced An International Rules Game (a mix of Gaelic Football and Aussie Rules) Ireland vs Australia and Ireland wooped Australia's ass - was a great game with such a good atmosphere and allowed me to tick another experience off of my list.

I also experienced the Melbourne Cup (very prestigious horse race that stops a nation) I placed a few bets and in one race my horse came in earning me 15 bucks over what my total bets were for the day so was very happy to be up on the day.....

I am also taking part in Movember so my moustache is going strong at present and by end of November should be a glorious sight over my lip!!!!!!

Will be venturing out to Jarrods beach house this weekend so will hopefully top up on my tan while i am there too - no more milky boy!!!!!

Gotta run guys

Much love

JC

Still Going Strong

Hey Guys

Still going strong and really enjoying my time in Melbourne!

Really getting into my coaching and loving interacting with Cheltenham Youth Club! Great Coaches and Great People.

I am also getting into more education side as well and will be hosting a seminar to help junior coaches in January - very excited!!!! Will have a power point and everything hahahahahaha

Loving the opportunities i am receiving!!!

Will speak again soon

James x

FInally a new post

HOWDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry again, that it has taken so long!!!!!

What a crazy few weeks - i settled down to doing some work at CYC (the trampoline club) and am really enjoying myself - fantastic coaches and athletes!!!! Really enjoying working with them all and hopefully my crazy english motivating standards are of some use!!!!! We recently travelled to Adelaide for the National Trampoline Championships and the team did really well. Completely different to British Nationals and really enjoyable........... I was by far the best chanter in the room and Team Victoria out sung the other states!!!! Never before has my rhyming capabilities been used so much!!!!!!! Adelaide however is a really long drive and I am pretty sure it is like driving to top of Scotland from Kent!!!!!! We are now back home in Melbourne and I have experienced my first AFL grand final - GGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOO GGGGGGEEEEEELLLLLOOOOONNNNNNGGGGG!!!!!!!!
Very fast paced and exciting but i must say nothing sets off a final than dropping by the pub for a power 30 mins to have 3 schooners of beer a sambucca and a jager meister!!!!!!!!!!! Good times!!!!

I will remind again that most of my pictures are going to facebook instead of blog cause it appears much easier but will try to get a few up here too

Much Love everybody

JC x

I am sorry for the delay!!!!!

O righty, finally a chance to catch you guys up on what has been happening.........
Well................... Sydney was excellent and within my time there i managed to Climb the harbour bridge, see the sydney opera house, visit tarangoo zoo, attempt wakeboarding, cruise around the harbour in a very cool boat ride, hot tub under the stars, several nights of crazy drunkeness, great great food, met up with old Uni friend and had a blast of dancing drinking sightseeing and lazying around beaches!!!!!! Bondi, Manly, Cooggi (think thats correct spelling ha!) Jumped out of a plane for second time which was amazing once again oddly so much colder than when i did it in Britain!!!!!

When i got back to Melbourne Mark and I got a campervan and did the great Ocean Road!!!! What an experience absolutely mental!!!!! saw so many sights and really experienced travelling life sharing a tiny tiny cabin with Mark far too close to each other!!!! On first night we thought just a queen size duvet will do us!!!! WRONG!!!!!!! Freezing my english nuts off!!!!!!! So teh nights continued but with queen each big pillows, thermal blankets, thermal PJs and thermal socks!!!!! So many great sights though including whale watching, 12 aposostles, kangeroos roaming a famous golf course and several several scenic bits!!!!!

Returned Camper and got FULL deposit back PHEW!!!!!! ( o yes had a tiny scary moment trying to get out of a mud patch when the whole car went sideways)

Now Mark goes tomorrow and i embark on the next stage on my own so will be writinga gains oon and hopefully gap will not be too long!!!!

JC

OOOOPPPPPSSSS

Forgot to mention that we also went in the Eureka Skytower that not only is the highest observation deck in Australia but the lift does 88 floors in 40 seconds, that is mental ---------------

We also have booked flights to Sydney so Sydney you better watch out !!!!!!!!

JC

Its been too long!!!!

Right..... hve not posted for a long time and have just got an opportunity to post....... i don't like banging on so will sum up Mark and my week in quick....... lol!!!
Great Hostel including Gym, Cinema, Great Bar with offers galore!!!! Lots of walking and adjusting to varying bars - One bar may offer beers at cheap cheap prices and the other offers tiny beers at expensive prices and Marks favourite comedy moment - Me ordering a pork belly sandwich that was actually about 1cm in diameter!!!!!! god dam finger food lol!!!!!

In last week we have: toured MCG Stadium and National Sports Museum, Saw a Comedy Dracula show, Got drunk danced hearts out (I taught Mark the Soul Train - he is awesome) Saw a Aussie Rules Game which was bloody close and an exciting experience although wearing flip flops is not advised........ We rolled into a science media exhibit with interactive stuff and had a great two hours playing around making the locals laugh - we are touching lifes!!!! St Kilda was a good experience walking in the sea then having a beer watching the sunset (holding hands - joke!!!!) We also played black light golf which was pretty weird but a good experience. On the whole we have toured a lot and drank a lot laughed a lot and also would like to thank several people but also CYC for letting us train and Jarrod especially for letting us stay in his fantastic house........  Much love and many thanks!!!! Once again photos will follow......... 

Byeeeeeeeeeeeee     James xxx

WOAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well I am finally here in Australia and can I just say as pleased as I am to be here, i would encourage anyone to visit Hong Kong - Beautiful Beautiful Place!!!!!!! I did have a great tour guide (lol) but even still it was fantastic. I can now say i have sat in Temple Street Market and ate Duck Tongue!!!!! Strangely just like Pork Scratchings!!!!!! Also saw a great Band who sang such great rock tunes..... The whole placing was so lively and almost took me back to old tap and tin days (medway people will understand) Basket Case, All the Small Things, Mr Brightside was truly a great experience.

Watching Sun Rise on the Plane covering Australia was definitely a surreal experience and at the risk of sounding corny or cliche everything did seem to stop for a while and that view was all that mattered.

So far Australia is cool but to be fair only really seen my hotel and airport and yes you guessed it a McDonalds!!!! Picking up Mark tomorrow so funa nd games will commence then!!!

Photos will be uploaded soon , some great shots to come so be ready!!!!  Right Dont want to bang on so I am off!!!!

Love to all

Jimbob

Time to Go!!!!!!!!!

Ok Guys it is almost time for me to depart on my adventure!!!!!!

I am going to miss you all so much and wish you all the very best in the coming months - I can promise everyone that i will live every moment and attack every situation i am in.

I will make you all proud and do as many different things as i can

Bring it On!!!!!!!!!

James

Leaving Work

Leaving work is such a hard thing to do.......

PARTY ANIMAL

Well I couldnt miss saying Jimbob loves to party......

Just where will we get our gossip from now......

Have a good one!!!!

Hey Jimbob, 

Hope you like the blog we have created for you. Make sure you keep this up to date... I want to see what is going down under!! hahaha. You are going to have the best time in the next 6 months, maybe even see you there next year. Dont forget to skype sometimes. Miss you always mate, stay safe watch out for them big old snakes.

As always have a good one

Gary and Janet

Good Times

A flash back of good times with good friends in Gillingham...

Here's some good memories to take with you to Australia...but don't let it stop here! 

Keep this blog up to date to share your experience in Aussie with all those close to you, wherever they may be.