Those of you who know and love Simon will probably miss his inventive use of the written word. The truth is that I edit his emails before publishing them. I do this to aid readability and add hyper-linked content for the curious ones amongst you. I include below an unedited version for those who seek the real Simon.
Best regards, Steve.
hi mate
OZ so far is great, perth is a cite over a large area but the center of town is small, no bigger than the center of croydon shoping area and has great free buss round it and to the river and to the parks.
have not been far yet as i have been working for my mates companie for a week, he is in the uk but will be back soon.
i have no ider how much they are paying me but i not to worried as they will look after me, have been out with stewert for wor for beers a couple of time and have been to the bosses house for dinner with his wife and the 2 othe guys i work with.
at work they is stewert ,mike ,ian , marander and me they are a great bunch and we have had some great fun, they keep bying me lunch and giving me lifts home.
i catch the bus in, it takes about half an hour and i have to take 2 busses and costs $3.5.
beer hear is not that cheep but they are some great plases to eat for yery little.
beer is about $6 or about 2.4 pounds so about the same in the uk.
will be in perth for about 2 months, but will be doing trips at weekends to different plases, have moved from the witches hat and i am now at they sister hostal called the crown, a monden place like a hotel, very flash.
on christmas day they have champaine and fruit then a big x mass dinner and then i go back to the witches hat as we have a bus to take us to the beach at 3pm and picks us up at 10pm to bring us home, should be a good day.
after boxing day i will travel south to the vine yards and othe places of interest and on new years eve a few of us are going to camp out in the out back under the stars and selebrate near a place called the pinicals, lots of rocks sticking out of sand dewns.
so the black horse has changed alot then i will have to visit when i get back, have not found any good black stuff hear yet but still looking.
let you know more soon
si