Definitely not going to Dubbo

Well, the Dubbo and Cowra trip has now officially been cancelled as there's no chance I'll be able to drive. I'm still wearing the moon boot and have been referred off to see an orthopaedic surgeon, whose first available appointment is in January.  No-one seems to think that missing a trip to Dubbo is that big a deal, but I was looking forward to it - I've never been to the Western Plains Zoo, and there were other interesting things to do there and in Cowra too.  But, it's definitely not an option without a car  :-(
So, Adam and I are going to go to Sydney instead.  Not 100% thrilling, but we'll find things to do.  There are a few shows on, and no doubt there'll be post-Christmas sales to look at.  And, the Carnival Spirit - the ship Paul and I are sailing on for our anniversary cruise - will be in port on 27 December, so I might wander down and have a look.
About later holiday plans - I have come across another way to see Gallipoli which looks really interesting.  It's a special deal from a cruise holidays company which we have used before (they organised most of our 2010 US 'holiday and cruise home').  This one is a 21 day Mediterranean cruise which ticks off at least three bucket list items - Gallipoli, Santorini and Pompeii - as well as a stack of other places that may not be on the bucket list but will still be worth a look.  I'm going to send them an eMail about it and see where it takes us, but to be honest I think it's still more likely that we'd do it in 2014 rather than next year.
Anyway, I'm heading back to Flickr to finish uploading the holiday photos.......