Merry

Tuesday 22nd July: While we were away we were unfortunate to lose our family pet Welsh Springer Spaniel, Merry,with a terminal illness. We are very much indebted to Amy for looking after her every day and night, while we were away. Amy has been a tower of strength and has made Merry as comfortable as possible and worked through things with our vet to enable her to have the best treatment possible. Thank you Amy. Thanks also to Trevor for staying over and helping for a week, and Pam for her support also.

Sydney to Canberra

Tuesday 22nd July: We had an express passage through customs, straight to the car desk. We picked up some familiar Australian refreshments, and drove on back to Canberra. Thanks to Joan and Allan for lunch at Southern Highlands, and to Pam and Trevor for dinner tonight also. Very much appreciated, and a nice welcome back home!

Snow Capped Mountains

Tuesday 22nd July: We could see snow capped mountains in the distance as we circled around to land at Kingsford-Smith airport. We recognised them as the Brindabellas, and we could also identify Black Mountain tower. Its Canberra in the distance! We didn't see much else on our 2 flights as it was dark or everyone was sleeping with shutters down. We did see the Paris and Singapore city lights on take-off, and we did see Sydney as we came into land on Tuesday morning, with mega jet lag!

Leaving Canberra

Friday 20th June: On our way to Sydney Airport. A quick stop at Mittagong on the way.

Planning Our Trip

Family discussions as to where we should go. Google Maps came in handy.

Preplanning for the trip

Its not long before we leave, and we are making a few international phone calls to friends and family.