Arrivando in Australia…home!
We’ve arrived back home now and we really do know how the Pevensie’s felt after they walked back out of the wardrobe! Nothing has change and time has stood still!! Italia seems a universe away!!!
For the trip back we drove a hire car to Roma and caught a plane to Londra. All the baggage came under the weight limit which was always the worry. Otherwise, plan B was Grace stays…and we’ll be back someday soon. From London it was onto Singapore then Brisbane. 30ish hours altogether over a few timezones. At one stage we were served breakfast on one plane then 2hrs later dinner on another plane. In between was Saturday! We were flying QANTAS and luckily the plane kept ALL it’s engines attached!
We made it into Brisbane (very over-dressed) and VERY tired. Immigration and customs were no worries up until the sniffer dogs started to take a liking to my bags! Meanwhile my wife had been through the check and moved on… Apparently Fido liked the Qantas lollies that were in my hand luggage.
We moved into Jim and Paula’s (Anna’s parents) for a week or so till our new bed arrived and the furniture was moved out of storage. Once again we were living out of a suitcase…All part of the adventure! After unpacking boxes and once again throwing away a lot of ‘stuff’ (things we thought we needed and had to store) we have the place back into some type of ‘normal’ routine. It has been very ‘cleansing’.
Paddy and Grace got to visit their old (and new) schools in the first few days back. Patrick went up for a lunchtime game of handball and Grace met her new teacher and Principal. She also went to her old school and had a day at school with them. We posted the last of the Brisbane School of Distance Education work and now simply await their reports.
As we write this, we’re at the Coast lapping up the surf air. It’s also pouring so it’s not quite idyllic.
This blogs purpose was to keep friends and family informed whilst we were on our adventure overseas. Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to our ‘journey journal’.
Until the next adventure…cotters@home
Ci vediamo!
