For everyone that has asked if we are doing a blog again. Here it is. Please feel free to read as little or as much as you like. This is also just a record for us of our travels.

Well the adventure has started. After 2 years of not so much planning we are on our way. Just to be different DB was still making holiday purchases the day we left. He still hadn’t bought his backpack at 11.30am, but who needs to rush things. For all of you who know him well, rushing just isn’t in his vocabulary.

After a momentary visit with the kids and grandkids on the way to the station we left the coast at 4pm. A crowded train ride to the city, we arrived with plenty of time. I packed light (14kg) but was still thinking about what I should have left behind by the time I got to
Sydney because on your back it doesn’t feel too light. Oh well, maybe next time.

Our transit through security and customs went without a hitch and we left Sydney at 9.15pm for the 14.5hour flight to Dubai. We ate then tried to sleep for the next 8 hours. I probably managed about 5 hours but DB only managed a few.