Noel and Margaret

Hello everyone. We hope you are all going great. The last few weeks have been a roller coaster of highs and lows…yet again, and I apologise for not writing earlier but it’s hard to write an interesting and witty blog when you are feeling down. We’ve had a run of good days so I’m in a better mood for writing…so here goes…. The last time I blogged we had finally encountered some sunshine at Kalbarri. We took this opportunity to visit Nature’s Window, Skywalk and Z-Bend trail at Kalbarri National Park. Really wonderful part of the world. We had to share our sunrise at Nature’s Window with a camera and production crew of 3 who were making this tiny slip of a girl hang off the edge of sheer cliffs while making a commercial for Japan ... read more

Hi everyone! Well we have had a mixed bag so far on our WA adventure. My birthday was a crazy day running around doing lots of last minute things to do/buy/organise before flying out last Tuesday week. Thank you to my sister Cathy for giving me a break in the middle of the day for a café lunch. Finally got around to packing, about eleven hours before leaving for the airport. All was going well getting to the airport until we weighed our bags. Mine was just over 23kgs and Noel’s was just under. There were a few swear words flying around when I insisted that Noel and I rearrange the bags on the floor of the terminal. Noel had forgotten that there was no check in assistant that would say “oh 2 bags at 46 ... read more

Welcome to my final blog for 2019! We made it to the end and this is our last night in Italy, before heading to Rome tomorrow for our 10pm flight home. We Facetimed with Matt and Chris today and apparently there was a last minute wild party at our house last night so they were in full on cleaning mode when we talked. Let’s hope it’s ship shape when we arrive on Saturday morning. The last week has been pretty calm with our only dramas being the habitual driving challenges and paying unnecessary tolls because we accidentally leave a highway and have to get back on it to go a few kilometres to the turn we were meant to take. After leaving Padua we drove to Florence and I had cleverly pre-booked a car parking space ... read more

Hello my friends. I hope you are all well. Noel and I were lucky enough to stay in a lovely apartment only a 5 minute walk north of the main train station in Rome which was super handy for getting out and about in the city. If anyone wants a nice clean place to stay if they visit here, let me know and I'll send details. My only complaint was the lack of a kettle and toaster, which appears to be the norm in Europe. We had a wonderful sunny day in Rome on Saturday and ventured to Saint Peter's square and basilica and it was so gorgeous. We arrived an hour after opening and the security line was already about 200 metres long. Within 15 mins it had grown to 300 metres. It must be ... read more

We have had a wonderful day in Rome today after venturing to Pisa yesterday. It was super sad disbanding the "Fab Four" after meeting up for dinner tonight near the Spanish Steps. We have become firm friends in just a short time. We'll see you again, Deb and Jacquie, before you know it!!! Thanks for the great times and wonderful memories. xxxx Here are some photos to go along with my earlier blog post. Enjoy!!... read more