Blogs from Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania

I'm slowly catching up on my blog, apologies for delay; here is the start of my Ozzie trip. It was simply wonderful to fly in to Melbourne very early in the morning, and be greeted by Darius and Zephi...difficult to believe for quite some time that I could really touch and hug them! And only 20 minutes or so to drive to their home in Coburg, see Gaynor and Salvi too. Great that I seemed to avoid jet lag on both those long trips, possibly helped by the 24 hour delay in LA, which gave me time to think myself into Ozzie time. I was immediately plunged into family life, cycling with the kids to school and meeting some of the parents at the little school cafe which is run by volunteers, and greatly benefits networking ... read more

Thank you Tuckers for a most wonderful break! The Tuckers - Jenny and Brian, with daughters Katie, Gillie and Ruthy - are South Africans now living in Australia, on a beautiful 73 acre plot of land in Ellinbank, a 1.5 hour drive east from Melbourne. Friends of our friend Glenda, they invited us into their home even though they didn’t know us, and made us feel so welcome. Over Easter they went away, so we played house, feeding the dog Jabu and the chickens, baking, playing and just relaxing! No sight seeing, no hiking, nothing! It felt strange, but absolutely wonderful! A chance to recharge the batteries! After 11 nights sleeping in a house, we did wonder whether we would be able to readapt into caravan life, but, safe to say, two days back in Cazza ... read more

DAY 105 We are both feeling relaxed on this journey, it has probably taken some time to settle into a bit of a routine in what we are doing and get organised. I guess for the both of us working in Project Management we seem to keep thinking of ways to improve what we do and how we do things, but whichever way you look at it this journey is an exciting adventure and is to be enjoyed, albeit relaxed, one thing we do not want to do is lie around all day. So a little late out of bed again this morning, not a problem, as we are not doing too much today, just a little bit of prep for Tasmania. Last night Andy promised me a breakfast of Eggy Bread, it kept me awake ... read more