Hi all! Just a quick note to let you know that we've arrived safely in Melbourne.
We had a great time in the Snowy Mountains, although it was a bit strange being in a ski resort in the summer. We were staying in a place called Thredbo and were in a lovely ski chalet with a balcony overlooking the slopes - in fact all it needed was for Carl and Sandra to magically appear on the balcony beside us and we could have been in the Alps....
We really enjoyed the walk up to the summit of Mt Kosciuszko, Australia's highest point. The scenery was lovely and the 13km seemed to fly by. The only downer was the number of flies up there - as you can see from this photo there were quite a few of them! June managed to swallow a fly which she was none too happy about!
We've been in Melbourne since Friday night and are having a lovely time relaxing in Jo & Ole's amazing house on the beach. Its great to see them and the boys again, and we feel really at home here. Ole is a bit of a master chef so we are eating very well, although June whipped up a treacle tart that went down very well too.
We're also here to spend some time with June's family as well. Sadly her great-uncle Fred died last week at the grand old age of 98, and we're going to his funeral tomorrow. We popped in to see his son Vern last week, and will see more of the family tomorrow.
Bye for now......
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For June
http://www.landofnurseryrhymes.co.uk/htm_pages/midi%20-%20There%20Was%20an%20Old%20Lady%20Who%20Swallowed%20a%20Fly.htm
Just realised that sounded a bit morbid - I didn;t mean it like that - just as soon as I read about June swallowing the fly - the song came straight into my head !!!!
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hello you two,
I have just had my weekly Friday morning cheer up by catching up with you on your blog. You must be nearly half way through your trip now- unbelievable !
The flies look horrible, I think they invented the word "irk".
Christmas preparations are in full swing here(including the erection of a wonky real christmas tree, in the Wood household that I am not allowed to comment on! Still the cat likes it). The good part is the Christmas parties have begun and its just one week at work left before the holidays. We are having Christmas at home with both sets of parents, and then renting a thatched cottage in the cotswolds with friends for New Year, which will be a bit different to yours no doubt!
Take care and keep blogging
Den
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