9.3.11 - Time to go home... (Perth, Western Australia)
So here we are at Perth Airport, checked in, cases away on their wobbly journey into the mysteries of the deep depths of the airport. In almost exactly 24 hours, we'll step off the plane in Glasgow (assuming the airport gremlins don't get us).
It's been an amazing trip. We covered 2,500 miles in the caravan, about another 1,000 in hire cars, plenty more in friends' cars, on trains, boats, planes. We've stayed in houses, a caravan, a hotel, a holiday villa, a farm homestead, a backpackers hostel. We've travelled by foot, by car, by pick-up truck, by train, tram, bus, boat, plane, van. We've visited New Zealand from north (Auckland) to south (Dundedin); we've spent time in four of Australia's six states (New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia). We've been in seven major cities, many towns and villages. We've experienced sun (lots of it), rain, wind, temperatures ranging from the high thirties down to the low teens. We've experienced an earthquake, faced a poisonous snake, been bitten by numberless insects. We have swum in the sea, climbed mountains, driven through clouds of grasshoppers, walked in forests, been amazed by the outback, watched the surfers. We've learned about Maoris, Aboriginis, settlers, explorers. We've been in museums, art galleries, shops, cafes. We've seen the immense trees, the sun setting red over the sea, the torrents of stars over the outback. We've met up with 24 relatives and five old friends. We've made numerous new friends. We've seen wild kangaroos, albatrosses, penguins, emus, Ibis, kiwis (but no wombat!). We've heard Kookaburras, Bell Birds, Galahs, cockatoos, magpies. We've visited and reminisced about Bill's childhood home, walked home from his school, paddled on his beaches.
It's been a dream come true. But love of Scotland, home and family makes us excited about going home.
So here we are at Perth Airport, checked in, cases away on their wobbly journey into the mysteries of the deep depths of the airport. In almost exactly 24 hours, we'll step off the plane in Glasgow (assuming the airport gremlins don't get us).
It's been an amazing trip. We covered 2,500 miles in the caravan, about another 1,000 in hire cars, plenty more in friends' cars, on trains, boats, planes. We've stayed in houses, a caravan, a hotel, a holiday villa, a farm homestead, a backpackers hostel. We've travelled by foot, by car, by pick-up truck, by train, tram, bus, boat, plane, van. We've visited New Zealand from north (Auckland) to south (Dundedin); we've spent time in four of Australia's six states (New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia). We've been in seven major cities, many towns and villages. We've experienced sun (lots of it), rain, wind, temperatures ranging from the high thirties down to the low teens. We've experienced an earthquake, faced a poisonous snake, been bitten by numberless insects. We have swum in the sea, climbed mountains, driven through clouds of grasshoppers, walked in forests, been amazed by the outback, watched the surfers. We've learned about Maoris, Aboriginis, settlers, explorers. We've been in museums, art galleries, shops, cafes. We've seen the immense trees, the sun setting red over the sea, the torrents of stars over the outback. We've met up with 24 relatives and five old friends. We've made numerous new friends. We've seen wild kangaroos, albatrosses, penguins, emus, Ibis, kiwis (but no wombat!). We've heard Kookaburras, Bell Birds, Galahs, cockatoos, magpies. We've visited and reminisced about Bill's childhood home, walked home from his school, paddled on his beaches.
It's been a dream come true. But love of Scotland, home and family makes us excited about going home.
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