Home sweet home (after Augusta)

For the first time in 6 days I have clean feet, it feels amazing! Here I am with the third load of washing in the machine (I think I am almost half way through it) and I am taking a few moments to rest and reflect. What an amazing week we have had. It started […]

Camping trip shenanigans – Augusta

Just wanted to keep you all updated on the progress of the camping trip. It is night number three and the first evening that I can actually feel my toes at 6:30pm. Things are looking up on the weather front. Sometimes I am a horrible wife and I do wonder why my husband puts up […]

The family camping trip – Augusta

The great Aussie camping trip….. always an adventure, always a story or two to tell! At the start we claim we will never do it again, by the end, the deposit is paid for next year. Ours begins with Dad saying ‘I don’t want to go this year’, the kids agree (only because there won’t […]

When things go awry……. Hollywood style

Sometimes things just don’t go according to plan, no matter how hard you try. And…….. when you have tried and planned and tried and planned, it is super frustrating. I really need to work on how I deal with this kind of situation. We hired a Hummer to take us around Hollywood, we got this…… […]

Stress alert – LA

I am trying to hold it together. This is not work. Nothing bad is happening. There are no time pressures. We are on holiday. Never the less, this is stressful and I can feel the symptoms creeping in. Tight chest, grumpiness, short temper, heart racing. Breathe. How is it possible that one of the most […]

See you later…. Canada

The Ojibway people do not even have a word for goodbye. I really like that. Instead they say ‘See you later’ or ‘See you next time’. So, see you next time Canada. It has been an absolute pleasure. Dad always told me it was one of his favourite places to travel and it is now […]

Wilderness – Canada

When I say we have gone off grid and spent the last few days in the Canadian Wilderness, I really truely mean that! Without having opened our home to an exchange student, we never would have had the opportunity to see wild Canada in the way we just experienced. Our exchange ‘daughter’s’ family has welcomed […]

Days 1-9: Glorious food – USA and Canada

As we go off the tourist beaten track and head into the Canadian wilderness, I wanted to reflect on the happiness of my stomach! I had this notion that while on this trip, we would be eating burgers and chips every day. Boy was I wrong. I had completely underestimated the multi cultural background of […]

Day 7: Real world – Toronto

Let me set the scene. We catch the train from Niagara to Toronto at 5:45pm. Very efficient and friendly service. Met some Aussies on the train who are heading to the International Rotary Conference. All is well. We arrive in Toronto, get slightly lost looking for the hire car place. We then have a bit […]

Day 6: Beauty – Niagara Falls

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