Friday 7 August 2009
The suitcases are packed and the TimTams procured. We are almost ready to leave Australia behind, to return to reality.
While this Pom could whinge about a few things (lack of public toilets in Sydney for example), the welcome and hospitality we have received has been fantastic.
Most of the people who have given up their time to enlighten our visit (and in many cases have welcomed us in to their homes) we know through Ann’s family history research. They are not relations, but have ancestors from similar places to where Ann’s came from. They however do feel like family, because that is how they have treated us.
A big thank you to you all – too numerous to list but hopefully already mentioned somewhere in this blog – you have made our holiday so much better than it would have been if we had just arrived with a year’s reading of the Lonely Planet and other Guides.
But before we go, I just thought I’d share one of the shop signs from Oxford St, Darlinghurst which made us laugh:
Postcards from Down Under 
Really enjoyed following your progress during your holiday of your second lifetime! Thought there had been a mix up when I saw Jules with a glass in his hand – good on you!
Looking forward to seeing you all when you back safe and sound – keep me a Tim Tam! xxx
Thanks, Fiona. As far as the glass of ribena is concerned – I wasn’t driving!
JULIAN