Are we really leaving winter?

Having hardly slept at all last night - camera, Kate, computer kept running through my brain, with the occasional makeup, jewellery added in for good measure, I finally fell in to a deep sleep about 5 am.  And then woke with a start at 7:45am!! NOT a  good start, really.

But having repeated the items all night long, it didn't take me long to chase them all up and pack them in to the second backpack we are now taking.

Packing last night was a very interesting exercise.  Our original plan was to take a medium and a small suitcase. Yeah, right, as if THAT was going to happen.
The two items that Rolf Sieber  had done for us won't go anywhere near fitting in the medium suitcase, and in fact just fit in the base of the large older suitcase.

And then there are the presents. So at 11 pm we ended up with the two larger suitcases, two backpacks, my handbag and a bag with a hat!  Yep, packing light next time I said. Passport and credit card I said. Ha ha.

This morning was all the last minute stuff. Like making sure that the guy grinding our stumps new that I wanted some of the succulents kept. Like Michael replacing the smoke detectors.  You know, last minute stuff.  And it is ridiculously warm at 26 degrees as we leave.

Anyway, no fear, Gen made sure that we made the airport with plenty of time.  She stayed for a drink and then made her way off to introduce herself to Miss Bella.
It was about now that we realised that we had a whole touring rugby school on the flight with us. Not just a team, the whole bleeding school. Still, they were quiet enough. However, all flight long they kept getting up to go to the bathroom. You could have sworn that they were 6 years old and on their first flight.

The landing in to Sydney hit wind shear about 30 feet from the ground and we bounced along the tarmac three or four times.  Not the best landing.
Still, nice and warm for a Sydney winter at 22 degrees.
Donna met us at the airport and drove us over to the Adina Apartment Hotel.  Nice enough facilities, but crap internet.  Repacked the bags to get some of the shoes out of the backpack.

We went for dinner with her and Garry to the Tennyson Hotel.  Great food.
Now fully buggered and about to hit the sack.  Early start. Donna is picking us up at 6 and we will check in and then have breakfast at the Airport.

Talk soon.