We have arrived home. There sure isn't any place like home. Though we had a great time and stayed in several places it was great to at last sleep in our own bed again. After a 900+km drive from Newcastle to home our own bed was a welcome sight.
We visited the elderly aunt in Canberra for a couple of hours Sunday morning before again setting off for another 400+k drive to friends at Newcastle. The hospitality upon our arrival there was wonderful and we chatted, ate and drank late into the evening.
Sunday morning saw us head to a large new shopping complex in Newcastle for an explore. Trish and I enjoyed some Malaysian food from a food court there for our lunch. The afternoon was spent quietly transferring movie files from one hard drive to another and telling each other tales from our respective trips to Europe.
We had dinner with friends of Janet and Michael's at the local "Sporties" club. From there it was to an apartment for some more computer talk and further file transfers. We fell into bed about midnight.
The next morning we were on our way back to Caloundra at about 8 am. Being a Public Holiday we expected and got some heavy traffic, especially at the towns of Kempsey and Macksville. This added about 30 minutes to our 9.5 hour drive.
We rolled into Caloundra at about 6:30 NSW Time, 5:30 local time! We did some unpacking but not much! I did give the pool a clean as it was quite warm and I thought a quick swim before bed would be a good idea. It was a sensational idea, the pool temp was about 29 degrees and a wonderful way to finish a long day.
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