Home, Safe & Sound And Now Rested

The flight home was a little quicker than anticipated as according to the pilot we had an almighty tail wind.  Despite taking off around 30 mins late we still arrived in Brisbane about 10 minutes early.

We both took sleeping tablets and managed some sleep on the flight home.  We requested and were given a spare seat between us giving us a little extra room to stretch out in.

Trish bought this wall hanging which came with a stand (photo below).  The metal stand was too large to go in her check in luggage so was stowed as an item on its own.  Upon arrival in Brisbane, and not being sure where to go to get through customs, we were directed to carousel 7 to collect our bags.

The metal stand was delivered to a different collection point around 100 metres away. Trish walked the 100ms to collect it.  She then returned to carousel 7 at the other end of the hall to find me and our bags.  We then had to walk nearly all the way back to the other end of the hall again to get on the end of the queue for Customs!  All went smoothly but it did take time.

As the top photo shows, Caloundra is a pretty good spot to come home to.

We have now been home for two nights and have finally caught up with most of our sleep.

The 12 year old beer fridge has decided to die so the Waeco has been pressed back into service to give us cold drinks.  On top of this the washing machine isn't working perfectly either.  So we may be forced into some purchases soon which has not come at a good time for us after a trip overseas.

I need a new crown on a tooth in about 6 weeks time as well.

The cooler weather after the high humidity of Bali is a welcome relief.  The poor form of my footy team the last two weeks has been a worry as well.

It seems strange to be closing doors and windows to keep the cooler night air at bay.  Singlets have gone and have been replaced with T-Shirts.

At Computer Club on Saturday I spent some time on setting up the Messenger App on a friend's phone.  He is flying to Bali in a few week's time and is staying about 5 minutes walk away from the Horison.  Messenger was an incredible app allowing us to make phone calls via wifi and data despite being overseas.

Bike ride time now despite a light overnight shower of rain.