This morning on our early walk I asked Rich how he was enjoying his long service leave – is it all that he had hoped? There was a long pause and then tentatively he said …. “yes ….. but ….. I had not factored in the emotional stress that being away from our lives would bring.” I was struck by that, because it put into words exactly what I was feeling – nice to know I am not the only sap in the family! And that sums it up – we are having an absolutely wonderful time as you will have seen from the blog – loving the travel, the sights, the freedom … but we are funny creatures us humans – there is something about family, home, routine, work and the need to be needed that is just embedded in us. Don’t worry, we are not rushing home and ending our trip early – it is just an observation and a reminder to us all to appreciate what we have at home – because it is precious! J
So what have RichMax been up to today? Well last night we stayed in Bussellton – which is a lovely place even though you can’t go on the jetty. It did rain again last night – I think we have had rain every night for the last week!! The absolute highlight of the day was catching up with my cousin Jenny (Jenny’s Dad and my Mum are brother and sister) and her husband Christian and their gorgeous little girl Amali (hope I have spelt that right Jenny!? Their young son was at school so we didn’t get to meet him.) We had a lovely coffee and fairly intense catch up (about twenty five years worth to talk about) where we learnt all about Christian’s photography work, Jenny’s life and plans and a chance to show them Kirsty and Josh’s wedding photos. It was really helpful chatting to them about the places we still plan to go to – given that they have been to most places in search of the perfect photo! It was a real highlight of the trip so far and we were blessed by a signed copy of Christian’s book ‘Landscapes’ and some yummy cupcakes for dessert for the next few days! Thanks again Fletchers – it was wonderful!
From there it was onwards to Bunbury for a quick look and then to Freemantle – mmmm! Can’t say I am too enamoured of the place – but it is useful being here because tomorrow we will be catching the ferry over to Rottnest Island with our bikes for the day – should be great fun – and the weather is predicting NO RAIN!! Yay!!
The plan is not to spend too much time in Perth – big cities don’t really do it for us – so when we have finished in Freemantle, we will drive through Perth to get a feeling for it, and then onwards with another big drive to Geraldton. Rich promises me that we will be staying for TWO nights in one place after Geraldton – mmmmm – we will see, but it would be nice to not travel for more than two days! (shh don’t tell her, but it will take 2 days hard driving to get to Coral bay.) Of course it will be warmer there, and hopefully no rain!
So, this blog is missing the usual attempts at humour and lightness that the others have had … guess that the old emotional quotient is a little low tonight – sorry about that – but then a blog is not only about the happy stuff – and as those who know me know, you always get the whole truth from me, whether you want it or not!
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