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Time to head home
October 26, 2018 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 28 °C
Had the morning at work then flew out at lunch time. Naomi, who was also agency nurse and lives in Darwin, picked me up. She left on Wednesday. We had lunch at Casaurina then went to her place for a few hours before she took me to the big airport to fly to Cairns at 6 pm.
Into Cairns hotel by 9.30.Read more
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Naomi from Kiribati
October 26, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Naomi was another agency nurse, working for HCA, at Nguiu for 3 weeks. She's a lovely grandma type. She had her hubby (he's Caucasian Australian, 2nd hubby) and 2 grandkids come over from Darwin one weekend.
I met her daughter, son and his partner when we had lunch yesterday.
They are from a group of islands in the Pacific I never heard of - Kiribati, or Gilbert Islands it used to be called.
She showed me a photo book at her house, lovely photos. Lovely family.Read more
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Leg 2 of journey home
October 27, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Cairns to Melbourne
From 34 to 17 degrees!!! Brrr ❄🍃
Funny thing- there were heaps of babies on the plane but really weird to see white babies!!! I've been up there too long!
Got to Jimmy's about 5 pm. He's not here, he's at a festival but Loz is here 💕Read more
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Catching up with Ben
October 28, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Found a good app, Moovit, that helped me get trains and busses from Essendon to Chadstone Shopping Centre to meet Ben for lunch. Great app!!
We had lunch in the food court there then caught another bus to his house, I haven't been there yet. Lovely house and street!! One of his 4 flatmates parents own it. Met 3 of his flatmates today -lovely lads, one of them made me a cup of tea ☕
From Ben's place it's only a short walk to the Mt Waverly train station. The train goes straight into Flinders Street, jump on another that comes straight to Essendon then a short walk to Jimmy's. Easy peasy, didn't need an app for that one!
Jimmy's back from his FestivalRead more
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Hanging out with Jim
October 29, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Slept in!! Read a book!!
In the afternoon, myki'd it to Highpoint Shopping Centre for a walk around the shops and a bit of lunch, then back again. That was easy 😎😬 transport too.
Then home to Jim's for more chilling and Chinese for tea via Uber Eats.Read more
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Leg 3 of getting home
October 30, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Jim to Joe's.
Relaxing morning then taxi to airport. Got a lively new car from Bargain Cars, a treat for being a good customer apparently 😁 very nice.
Haircut at Kings Meadows on the way through to Joe's.
Joe says there's a house inspection tomorrow so I get in and clean their bathroom and loo. That's what mothers do..... 😂Read more
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Hello Dan
October 31, 2018 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
Lazy day then went to the Grade 12 boarders and parents dinner at Hazelbrae at Hagley. The BH bus picked me up on the way through. The Stackies went in Clarke's ute, was good to catch up with them. 3 other sets of parents went too. Plus Yvonne and Jenny Conti, and the Slavins.
Hazelbrae is a Hazelnut farm and restaurant. They're not usually open Wednesdays but opened for us with a set menu. Very nice food, and very cosy with just our group.
Each student was given a gift and a lovely card. The girls got a cup. The boys got a lovely set of cufflinks with the Grammar shield and Hawkes House written on it. First year they've done that for students.Read more
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Valedictory Day
November 1, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Last assembly for the Valedicts. A little bit teary.
Then about 30 parents went to Kings Bridge Bar and Restaurant for lunch, organised by Jodi Underwood.
Chapel Service at 5.30, planting of a tree and then Cocktail party back in Assembly Hall.
Busy dayRead more
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Home sweet home
November 2, 2018 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
10 am plane home, blowing a gale and flying through or around thunder storms.
Welcome home 🏡 😁
Got home and the box I'd posted was waiting for me.
Tea at mum and dad's and pick up Maxy dog
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Trip end
November 3, 2018