Australia - Dec '25 to Jan '26

There's no doubt that the journey home felt longer than the journey there - probably a couple of reasons for that but not least the fact that when you're heading home it's a very different feeling to when you're off on holiday.

We had a leisurely start and I popped out for a final run in Sydney - halfway across the Harbour Bridge and then back around to the Opera House.

We had breakfast at the hotel and then at just before 11:00 we checked out and ordered an Uber to take us to the airport. Our flights were all on time but after an uneventful day flight to Singapore we had a 5-hour layover with a 12 1/2 hour flight from Singapore to Frankfurt and a further 5 hours hanging around until our final flight to Manchester.

We eventually arrived at Manchester some 34 hours after we left Sydney with body clocks all over the place and no idea which way was up. Final journey was a train to Cheltenham where we were met by the lovely Karen!

By now it was late afternoon UK time and the middle of the night in Australia time and we decided the only thing to do was to power on through and so after some sorting and the shower and shave d up to the pub for a few drinks with friends before heading back to try and get some kip.

What a trip. Cricket, coffee, chicken snitzel, chilled tine in St Kilda for Christmas, holiday vibes on the Mornington Peninsula, the excitement of New Year in Sydney, visiting beautiful Tasmania, and back to Sydney and an adventure down the coast to meet kangaroos. We reacquainted ourselves with good friends and generally enjoyed the friendly, relaxed environment that is Australia. ❤️Okumaya devam et