Finally away. It’s
been both a quick six months and a long time coming.
A nice send-off at work, great to see people come along to my farewell and thanks, too, for the Toke - a treasured gift and to Matu for the accompanying blessing. I hope it brings me home safely.
First, a farewell to Carolann and a few of our kids.
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| Belle - the matriarch (but still Mum's little girl) |
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| The chooks - in the blueberry paddock Yes, that is mist in the background, a 3 degree morning before I left. |
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| our one cow milking stall with Maddie our house cow (oh, yes, worth mentioning for the uninitiated, a house cow is a single milking cow you milk for your own consumption...not one you let in the house!) |
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| The sheep - we have four which we use for wool |
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| waiting for breakfast (yes, the are spoilt) |
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| The main kids Wilma (our ginger nut - and anyoness for a cuddle) and Fred (loyal, friendly and a bit of basic bloke - bit like his Dad really!) |
Although its been a mild winter - the mornings before I left were around3-5 degrees Celsius (better than some of the frosts we got last year at this time).
First stop Sydney (stopover) then on to Bangkok.
Not sure what the theme music for a departure is though, perhaps somewhat apt that I have a song rattling around my head – Tom Pettty’s “into the great wide open” (next stanza better “…a rebel without a clue!).
