Back in Business!

We're back back back! and happy about it too.
There is no way I'm going to attempt to fill in for the past year, but just want to say it has been FUN and busy. Sick of busy, we are heading for less busyness, but first...we pack up our house, rent out some rooms and head for the sunny climes of Sydney for 4 months!

We (minus JR) leave London on the 3rd Nov and arrive at Kingsford Smith Airport on Wednesday 5th Nov. We work on adjusting to the time for a couple days and then we celebrate Noona's 90th birthday! We are really excited that we will be there for that - we already got her a present in Florence at Easter. We feel like we've missed out on so many important events: births, deaths, anniversaries, momentous birthdays, marriages - so we are happy happy happy to be returning to the loving arms of our extended family. March 1994 we moved away - thats a good big chunk of my mere 34 years that I haven't lived in my homeland - 14 years to be precise. It will be a different place and I must remember to not have any expectations - expectations only lead to disappointment.

So this is the plan:
This time we go for 4 months. Jeff will join us for 6 weeks from Christmas - early Feb. In that 4 months we will be doing a trip to visit friends in Brisbane and then cruising down the NSW coast. We'll be having a holiday at SW Rocks for a couple weeks on the beach with family. We'll be doing a trip down the south Coast to check out Tilba Tilba - where we intend to eventually settle. We'll be sailing, fishing, camping, surfing, enjoying Sydneys cultcha, lots of swimming, seeing family, visiting friends, exploring and learning.

When we return we'll make the most of living in Europe. Easter we intend to do a trip to Morocco for 3 weeks. September sailing in Turkey. Exploring Spain and Portugal is on the cards too. Then we'll again return to Australia, this time for 6-8 months, and we hope to go via Canada for a few months. Who knows, we have FREEDOM! The kids are no longer being schooled by the government, but by us! Us with the help of www.selfdesign.org and our very own consultant who will be keeping us on track for our yearly goals in learning.

It is all so exciting! So, this blog will be written by 'us' this time, not just me. We'll be posting about our adventures as we move around the globe and learn as much as we can about the world we live in.

Watch this space, its gonna be a fun ride!