25.11.19
There’s this horrible feeling in the pit of your stomach when you realise ‘the party is over’. The bags are packed, but you want to stay. You want the adventures to keep on going.
Happily, that feeling dissipates about 6 hours into the 14 hour leg from Dubai to Sydney, when you realise you’re on your way home. By the time the plane hits the west coast of Australia, you’re positively on a high in anticipation of enjoying all those things you missed.
Cloudless blue skies that stay that way all day, any type of fresh beautiful food your heart desires, soft comfortable pillows and of course a decent hot, full-pressured shower!
Our 2 month journey has been a wonderful but exhausting, experience.
We’ve travelled the slow lane, puttering around The Four Counties Ring at 4 miles an hour on a canal barge with Jen and Grahame, in stunning originally designed scarves and beanies (with the added bonus of a weekend visit on board from Katie and Chris). Awesome!
We’ve travelled the fast lane in London, finding wonderful new sights, experiences and people around every corner.
We’ve travelled the not so fast, not so slow, incredible landscapes, mountains and waterfalls of Iceland. And seen the northern lights!
As Outlander’s, we toured a ‘wee’ part of Scotland, the breathtaking and lonely Cairngorms.
And not forgetting catching up with family and friends, old, new and unexpected!
Best of all, we spent time with Katie and Chris. It was pretty special sharing the Iceland experience with them, but getting to know their London was really important to us.
Now, all the months they are away, we’ll be able to picture them in their Amwell St flat, at their local, the George and Monkey, with their friends, and at work and play.
All they talk about on those long distance Skype and phone calls has now gained context and relevance.
After 2 months of spending time together 24/7, John and I managed to return home still smiling and talking to each other!
Probably because he always let me get on the bus first!
Kanga And Wombats Adventures 