Melbourne has nothing on the weather up here. Bursting shower followed by bright sun and a cool breeze ten minutes later, all cycling round the hour meant Boo was in her element. Jacket on, jacket off, rain coat on, rain coat off, second t-shirt off, Jacket on, each step gleefully repeated all day long :)It's a drizzle grey morning today, perfect day for Junibacken. We get caught in a few showers on the way, and arrive drenched and ready for fun. Junibacken w...

Something weird has happened to my eyes, I can hardly open them. The sun is up, but I can't quite make out what my watch says. It's not until after my shower that my hangover eyes part enough for me to make out the time, it's 4am! The Swedish summer sun has stung me again!Over breakfast I learn that Karin was part of the team to bring SFDC to Australia, and that Östen and I have a common ability to back slow moving Kickstarter/Indigogo projects, we&#...

The tranquillity of the surroundings, the astounding insulation of this old house, the 50 hour day before and the Turkish Peppar aquavit the night before meant not even the bright 4am sun could wake us up. We were the last to arrive at breakfast, the kitchen warm with the friendship of everyone Karin has gathered for today's festivities.Breakfast was everything you'd hope for in your first Swedish morning - smoked sausage, cheese, ham, muesli and yoghurt ...

Pulling into the garage I imagined how the next few minutes would pan out. Chaos was a certainty on the other side of that door. Two excited tyrants, the world to condense into a few bags and less than an hour until the taxi arrived spelt disaster. I pensively opened the door, wincing reflexively as I did, deafening silence. Gab has us all packed, kids showered, dressed, uniforms away, school bags unpacked, she has everything not just together, but in calm order,...

I've still got a scar, albeit a mental one, from the last time I tried to do a touring day with my family after getting off a Disney Cruise. Some caustic combination of crushing reality and exhaustion at having stayed up for 40+ hours to absorb as much Disney as possible, means they're best left to sulk uninterrupted for those first few hours. This is the reason for us going straight home today rather than packing any more adventures into the tail of our ...