I have had a slow and quiet week in Sydney. I did however manage to catch up with friends of mine Barbara and her son Daniel. Daniel was 5 when I last saw him and he is now 11 years old. What a difference time makes J. I spent 2 days with them and it was great to catch up. Barbara also has 2 wonderful dogs and Mason is particularly cute as he is rather large and loves hugs and being cuddled. I also managed to catch up with Sean. Whilst in Vietnam Sean and I got h...

We got back to Sydney for Christmas and had a wonderful Christmas with Simon’s folks. They made us feel part of the family and they are just wonderful people. On Boxing day we started it with a run and a swim and then we went up to friends of Simons. They have a ski boat and Simon had organized for us to go skiing. We had a very early start the next morning(04:00 wake-up call). This was so that we could be on the water when the sun came up and the water was...

Landing in Sydney and being welcomed by Simon & Katrina was really great after spending the past 3.5 months in Asia. Sydney, Simon & Trinks immediately made me feel welcome and at home. Sly & Trinks have a wonderful flat in Mosman and it was great to have my own room and bathroom after sharing for sometime. The following day we went and saw the sculptures around Bondi beach. We then had a swim at Tamarama beach. It was great to be in the sun and swimm...