We arrived in Brisbane after a 14 hr flight and no sleep. Got through the airport quickly and within an hour we were sitting in the garden at Bill and Sue’s house and it was 9am local time. All very confusing when we had eaten breakfast at 1 pm Dubai time. We had a lazy day and by 2pm we both had to have a couple of hours sleep. This set us up and we are now fully acclimatised to Ozzie time. Today we woke up and before breakfast went in the pool which was a g...

So we are currently sitting on the plane waiting to depart for Brisbane. Yesterday was another busy day. We started by visiting The Palm and the famous Atlantis hotel. This is the one all the ads. show when promoting Dubai. The main reception was a huge circle and it was more like a railway station than an hotel. It was rammed full of people, kids and luggage. Catherine then took us to see the aquarium in the basement which was amazing and a quick glimpse of t...

Wowsers what a busy day. We all had a brilliant nights sleep and woke about 9.30. First stop the Dubai Miracle Gardens. What a sight they were. We took a taxi which headed out towards the desert and arrived at these gardens. They were in a complete circle and were full of colour. Mainly petunias but geraniums and sunflowers too. How they kept them in such pristine condition is beyond me because not one dead head was visible. Next we went to the beach for some l...

Taxi picked us up at 5.15 on a very cold morning (-3degrees) after a foggy frosty trip across to Manchester we checked in to be told our flight was on time. However by the time we got through security it had been delayed from 8.45 to 11.00. We eventually took off at midday. A very smooth flight and we were met by Catherine holding a poster for SHARP Saga elderly assistance. How rude! Sorry it’s upside down don’t know how.