I arrived on January 8 to very warm, dry weather. I met some really nice people on the plane and was very grateful that Geoff, Ben's dad was there to pick me up from the airport to take me to the car for my first drive (on the right-hand side) out to Clare, our home for the year. After unpacking and madly cleaning and inspecting the house for critters, I headed to bed after not really sleeping for almost 30 hours.