We're back in the UK!!!!!!!!! And it's cold and raining. Of course it is. The final 12-hour flight home was happily uneventful and dull, meaning that Isabella was a good girl yet again. The most exciting part about it was trying the actually-rather-nice Korean monkfish meal they served up. Not bad at all, can recommend it. Jet lag has not proved to be too bad, although the main problem is that Isabella is still on Australian time. Thus at 3am yesterday, she w...

South Korea goes absolutely chuffing mental for Isabella Head. Oh, they so do. They really do. Read on, dear reader. Photos will be uploaded in due course (possibly by the time you've read this) to demonstrate just a little of the love Seoul has given to Isabella. So rewind a couple of days. Last night in Adelaide, we have another large family and friends dinner at the Woodville Hotel. Tony, Kevin and family, Ally and Tess were all present and reasonably correc...

Hullo there. Still here? Good, you can read some more inanity whilst you're about. Grab a chair, go on.... QUICK, THE SHOPKEEPER IS COMING BACK, TAKE THE CHAIR AND LEG IT!!! They went that way with your chair, Mr Shopkeeper Anyway, the rest of you, listen up. We've had another few super days. Wandered up to Cleland Wildlife Park, a sanctuary containg the Aussie wildlife contingent - kangas, emus and potteroos (cute rats, bascially) that stalk you wherever you g...

So Adelaide - the end of our mad gallavanting, and the start of ten days or so of (relative) rest and relaxation. Arrive at the domestic terminal, and head for the escalator. At the bottom of that is an emotional reunion between Lorna and cousin Ally, Uncle Tony and Auntie Tessa, who have all turned out to meet us. I shake hands with the random bloke hanging around with them, his name is Tony too apparently. That's nice. Hello Tony. Collect the bags off the ca...

So, we left off last time having arrived in Alice Springs. All rather pleasant, rather hot, and air conditioning rather useful. Uluru (Ayres Rock) is our main target here, and the rather-rubbish Toyota Yaris we've hired (no choice in the matter, distinct lack of car rental supply in relation to demand here, slightly puzzling) will be taking us around 500km there, couple of hundred km around the national park, and 500km back. Another road trip to be admired. W...