We had a fast, furious and fantastic week in Sydney and Wollongong. In the space of four days we managed to... retrieve our passports (with visas!!) from the French Consulate, get a haircut, do some work for a friend, catch up with our mums, catch up with dad and Deb for the first time in four and a half years, have a night out in Sydney, see friends, have a farewell party, see familly, take Celli to her holiday home in Old Erowal Bay, check out Ricks new wareh...

It has been a year in the planning, although it sometimes has felt like a lifetime but there are now only 15 days left until we jet off on our adventure! First stop, Los Angeles USA. 60 miles (whatever that is??) south and a ninety minute ride on the airport shuttle and we will be able to pick up our wheels for a road trip across the US of A, a slight detour on route from Australia to France. Fifteen years ago I dreamed about living in France. Twelve months ...