I began this post some time ago and have decided to publish it now while it still has relevance. Who knows when or if the remaining parts will be written. The travel blog begins in the next post.
Cheers,
Rob
Dear Reader,
A week from now I should be in the air on my way to England for a 6.7 week vacation and to catch up with my daughter who is studying at Leeds University. I will be in a Singapore Airlines A380, the big new plane which I hope comes with more legroom in cattle class. As usual, I will keep you posted on my travels and share some of the more interesting photos. It really is for my benefit so I don't forget the details that should make a trip memorable.
However, should disaster strike, I thought I might record some personal entries to assist with funeral arrangements as I expect a well attended and quite lengthy send-off. So here is Part One of my story.
WARNING! The Travel Blog should appear above these posts if that is what you are after.
Family One
Definitely NOT Family First, this is my favourite photo of my family taken in one of my favourite cities, Canberra. Astute readers will pick the spot in the garden of the National Gallery. It was taken by a member of my Friends Family.which is the wonderful thing about Friends - sharing memories of good times and bad.
Canberra is now home to my children and could one day be where I spend my dotage.
Not visible in this photograph are my parents, Laurie and Bob, who many of my friends will also remember with great affection. They are never far from my thoughts. My siblings David, Kathi and Rose are also out of shot but I can easily dig up childhood images of us returning sunburnt from a skiing holiday at Thredbo, seeing much the same sights as I showed my own children.
Canberra was a welcome stop on the long trip to and from the snowfields, especially before the Hume became a highway.
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