wow oh wow

We have had a fantastic holiday in Australia, we got home yesterday, I am flagging a little now, but I am trying to keep awake.

As it was a special year for us (Ruby anniversay/hubby retired) we decided to spoil ourselves and go Business Class which was lovely and comfortable, with chauffeur driven car to pick us up from our house and back home plus at each of our arrivals at each airport with the exception of Melbourne as family picked us up.

But when we checked in for our Melbourne/Singapore flight they upgraded us to First Class! WOW and double WOW. My jaw almost dropped to the floor as I got such a surprise when the young check-in woman announced we had been upgraded, I almost had to drag hubby off of the plane at Singapore.

Truly a wonderful experience. We flew Emirates direct from Glasgow to Dubai, after a couple of nights there we flew to Sydney for 4 nights. Then to Uluru/Ayers Rock for 2 nights, where we had dinner outside under the stars near Uluru one night.  We walked a good bit around the rock and touched it. We saw the sun come up over Uluru and then the sun setting at it, to watch the rock change colour was beautiful. Truly magical. Then to Melbourne for a week with hubby's sister and husband, we all took a trip to Philip Island where we stayed overnight and that evening we sat on the beach watching the penguins come home to feed their chicks which was lovely.  Then home via Singapore, where we stayed 4 nights.


We manged to go geocaching throughout the holiday finding caches and completing challenges,  and met a couple of fellow cachers in Sydney and Melbourne. The photograph of me with Uluru in the background is a challenge. All in all a lovely holiday.

Home to the garden fence down in the storm and there must have been a power cut through the storm (s) as the fridge freezer had defrosted the food within it. We thought the freezer had broken at first but noticed a clock we hadn't switched off,  flashing.

No decorations or tree up yet, so that will be tomorrow I think. I had to get myself organised before we left, writing cards and stamped for someone to post for us. Most of the gifts bought beforehand, just a couple to get.  So now it is back to "auld clothes and porridge" but wonderful to have done what we have, over the past 3 weeks.