We are now settled back in the little cabin in Narrabeen. November went quickly and we were quickly emersed in reality. We have had 2 deaths in November with Tracy's old friend Helen dying of cancer and Chris' brother, Frank also succumbing to cancer, way too young. Helen and Frank both had supported and good farewells to their lives during their final days and at the funeral services. The anniversary of Kyle's death and his birthday were also in November so we have had a quiet and sad time to deal with our losses.
We now look forward to revisiting our holiday as we wade through a couple of thousand digital photos which need sorting and labelling. This will be enjoyable and will give us a chance to do a bit of research about some of the interesting places we visited. We calculated we travelled about 40,500 kilometres in 6 weeks and about 3,600 of these kilometre we travelled by train. We are no hurry to travel overseas too soon as we want to savour the rich and exciting experience we have had. Narrabeen is a wonderful place to return too and work is ok too. We have had to do a bit of work to repair the neglected garden and lost a few plants while we away. Everything is blooming now though and with summer ahead and a glorious beach near by, there is much to look forward to.