Oz2010 – Mon 11th January
And so our final day in Australia has arrived. It’s a day of mixed emotions; on the one hand it’s saddening to leave as there is still so much that we could see and do, yet on the other hand we’re looking forward to getting home and seeing family, friends and cats! 
We’re not looking forward to the harsh winter conditions that are currently plaguing the UK though. I hear it’s the worst weather in some 30-odd years. I’m shivering just thinking about it.
I’ve already checked the airport/airline website and information channels this morning, to make sure our flight was still departing as expected. It turns out that this was a good move as the information on our tickets and the information provided by the airline are different. It appears that our flight departs an hour earlier than expected – at 01:55am tomorrow morning. It’s going to be a long journey home.
It’s just turned midday as I write this entry; the cases are already pretty much packed (which was a difficult task seeing as we’ve acquired an awful lot of items since being over here, not to mention a few Christmas gifts, too). Many items will not be making the journey home – older items of clothing, cosmetics, books and magazines, and suchlike. The new camera will definitely be making the trip however. We will find room for it. 
Thank goodness Lyn is a dab hand at packing. 
For some reason, my efforts require twice the carriage capacity that Lyn uses…
We are just about to head to the local stores to have our final raspberry and white chocolate muffin before bidding a farewell to Wanneroo Shopping Centre. The weather is hot and sunny as usual so we may as well make the most of it. I’l’ also be saying my goodbyes to the cockatoos, magpies and wildfowl as we return via the park (although it won’t be on an individual basis as time is scarce).
I know that a couple of entries still need writing (notably our time on Penguin Island and our trip to Scarborough Beach) and I’ll do these when I get home and have settled back in.
Well, I guess that this is it folks – no more words are to be written from this point on until arrival back in the UK. Thanks for reading – I hope it’s been fun. Lyn and I have certainly enjoyed it. Stay safe.
January 14th, 2010 at 23:46
Aww going to miss the wildlife of Perth the funny Magpies with their calls as well as the lovely Kookaburra, 28’s, Gullahs, and Cockatoos so lovely to see them flying free in the wild.