We spent two days in Canberra – in fact the days we were there were those that ‘drowned’ Sydney. Luckily the front responsible for this shocking weather never quite made it to Canberra. Whilst it wasn’t fabulous, it certainly wasn’t bad enough to stop us from doing the tourist thing. We visited The War Memorial (for me a first!) and found it to be a really moving experience. Later we participated in a rather fascinating tour through Parliament House.

The following day we took a gamble on the weather and went for a bike ride around Lake Burley Griffin. We got a little wet but dried out quickly enough as soon as we stopped for what turned out to be a lovely lunch (we had the BEST cake – warm Raspberry and gooey chocolate – super yum!!) Since both Ian and I are determined to exercise a little more self-restraint upon our return, we certainly made the most of this last indulgence.

The following day we travelled as far as Sydney, where we decided to have one last stop. The only noteworthy occurrence whilst at Lane Cove Caravan Park was the fact that I finally managed to win a Scrabble game - YES!!!! Vindicated at last! 

On Friday we arrived back home. Even though we’ve been calling Hawks Nest home for 3 months (at least theoretically) I found it really strange driving out of Sydney, knowing that we no longer have a home there.

Although we’ve had a fabulous 5-week holiday, both Ian and I agree that it is good to be back home. Now we intend to really settle in before heading off to Europe and Canada later in the year.