Thursday, August 27
Well the day has finally arrived to start our 8 week Canada/Alaska adventure - courtesy of Gwen & Roy. This whole trip came about because Gwennie (Noelle's mum) always wanted to visit Canada but ill health prohibited this. Noelle used to joke with her that she would go in her mum's place. After Gwen passed away, Noelle continued this banter with her dad telling him she would have to wait for him to "pop his clogs" and if there was any inheritance she would then visit Canada. He used to chuckle about this and when Noelle suggested it would be great to take our dear friends, Tony & Angie with us, Roy said he would really like that to happen. Tony & Angie were so good to Gwen & Roy, who thought of them as part of the family so we are calling this "The Gwen & Roy Memorial Trip".
We left home around 2.00 pm with friend, Steve Mazey (thanks Steve), driving us to Tullamarine via Government House where we picked up Tony when he finished work at 3.00 pm. Tony had arranged for us to be able to drive in and also have a quick look at the Ballroom that had been set up for a function tomorrow. What a way to start a holiday!
We then headed off, in pouring rain, to Tullamarine where we are staying in an airport hotel overnight in readiness for our flight to Vancouver tomorrow. The traffic was quite heavy but we didn't have a care in the world. We are now getting ready for dinner in the Bistro and an early night. It has been a hectic week for all of us so a good night's sleep should have us feeling relaxed and ready to go tomorrow morning.
Noelle & Angie in the Drawing Room
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