Farewell to the Familiar

Well, today is officially my last day in the Land of Oz for quite some time. It's been quite hectic lately with all my travelling but an awesome opportunity to catch up with people. Let's see... Since I last blogged I drove from Kalgoorlie to Perth with my parents and then flew "home" to Melbourne the following day. Then I did some sorting and catching up with friends and family. Then I bid farewell to everyone and caught a ride with Uncle Romy and Auntie Olive to Sydney with a night stop over in Gundagai. Following this was a four day retreat with a bunch of friends in Collaroy on the coast of Sydney. After that I drove down to Canberra to spend some time with all my immediate family. That was pretty cool. We went to a place called Cockington Green which is a huge miniature village. It will all make sense when I put the photo's up. I can't do it at the moment, but will as soon as I can. I took heaps of photos of the family and enjoyed playing with my nieces and nephew. The next day was the BIG farewell. I'm not sure what it was, but it wasn't as teary and emotional as I had anticipated. Maybe it's because I've been saying goodbye for such a long time. I left for Sydney with a friend of mine who generously offered to drive me all the way. I couldn't believe it! He drove me there, hung out with me, had dinner and then left Sydney to drive back to Canberra again at 10.30pm. Eric, you're a legend! For the past couple of days I've been laying low and chilling out. It's been great. I've been so busy lately that I haven't had time to consider the big move. Maybe that's been a good thing because now that I think about it I feel a little like I'm standing on a huge platform about to take the plunge with only a bungy cord to stop me from falling flat on my face when I arrive in the Philippines. No, it's not that bad! But the suspense is quite incredible. Well, here I go... The next time I write I'll be in the Philippines. Farwell to the familiar!