January After a lot of travel in the autumn of 2017, we spent a quiet winter break at home, with a week of being full-time parents while Mitchell’s mother had a well-deserved vacation of her own. Mitchell and I went on a day trip to San Francisco, where he experienced “snow” for the first time… Continue reading 2018, a Retrospective in Pictures
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Australia 2014-2015
This was our second trip to Australia – we went three Christmases in a row. The tickets had been paid for before we realized I had breast cancer, and, as it turned out, the trip was an important respite between surgery and chemotherapy. I only learned for sure that I would have to have chemo the day we… Continue reading Australia 2014-2015
Helicopter Ride at Uluru and Kata Tjuta
While visiting Uluru, we did something that was a first for both of us: took a ride in a helicopter. Like everything else at Uluru/Kata Tjuta, the ride was easy to arrange: we went to the tourist office at the central square, booked it, and charged it to our hotel (we later settled the bill… Continue reading Helicopter Ride at Uluru and Kata Tjuta
Port Douglas: “Could Be Worse…”
Early January is off-season in Port Douglas, and we soon learned why: we arrived to tropical rain like I hadn’t seen in years (possibly decades). Leaving the hotel for a walk without umbrellas was a mistake, as very quickly became clear: we were drenched to the skin ten minutes out. In the warm, tropical evening that… Continue reading Port Douglas: “Could Be Worse…”
Watching Cricket in Sydney
I see a lot of cricket lately, because Brendan loves it. He’s good at explaining it, so I’ve even become interested (which has not been the case with any other sport I’ve encountered in my life). While we were in Australia this year, an international test match was being played between Australia and India. Naturally,… Continue reading Watching Cricket in Sydney