We moved rooms in the last few days as we were unable to keep the same room for the full time. A very similar room over the top end of the pool this time, just a little more tired. We couldn't figure out the wifi so when we couldn't steal it, we'd head down to the kids pool and sit outside our old room and use that! The room had a lot of mossies outside and in my haste to get out of the the door one night and not let them in, I trapped Ellie's fingers in the door, it was awful, the poor girl was in a state, I am still a little concerned she may lose a nail but it is looking better daily. She's not been to bothered about the two fingers since but over a small scratch in her knee we haven't heard the end of it! We put liquid plaster on and she wouldn't let us near it!
I braved up and used the running machine at the gym which was in no way as bad as I thought it would be! Jim used it on his last day and got a personal best running 5km in less than 20 minutes! Also, we've been having a lot of conversations with a lot of sets of grandparents and parents of kids at the pool, I'm starting to dread seeing them now for the fear of having to try and chat all day. There was a little girl who I think was maybe Chinese and her whole family fell in love with Ellie. The grandparents kept pushing her over to play with her. When they did finally play together the cameras where out and they took a load of pictures of Ellie. The lady in the pharmacy did the other day too but her camera ran out of battery apparently! We also have been speaking to a nice British couple there who stay there three months a year and say it's actually cheaper than staying in the UK! Unbelievable.
Our last few peaceful days in Thailand behind us it was time for the next adventure, Australia! Frustratingly, the kids have remained bite free until the mosquito frenzy at terminal 2 where Joey was bitten twice! Never mind, he hasn't reacted to them. When we checked in the lady asked if we wanted a bassinet, I wasn't sure on the weight with Joey being a big boy but she double checked and confirmed 23kg so we're were chuffed! Big bassinets on this plane, also, it meant we got front seats again hopefully. As we got on the plane we turned left!! Oh my days I was on cloud 9! It was still an economy seat though, it's just there were three or four rows there behind business class. We took off having been advised by the cabin manager he'd moved some people around for us and freed up the seats behind for us to use too (brilliant service on a great airline, jet star) so we were impressed from the start. After take off we opened our bassinet to see 25lbs not 23 kgs! So once he was asleep we wedged him in (it was about 3/4 his length) and bless him, he slept for 8 hours! It was a great flight, I slept on and off for 4 or 5 hours, Ellie and Jim got good sleep, it was fab. Also, the plane was a new "Dreamliner" so was all shiny and new, it has large cabin windows which made for spectacular viewing of a lightning storm and watching the stars. My only two complaints about it would be that you can't take drinks on board and you have to pay for water once on board - cheeky... And they had ultimate control of the cabin windows which were in a dimmer system rather than shutters, so periodically through the morning they'd set them back to dark when you were trying to convince your body it's daytime and need to look at daylight. Also, we missed some lovely scenery. We had a great landing with zero ear popping dramas and eventually got through the very strict checks at Sydney airport, hopped in a taxi and arrived at cardigan street to be greeted by alfie and Wilbur, the pugaleers. They are lovely, friendly dogs who Ellie and Joey fell in love with straight away, the love was promptly returned when they clicked that ellie and Joey leave crumbs and bits of food everywhere!! Later Alex (uncle lurko) and Clemmie returned from very long days at work to be greeted by Ellie throwing herself at them and talking at a million miles an hour! Clemmie is a fab hostess (they both are to be fair) and had made a delicious lasagne ready for our dinner. With the exception of Joey who fell asleep mid meal we thoroughly enjoyed it... And the veuve clicquot... And the red wine... We slept pretty well, until 9:30 next day!!!
Pictures...
1 Ellie always underwater!
2 The pool
3 Joey in his ring
4 A rare one of all five of us on our way to airport
5 Joey in a borrowed airport buggy with Ellie pushing, she put her bag on the back like I do!
6 Parrots in the tree next door!
7 Ellie enjoying her lasagne!
8 our new room in Thailand night view (apologies for the order!)
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