Here's a little more in depth.
From Australia to Home
The last of Australia involved a night out with the flexirent crew before my departure. This was a great night by all in St. Kilda. Everyone was under the impression that I was flying to America while I was actually partying away in Melbourne still. It was then 2 days later that I flew to London via Kuala Lumpa for a week full of surprise visits! I arrived home at approximately 9pm after a long journey of shuttles, planes, trains, buses and taxis. Left all my luggage outside the back door and crept into the house, poked my head around the lounge door and said 'hiya'. Mum and Dad were shocked with mum's words 'where did you come from'. Of course they weren't expecting to see me until sometime in 2010! Emma was also home so it was then onto surprise her!Surprise visits TOP 3
1. Carol Thursby - On a visit to the Tyas household, I knew Carol would be there. Dawn welcomed me in and i made my way through the house to where Carol was cleaning out the cats. She looked up and said 'Oh, hi Ben' as if I hadn't even been away. She went back to cleaning when she suddenly realised I shouldn't have been there and looked back in astonishment!! Perfect double take!!
2. Kathleen Albans - I arrived late back for dinner. Mum and Dad were in the garden with Kathleen and Dave. Kathleen was facing the entrance to the garden, and when I appeared from round the corner, she looked amazed as if I were a walking hologram!
3. Owen Tyas - On the first visit to the Tyas household, with Ian knowing I was on my way, Dawn opened the door and was shocked to see me. When Owen came running to see who had arrived he almost fell over backwards when he realised it was me stood at the door!
I caught up with friends, surprising them in the 6 days I was home, and even extended my stay so I could celebrate Waby and Woolley's birthdays before flying off for camp. Oliver had learnt to walk and was growing up extremely fast!
CAMP TECUMSEH 2009, The Last...?
This summer went by so quickly, if you blinked
you would have missed it. I was blessed to have such an awesome team at the pool this summer, Armand, Garland, Heather, Monthy, Sky, Tiffany, and Zoe. Each of them an asset to Tecumseh pool this summer. I had so much fun with them and there was never a day that went by that if I turned up to the pool unhappy I would leave in the same way.We successfully planned and carried out 6 dive shows for the pool party and managed to squeeze in a trip bowling, where I proved I wasn't just the best at swimming. They all wondered why I took them bowling until I beat them all! The team went from strength to strength as the summer progressed and to leave camp this year was difficult! Where will next summer lead is the question on everyone's minds, if you have an answer, please tell me, I have no idea!!!
Once camp had finished, it was a quick trip home for Shona's wedding and a birthday trip to Thorpe Park thanks to Waby and Woolley. Then it was back off into the air to continue in Australia. I landed in Melbourne on Friday September 4th at 5.40am. I called Pinpoint (where I worked in Sydney in March) at 10am. I got on a flight to Sydney at 12.30 and when I landed I had a voicemail asking me to start work on Monday.
So here I am, in a house in Surry Hills near the centre of Sydney, and I will be working here until my visa expires in December before the real travels begin.
The future plan:
Still to travel the rest of Australia
Onto New Zealand
Then home through Asia
Video Links
Robin From The Hood Dive Show
