Wide blue sky

What a joy to see the sun!
In my first week back in Brisbane I saw family, friends, the beach and the optometrist; I found it quite difficult to see with so much light and had to buy sunglasses. And, although nobody can notice it, I have lost that bluish tinge my skin had aquired through lack of sun exposure.
I've had my neice and nephew for sleepovers (multiple) at my place and at the beach. I even did running on the beach and swimming with them. (For the benefit of readers from outside Queensland, locals don't swim until November - it's too cold.) It's just glorious to see the sun sparkling on the blue ocean under the immense blue sky. And to feel the sun and the water on my skin again. I may have been a little vitamin D deprived...
We also went to the local park and feed the water lif. There were 2 types of ducks, little tortoises and big eels. I forgot to take my camera. Too busy living the moment.
The jetlag was shocking. It has taken weeks for me to sleep properly and be able to concentrate on conversations, emails etc. (Apologies for those who tried to communicate with me.)
I am back on track now. In fact, I started my new job on Monday. I'm really enjoying teaching again, particularly the classroom music. And the unit for year 9 is...JIGS! Nice.

A Fine Finale

After the lovely weekend in Paris, we flew back to London and caught the train to Stratford Upon Avon for the final adventure before returning to Australia. I had organised tickets to the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Hamlet in October. Maeva and Jenny drove down from Newcastle to join Tony and I for the evening. Tony and I had already sampled the delights of the pub built in 1596 before the others arrived. We had dinner at Lambs of Sheep Street which was stunning, then headed off to the Theatre.

WOW! What a production! David Tennant and Patrick Stewart starred, but all the cast were great. We all enjoyed the production. Afterwards we went to the next door pub (where the actors hang after the show) to complete the evening.

The next morning we visited Shakespeare's birth house.

After a sad farewell to the girls, Tony and I headed back to London.