We have made it to the final days of our journey…ending in Sydney. We started off here and drove about 30 hours (felt like 60hrs with two kids in the backseat) up the coast to Cairns over the course of about 10 days and then thankfully flew back to Sydney to enjoy the iconic city a little before heading back to reality.

We are all getting a little anxious to get back to Canada now including Ella and Zaiah. Ella said to me this morning “I’m just a little bit sad b/c I have no friends and no toys…” I said “sweetie, that’s because we are on vacation right now” and she says “but we’re always on vacation!” LOL.  Kids are so funny and so in the moment.
Another funny moment was yesterday when we were all talking about our favorite day on our trip around Australia and we asked Ella what hers was so we said “Was is the beaches? The play parks? Swimming in the the lagoons? Holding the Koala bear? Feeding the Kangaroos? Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef? Sea World? Seeing whales???” And as only a child would, she says “the park!”

She learned to snorkel at the Great Barrier Reef (which she LOVED) but apparently not as much as the play parks  Talk about spoiled. I am so glad they get to experience all this even if they don’t remember it or really ‘get’ how blessed they’ve been by being here. I do hope that subconsciously they will have formed a sense of appreciation for other cultures, for travel, for new experiences and a sense of confidence if nothing else. I hope the stories, pictures and memories they have will hold their attention for learning these things a little longer as they grow because they have something personal to relate to it.


I'll try and get up a few pic's...