My families adventure on the road to oz via Germany

Tears and laughter

Its been an emotional couple of days. Yesterday was the funeral and it was so good to see so many of the extended family who all loved Ina. We will all miss her as she was such a great person, we laughed as we remembered how at 80 year old she rode her one of the kid's bikes and really enjoyed the chance to visit her youth again. We cried at knowing she is no longer with us. The minister did a lovley reading that she had wrote herself. The gist of it was that live life to the full and take every chance you get to experience something new. It also said for us not to be sad as she had enjoyed her life and her only regret was never getting to New Zealand or visiting Australia. So her grandson who is in the merchant navy currently in the South Paciffic is going to if he get permission to take her ashes there is scatter a few around. We all thought it was a great idea, so heres hoping it will be allowed.

After the early start yesterday travelling up to Helensburgh (up at 5am) and not getting back till 9pm we were exhausted. The kids kindly allowed us a long lie this morning. Which was well needed.

There have have been more tears today as V left for his ferry to Amsterdam from Newcastle, lucky sod will get a 5 course meal tonight and a cabin to catch up with sleep before his 3 hour trip to his new unit.

The kids have all had tears and not wanting him to go, we were both filling up but had to be brave. Hopefully he will get home for Whit.

Due to such an emotinal  week ive not done any prep for my exam. So tommorow i will make a start.

Time for a cuppa, to try and get the lump out of my throat, i must be cried out after yesterday.