Praticing.. Greek, Maps & packing...

Lonely Planet has been great & still a lot to review, to ensure that we are ready.  Found another good birding spot just north of Thessaloniki  - yesterday !  More map finding etc etc...
"Thelo ena ouzo"  "I want an ouzo"
& just now our first heavy rain of winter & 1 or 2 places where the drips that I fixed in our spring, have re-appeared  - so to be re-fixed asap !
But celebrating our Joce & Aaron's 2nd wedding Anniversary today.  Now that was a GOOD day !
More maps...

2 Weeks today in Beijing...

Yes, in final countdown mode already, having read all the Lonely Planet books that are available in Frankston Library.  Bought the maps, checked the essentials, & almost.. ready for Eastern Europe & our Euro 3.

A Tribute to 3 Jack's from Father-in-Law

We went to the beach & met 3 brothers.
One lives in Mexico.  He has the suave air that only a real moustache gives you.
Another is here from Greece.  He is as handsome as a god.
The third does what a great Aussie Bloke does...
he throws & catches,
but mainly tries to outdo his brothers....

he pulls...

Testing

Trying the add photo.

Heavy cold showers outside, so doing this computer research.

Lurk

Blog creation!

In 5 minutes we will be watching tv, so this is a quick trial before our future travels.