Two Drifters

We’ve basically been away all month. First in Rye for Easter then on an incredible cruise from Singapore to Mumbai. First, Easter. We had almost a week in Rye and all the kids (plus Baby granddaughter of course) came to stay which was lovely. The weather held out and we were able to host the extended family for lunch on Easter Sunday. Just after Easter, we flew to Singapore to board Crystal Serenity, our first ocean cruise in Asia and our first cruise with Crystal. I am writing a story about the cruise for MiNDFOOD magazine and Andrew is recording a couple of long-form YouTube episodes. When we’re invited on a cruise, we’re still trying to work out the balance between working and holidaying but it’s a good conundrum to have!! We loved the cruise. In no particular order, the ship, our Suite, the rockstar dining, the free-flowing drinks, the destinations/Ports. All of it! We didn’t realise until we boarded that this cruise was the last segment of a World Cruise which had started in Los A...

^First stop, the E&O Hotel in Penang Before I start, STOP PRESS!! Our son and daughter-in-law had a gender reveal and the baby IS A GIRL!! I am getting my head around having a granddaughter 😍😍💗 What a busy month July has been! So busy that I am typing this on the plane home from Singapore to Melbourne on the 31st of July! The WiFi isn’t working particularly well so photos may be added later!! Edit – had to post on 1 August as the plane WiFi wasn’t playing ball! We finished June by coming home from Europe for not quite two weeks before we headed off to Asia. We’ll be home for only two weeks before we head off again (!!) but more on that trip next time. We had left Melbourne in mid-May still wearing short sleeves then had seven weeks in Spring and Summer in Europe so coming home to mid-Winter was a shock! Still and all, it was nice to dig out the coats and boots if only for a couple of weeks. We did some family and friend catch ups and waved our second son, N. and fiancée, K, off ...