After the 2 previous weeks we were looking forward to a few days away together. We had looked forward to this trip for nearly one year. Yes, that’s how long it was booked for.
We set out early as it was a 6 hour drive to Canberra from my brothers. I know some of you won’t believe it but I did see the sun rise.
3 nights away to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary and my birthday. We were drained when we got there but it was worth it.
As this was our anniversary our daughter arranged for there to be a bottle of Moët chilled in the room to greet us. Yummy.
Jamala had also put a little soft toy tiger on our bed as a gift.
Our 2nd night was with the lions
And the 3rd night was with the tigers.
This was my birthday and there was another toy tiger on my bed.
The food was amazing.
Vegetarian canapés
The animals were fascinating.
The view of the giraffes from the other side of our room.
We even got to feed the meerkats.
I patted a rhino
A corn snake
And a blue tongue lizard. We had one as a pet when I was a kid.
There was so much to look at and we really enjoyed our time there.
Our time has come to an end and it was time to leave and head back to my brothers (6 hours).
Then home (another 5 hours).
We arrived home and straight to bed, exhausted.
We ended up with covid and we’re bed ridden for 11 days.
I managed to go back to work but it was very hard. Coming home each night with no energy, not eating properly and so drained. Mentally, physically and emotionally.
We are still having daily updates about my MIL. She is stable and on morphine. No improvement. Still a waiting game. So, needless to say, the month of February and March has been very eventful. Unfortunately, either side of our once looked forward to trip was not so good.it meant our feelings weren’t quite in the right place but we know we have celebrated a special time together.
Now to focus on healing.
