Gordon's visit to Oz

Well it has been a while since I last posted and this one is going to be quite lengthy as want it as a single post. As you can see Woody is happy with Annie who I am still working on....slow process.

And as I told you last time we had Uncle Gordon coming for a visit ♥♥

He is from the UK but was having a holiday in Bangkok so came via there and flight stop at Sydney too. He saw only the airport with plenty of walking.

Here he is with me on a tram outing ♥

Chatting with Paul in the city (Melbourne)

He got to see the Yarra River many times 

Sneaky mirror snap at a restaurant....bit blurry 

Warm weather so we were all in shorts. Here on the footbridge opposite our city pad building 

We even had a little bit of rain 

Under the tram shelter waiting together

Paul's boy Brenton came to visit ♥

Again waiting for a tram.....the plan was a ferry ride to a town we had never visited ☺☺

Our boat coming to collect us 

On board and up the back selfie lol 

The helicopters flew over too 

Hats on ready.....going up the Yarra in another direction to pick up others 

Great day for it 

Going under one of many bridges to pick up 

Then on our planned journey we went past the aquarium 

And those helicopters getting ready 

Our little building in the distance 

Of away from the city we went 

Going under the Westgate bridge 

Arrived at the town of Williamstown more information here

We had lunch at this pub 

Old water drinking fountain 

A snap of some of the town 

And boy are there heaps of boats 

And a small zoom shot you can just see 2 cruise ships 

Back on the boat and looking towards Port Melbourne and those ships....as you know, we have been on a few cruises 

We had this large cargo ship cruise on by 

After cruise we then caught another tram to visit Port Melbourne to check out the ships....while there we had a drink....and this is quite eery....my beer had the date 10th Sept....Pauls was August. My younger brother did volunteer work at the beach here and his ashes are also scattered here and this date was his birthday.....rather special drink I feel ♥♥

The ships at Dock 

Gordon enjoyed this outing 

Port Melbourne Beach 

and looking the other way 

Paul and Gordon had many chat sessions at night 

On Friday 8th March we took a road trip around the bay 

Looking out over towards Melbourne so far away 

Gordon took many snaps 

We ended up at Queenscliff 

To catch the Ferry to the other side Queenscliff to Sorrento

Selfie on board 

Paul enjoying coffee ♥

On way back to city we drove up to here Plenty of more info here

Back in the city with a look at Melbourne all lit up

Looking other way from the footbridge 

And look......can you just see Woody sitting with Gordon ☺☺ Poor Woody did not feature this time lol 

On the Saturday we had Moomba celebrations happening all the info here

A bit of water boarding 

Many rides setup 

Gordon was interested in going to Marvel Stadium and there just happened to be an AFL girls league game happening.....and FREE Look at Grumpy Paul lol 

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That night Paul and I had a walk in the evening to check this setup.....expensive ride 

Grand Prix enthusiasts 

Looking back along the Yarra and then the flames lit up 

On Sunday Morning we visited the South Melbourne market and I enjoyed this lovely herbal tea 

Waiting to cross the road to catch yes another tram lol 

On Sunday arvo we all went in the car to go to our country place 

Plenty of smoke around.....and still is today 20th March 

Still about 8 fires burning but being managed by our wonderful Fire People 

We stopped at Loy Lang where Paul used to work and yes smokey 

In the shade out of the sun, it was another warm day 

On one of our other days out we came across this echidna 

Was not keen to show its face but at least it was now off the road 

Gordon enjoyed the views of the Valley region near where we sometimes live 

On Tuesday we took another drive, this time to a lovely town called Walhalla   more info here

They have been affected by fires in the past and very recently threatened 

We had rain too and it was cold......but still fun out 

Paul took us on a so called 200 metre walk to a lookout 

Many stairs down.....as Gordon said "I have never been to a lookout where you climb down" lol I agree 

The closer look out was not so great and you just looked at trees lol 

Paul went to the further down lookout and took a snap or 2 

It sure was windy 

Anyway moving along.....on Wednesday Paul drove us to Cowes where we would be spending 2 nights 

Stopped here at Kilcunda again more infor here

We ate at the local pub and boy was it freezing inside....we wore our coats lol 

While at Cowes we visited the Koala park 

Yes as usual they have their backs to you 

Yep again 

Wallaby at least able to see 

But this Koala sat facing but the sun behind made it hard to take a decent pic 

We also went out for the night to see the penguins, but no photos allowed at the parade 

Always love seeing the sea 

We also went to Churchill Island  churchill-island-heritage-farm/ and saw shearing of a sheep 

My sis Jule and Carl joined us 

Gordon snapping a pic while I snap him 

Julia and her Chris 

Loved seeing these ducks 

There was whip cracking demonstration 

A sheep dog doing some fun rounding up of the sheep 

We also stopped at this gorgeous surf area... woolamai-surf-beach/

Lovely spot 

Now on Thursday night we had a sunset cruise to enjoy 

Out with this lot 

I had fun taking many snaps 

Oh dear that girl and her poking tongue 

Yay 

Was only a few on board so easy to get around 

We past many boats 

And even went past a submarine 

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The sun was setting 

Got this neat snap with seagull 

Lovely evening and goodbye to our boat 

Back at the accommodation relaxing to be ready to head off in the morning 

Now back in the city we were.....ready for this 

Hello everyone

Beautiful day with a Hornet F18 flying......that dot in the sky......My movie is more sound than sight lol 

And on Sunday we did our last selfie and said goodbye to Gordon sniff sniff.......

Off he goes.....and the poor man had hours of waiting due to delayed flight.....one of many and did not end up in Bangkok. But at Singapore for a night due to missed connection flight caused by airline.....He as I type this is now on his final flight back home after being in different countries over 4 days....

The fire brigade attended a non event across the road thank fully 

And that Hornet came back......this was all for the Grand Prix event happening 

And suddenly noticed this massive plane 

Nice flyover and huge 

On Tuesday (yesterday) we drove back home just us.......

Now back to doing things here.  I know this has been a HUGE post but wanted it to all be in one post. Hello to those other UK uncles if they read this. It was wonderful having Gordon visit and he is welcome anytime here. I miss him xoxoxoxo