Day 68 – Friday 28 April

Melbourne, Australia - Home, again.

The highlights of this trip were:

1. catching up with great friends and family, namely (in chronological order):

- Matthew & Gail, in Cairns,

- Frank, in Singapore,

- Monique, in Barcelona,

- Jo & Colin, in Provence, France, and in London, along with Jeremy & Holly, Phillip & Gabby, Camilla and William,

- Trev, Katharine, Aimee & Liam, in London,

- Robyn & Laurie, in London,

- Elias, in London,

- Sue & Alan, in London,

- Annie & Russell, in London,

- Bob & Tony, in London,

- Keith, in London,

- Bob, in London,

- our niece, Annie, Jon & Ben, in London,

- Carol, Pete & Ollie, in London,

- Di’s brother, Alan, Jayne, Steve, Tish & Emilia, in London

2. making new friends, on our Brisbane to Barcelona cruise:

- Chrissie & Ray,

- Annette

3A. our 35-day Brisbane to Barcelona cruise, which included interesting stops in Cairns, Darwin, Singapore, Penang, Cochin, Mumbai, Dubai, via the Suez Canal, Athens, and Malta,

3B. our 7-day stay in Barcelona,

3C. our 7-day stay in Avignon, Provence, France, spent with Jo & Colin, with day trips to Orange, Pont du Gard, Arles, St. Remy-en-Provence, Aix-en-Provence, and Nimes,

3D. our 20-day stay in London.

Another wonderful holiday.