It is Sunday morning in Adelaide and I have just got up. Gail was up about 5 AM and helped LA with Samuel as he had a gassy night and was unsettled. We have had no problem with jet lag
and made the adjustment to Australia much easier than expected. It seems a long time ago when we left Comox on June 1 and made our way over to my brother’s house in Vancouver. We took Gail’s car as it was smaller and would fit in Alan’s driveway for the 6 weeks we are away. Kazuko as usual had a great dinner for us and we had a leisure day on June 2 before Al drove to the airport about 5PM under sunny skies to catch our 8:30 PM flight to Auckland. There was hardly no one at the airport so checking in and security was easy. We had a bite to eat before getting on the Boeing 777 for our 1
3 hour non-stop trip to New Zealand. It is interesting this aircraft only has TWO engines and the total route is over water!!! We left 20 minutes early
and quickly got to 40,000 feet in time to start the movies and get dinner. The staff was very nice but the food wasn’t that good and the seats seemed more cramped and less room than when we had taken Singapore Airlines to Thailand 10 years ago. It may be I have just got bigger but it is very difficult to get comfortable and when the person in front puts his seat back ... Yikes !!!! My knees had no place to go. I took a sleeping pill and brushed my teeth which seemed like going to bed. Gail and I did get about 3-4 hours of sleep and we landed at Auckland at 5:30 local time or 10:30 Vancouver time. No cus
toms as our bags were checked through to Adelaide. We felt refreshed and ready for our 4 hour flight from Auckand to Adelaide. It left at 7:30 and was 3o minutes early as we arrived in sunny skies at 10:00 AM local times. Brendan was there to meet us but NO Samuel or LA ... the suspense would have to wait. The luggage fit in the car and we were off. I just about had a fit on the first corner of the freeway as I grabbed Brendan’s arm because I thought we were going down the wrong way. Then he reminded me they drive on the correct side of the road... Left. Took a few turns 
to get the hang of it. We arrived home and were very impressed with their house, garden, and pool but big deal ... Where is ST and LA???? Off Brendan went to get them as Gail and I waited for the big arrival. I stood in the driveway the whole time as I wanted to be the first to hold ST. It seemed like forever but they arrived and I got to hold him before Gail. Yes ... The trip was all worth it for that one moment.
After holding Sam for a long time we gave LA a big hug and she looked great. We had a great afternoon and Brendan and I went to the “ Drive through “ to get some Coopers Pale Ale Beer. It is $2/bottle which is the same as Canada. It was a beautiful afternoon afternoon and Brendan prepared the Lamb roast for the Barby. We opened the large suitcase of presents for Sam and had lots of fun looking at all the interesting gifts. Sam says thanks. Brendan’s parents, Pam and Frank , cam over for dinner and brought a fruit basket an
d floral arangement from their garden. It was a great evening and we were asleep by 9 PM. Up the next morning feeling refreshed and minimal jet lag we decided to go on a wine tour. Fitting 4 people in their car with a car seat was a tight squeeze but we made it. Off we went for lunch at Woodstock winery and had a great afternoon touring wines in the Mclaren area. Many of the wineries sell “ Clean Skins “ which are excess wine that they bottled without labels. We 
found a great red for $5/bottle and bought a case. The same winery sold Tawny Port in bulk ... $8.00/Liter. Yes we came home with 2 liters of port, case of wine, and some coolers. This is a good as Total Wine in Phoenix !!! All our Mesa friends know my favorite store in Arizona is Total Wine. Last night we were not that hungry so ordered in in a Pizza and sampled the Port. Sam had a fussy night so Gail helped LA by getting up early this morning. I got to take him solo in the stroller as I went up to the local store to buy a paper. Was I ever proud as I wheeled my grandson down the sidewalk and even got stopped by an elderly lady who wanted to have a look at the new baby. She said, “ Are you the grandpa? “ Proud moment for me as I told her I was from Canada and Sam was my grandson.Sam is having a nap and then we are going to hit the road and do few more wineries today. Great Country! Just click on this link for a cute video of Samuel Thomas.
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Pictures from top to bottom
1. Brendan and Ron Adelaide Airport
2. Lesley and Brendan's home
3. Grandpa Ron with the first cuddle with Sam
4. Grandma Gail had to wait for the second cuddle
5. Samual Thomas Reed
6. Grandpa Frank with Sam
Click on this Link for more Pictures
and made the adjustment to Australia much easier than expected. It seems a long time ago when we left Comox on June 1 and made our way over to my brother’s house in Vancouver. We took Gail’s car as it was smaller and would fit in Alan’s driveway for the 6 weeks we are away. Kazuko as usual had a great dinner for us and we had a leisure day on June 2 before Al drove to the airport about 5PM under sunny skies to catch our 8:30 PM flight to Auckland. There was hardly no one at the airport so checking in and security was easy. We had a bite to eat before getting on the Boeing 777 for our 1
3 hour non-stop trip to New Zealand. It is interesting this aircraft only has TWO engines and the total route is over water!!! We left 20 minutes earlyand quickly got to 40,000 feet in time to start the movies and get dinner. The staff was very nice but the food wasn’t that good and the seats seemed more cramped and less room than when we had taken Singapore Airlines to Thailand 10 years ago. It may be I have just got bigger but it is very difficult to get comfortable and when the person in front puts his seat back ... Yikes !!!! My knees had no place to go. I took a sleeping pill and brushed my teeth which seemed like going to bed. Gail and I did get about 3-4 hours of sleep and we landed at Auckland at 5:30 local time or 10:30 Vancouver time. No cus
toms as our bags were checked through to Adelaide. We felt refreshed and ready for our 4 hour flight from Auckand to Adelaide. It left at 7:30 and was 3o minutes early as we arrived in sunny skies at 10:00 AM local times. Brendan was there to meet us but NO Samuel or LA ... the suspense would have to wait. The luggage fit in the car and we were off. I just about had a fit on the first corner of the freeway as I grabbed Brendan’s arm because I thought we were going down the wrong way. Then he reminded me they drive on the correct side of the road... Left. Took a few turns 
to get the hang of it. We arrived home and were very impressed with their house, garden, and pool but big deal ... Where is ST and LA???? Off Brendan went to get them as Gail and I waited for the big arrival. I stood in the driveway the whole time as I wanted to be the first to hold ST. It seemed like forever but they arrived and I got to hold him before Gail. Yes ... The trip was all worth it for that one moment.After holding Sam for a long time we gave LA a big hug and she looked great. We had a great afternoon and Brendan and I went to the “ Drive through “ to get some Coopers Pale Ale Beer. It is $2/bottle which is the same as Canada. It was a beautiful afternoon afternoon and Brendan prepared the Lamb roast for the Barby. We opened the large suitcase of presents for Sam and had lots of fun looking at all the interesting gifts. Sam says thanks. Brendan’s parents, Pam and Frank , cam over for dinner and brought a fruit basket an
d floral arangement from their garden. It was a great evening and we were asleep by 9 PM. Up the next morning feeling refreshed and minimal jet lag we decided to go on a wine tour. Fitting 4 people in their car with a car seat was a tight squeeze but we made it. Off we went for lunch at Woodstock winery and had a great afternoon touring wines in the Mclaren area. Many of the wineries sell “ Clean Skins “ which are excess wine that they bottled without labels. We 
found a great red for $5/bottle and bought a case. The same winery sold Tawny Port in bulk ... $8.00/Liter. Yes we came home with 2 liters of port, case of wine, and some coolers. This is a good as Total Wine in Phoenix !!! All our Mesa friends know my favorite store in Arizona is Total Wine. Last night we were not that hungry so ordered in in a Pizza and sampled the Port. Sam had a fussy night so Gail helped LA by getting up early this morning. I got to take him solo in the stroller as I went up to the local store to buy a paper. Was I ever proud as I wheeled my grandson down the sidewalk and even got stopped by an elderly lady who wanted to have a look at the new baby. She said, “ Are you the grandpa? “ Proud moment for me as I told her I was from Canada and Sam was my grandson.Sam is having a nap and then we are going to hit the road and do few more wineries today. Great Country! Just click on this link for a cute video of Samuel Thomas.---------------------------
Pictures from top to bottom
1. Brendan and Ron Adelaide Airport
2. Lesley and Brendan's home
3. Grandpa Ron with the first cuddle with Sam
4. Grandma Gail had to wait for the second cuddle
5. Samual Thomas Reed
6. Grandpa Frank with Sam
Click on this Link for more Pictures
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