Apologies for no blog update for some time - working has taken both my time & brain power!
I have now finished my exhausting teaching stint, the kids have finished school & John has one more week of work left. YAHOO!
After our fabulous year of travel it was a real shock to work for two months without a break (ha, ha - or lol).
As you are all aware, we've had one of the best years of our lives - 4 months travelling in NZ - sightseeing, visiting family & friends, eating kaimoana (seafood) & having a 10 day 'holiday from the holiday' in Fiji. How good was that?!
Home for a couple months - taste of normal routine of teaching, schooling & orcharding and then away again to experience some of Aussie's treasures - the QLD Outback, Darwin, Kakadu, Uluru & the tropics of Cairns.
It has been an amazing experience - one we highly recommend!
We will spend Xmas with family (everyone except Mat, Rob & girls, sadly) camping North of Cooktown - fishing & diving on the Reef & surviving the heat! After that us Tidy's will head home.
We had thought this year might have brought a new adventure for us to participate in, but not so - we are looking forward to going home to our 'piece of paradise'!
It's funny the things you miss - our space & view, the pool & our fresh homegrown produce of avocados, limes, mangos, lychees, mulberries, custard apples, honey, veges, etc. we obviously have simple 'TASTES'!
I can't rave about any sporting, academic or artistic enterprises & achievements that we have done this year (not sure if I ever can), but what I can rave about are the amazing places we've seen, the exciting things we've done, the incredible animals, flora & fauna we've encountered, the great people we've met & the fabulous time we've had as a family!
We decided early this year that our family motto is: 'to buy EXPERIENCES, not THINGS' - we've achieved that!
I trust that you all have 'achieved' in 2012 & that you will fulfil some of your dreams in 2013. Have a very Merry Xmas & a Happy New Year!
Love & Blessings, Jules, John, Nic & Catherine
An eclectic mix of pics to follow - haven't many of NZ as iPad too full!
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