Good Bye, Nanny

It's time to leave for the last leg of this wonderful five-month journey. It will be really hard to say the good byes to Jim, Claire and of course my three grandkids, Annie, Fenn and Patrick. I have been treated royally here and have certainly enjoyed all the trips we went on.

I leave a few little Aussie sayings for you all to learn (especially Ms. Knecht's class - I'll test you on them when I get back!)

fair dinkum - real, genuine, true
go for broke - put in 100% effort
joe blake - snake
kick the bucket - dead
lemon - something that is faulty, useless, bad or broken
G'day - good morning, good afternoon, etc.,
go to buggery! - get lost, go away
pass the dead horse - pass the tomato sauce
he's a bit wiffy under the Warwick - he has underarm odour
s'truth - honestly,k really, I wouldn't kid you
bloke - any male
brekkie - short for breakfast
sunnies - short for sunglasses
flat out like a lizard drinking - hard work, very busy
as scarce a hens teeth - rare
cuppa - short for cup of tea or coffee "would you like a cuppa?"

I will be leaving Australia today, Friday, at 3:30 p.m. (Australian time) and will arrive in Seattle Friday, 8:30 p.m. Seattle time, after transfering in Hong Kong. Will then stay with Elizabeth and Angus for awhile to tell them about my trip and show the photos, then on to the rest of my family and friends in Vancouver before I head back to Gibsons.

I have really been fortunate to have had these past five months traveling virtually around the world. It has been just what I needed - no regrets, just lots of memories.

I will keep up my blog though - good way to keep in touch with everyone!

Love,
Nancy