In 2006, my extended family took a trip to Greece to celebrate our father and grandfather. On the trip were my sister and her husband (R&D), my daughter and her partner (M&G), my son and his fiancée (M&D) and Murray and me. Some of us had been to Greece before but a few had not.
I had gotten used to Greece’s scenery, noise, people and way of doing things, as I had been going there since I was 7 years old so it was wonderful to see Greece through G’s eyes. Everything was new, fascinating and exotic to him. It made it fresh for me too. His excitement was contagious.
Our friend, B, Murray and I are leaving for Indonesia in a few days. Murray and I have been there a number of times but B has not. I remember how G reacted to Greece and I want to see Indonesia through B’s eyes. We will stop, look around, breathe in, talk to folks and enjoy the country as if we haven’t been there before.
We have planned our itinerary so we travel to some spots on Bali we haven’t visited. One is the north west corner where the diving is supposed to be wonderful. One stop is Ubud, in central Bali, and having been there before, we will search out walks and sites new to us.
In Australia, we have planned a car trip through the hinterland from Brisbane south to the Gold Coast – a new adventure for all three of us. We will spend a few days on the Gold Coast treating B to our favorite haunts, the beach, the Speedo Outlet Store, Currumbim Wildlife Sanctuary and the Gold coast Aquatic Centre.
We have some packing and then travel days ahead of us, will post again once in Brisbane (if jet lag doesn’t get us first!). The excitement is building!