March 25 - Returning like a bad rash

While we are waiting for our flight home next week, we took John & Ellen up on their kind offer to come and stay at their residence again, much to John's chagrin.

We took the train from Wolli Creek to Bomaderry.  The track went through some very scenic areas along the east coast of New South Wales.  We got to see the many surf  beaches that dot this coastal area and surprisingly some very thick rain forests. The Bomaderry train station is only about a thirty drive from John & Ellen's home in St.George's Basin.

I had to laugh this morning.  I received an email from Air Canada that told me that a flight I had original booked had been cancelled.  This was the flight from LA to Toronto.  That made three out of four flights that we originally had booked to return home that have been cancelled.  This should be a barrel of monkeys worth of fun trying to figure out what refunds we get and what the travel insurance will pay for.  But that is a topic for a much later date.

Like most parts of the world, this area is in total shut down mode.  We won't be eating out and even that National Parks have been closed, so if we decide to obey the law, there won't be any more nature walks.

To our river cruise buddies, you need to come to Australia when this Corona virus crap is over.  Ellen and John are the definition of the perfect party hosts.  We had so many laughs over dinner my side hurts.