Wow! That sums it up perfectly. Unbelievable weather, beautiful accommodation and a great start. We left Napier on a typical winters morning (cool & wet) and the flights were good apart from little Eugene struggling through what would normally have been bed-time. We arrived in Perth just before 9pm local time, which was 1am in the morning for our body clocks. Despite this Andrew and Rob nearly persuaded me to go for a beer...almost! I did make up for it on Friday arfo though after visiting the lab (Wow again!) in Bibra Lake.
A photo montage of our temporary home - Callan Apartments
My folks at the Napier Airport and the Dash-8 we flew out in the background.
Eugene all-smiles as we fly towards Wellington. The novelty of flying soon wore off, haha!
Just 10 minutes before landing in Melbourne Eugene simply could not stay awake. The trouble began when we had to wake the little man.
Here we've cleared customs (back home, yah!) and are about to check-in for the Perth bound flight (4h15 minutes; similar to the Wellington-Melbourne flight).
Home at last! Andrew and Rob very kindly picked us up and drove us down to Callan Apartment. This is where I was nearly persuaded to go for a beer...
Karin, Eugene & Karla enjoying sunrise on our first morning. The weird thing for us is that the sun rises over the land (being on the West coast) and sets over the sea. Very strange.
A final photo for now - Eugene & Karin with our apartment in the background. By 3pm it had reached a very warm 22 deg.C and Karin and kids went to the beach (yes, really!) while I popped in at work.
PS: Bought a GPS - very cool to just get in and drive like you've lived here your whole life.
