June 29, 2016. Leaving Australia

Our homeowners outside of Ballarat have had terrible luck with United Airlines during their visit to Quebec and the USA.  Their flight from Denver to Los Angeles was delayed, so they missed the flight on to Melbourne.  Unfortunately, that means that they will return home after we have left.  We are sorry to have missed the opportunity to "debrief".  

Before leaving Learmonth, we walked down to the cafe to say goodbye to the lovely owners and  to take photos. 

Some friends of our homeowners invited us to their home for lunch, then drove us in to Ballarat to catch the train to Melbourne.  How kind!

In Melbourne, we walked around the busy streets, and stopped in a pub for a drink.  Now we are at the airport.  Our flight leaves at midnight.  We booked with Sri Lanka Airlines, which put us on a Malaysia Airlines flight.  I'm a bit worried, as our flight number is not listed.  We can't check in for an hour, so I will be nervous until we get that squared away.  

We have been in this lovely country for 4 months, and have seen a great bit.  This was our route....

1.  Latrobe, Tasmania.....map shows Hobart, the capital

2.  Adelaide, South Australia

3.  Perth and Margaret River, Western Australia

4. Darwin, Northern Territory

5.  Alice Spring, Northern Territory, via the Ghan train ride

6. Sydney, New South Wales

7. Cairns and Port Douglas, Queensland

8. Mooloolah, Queensland, on Sunshine Coast north of Brisbane

9. Learmonth, Ballarat and Melbourne, Victoria