Ged it .......3 Chervil advice from the kids

Not too much champagne left on the flight. I was very helpful there.
In Singapore and about to have a shower and spruce up for India and the last leg of my flight to Cochin.
I'm Santa excited, remember when you used to believe in Santa and it was Christmas Eve and you knew you were going to get stacks of loot next morning, well that's how excited I am.
Namaste.
Got great advice from the kids today, One son, ....Mum if you think you are going to hesitate about doing something, just have a go. Love that one.
Second bit...... when I leave anywhere turn around and have a look back just to check I have all the bits I need. Those kids have great ideas.
Famous Aussie cricketer in lounge, don't know his name, but know he's famous.

Ged it Inderya ......2 ...In lounge....

Through customs and immigration, having a medicinal Bloody Mary, have decided to ignore the fact that it's 10.00am
Had a farewell lunch with mum yesterday and combined Marie's 82nd birthday.
Here are some of her gems......
Mum started by saying 'I was thinking of Laurel yesterday (my dead grandma) you know my ex mother!'
She then made me promise not to go jogging alone in India. I've never been jogging in my life, why I would start now is a mystery.
I was telling her that I had been to the docter and now had ointment and antibiotics for my rash on my arm and she said "That rash is the best thing that's happened to you".
Don't think I will find anyone quite like mum in India.
Ready, steady off I go...........Just heard a champagne cork pop, saw bubbles appear in fridge, checked it out - only domestic will wait for real stuff on board.

Ged it Inderya ...1

Fell over last week ( Life Tip ...at this stage of life you never say 'had a fall' that's what old people say, young people 'fall over') and have a scab on my knee the size of Tasmania, very attractive.  Rash is a bit more random, it's on my arm and just fell out of the sky on to me. Fingers crossed I arrive pure.
Two days to go and about to start the anti malaria tablets.

Gee I hope my scab falls off and my rash goes before I get to India.
Never thought I'd say that.  Mind you, I'll fit right in and might even make some extra rupees on the side.

At a funeral with mum

At a recent family funeral mum looked around at everyone and then asked me "Sweetheart, is there any one here you recognise, that you don't know by sight?"

NZ we're back

Arrived in Auckland, had a few Betty moments.......
We drove the car out of the car park and someone walked behind us. Mum said, "If you back over a pedestrian you wouldn't have a leg to stand on"....
We then went to a supermarket in town and a lot of the people were, well, odd.
Got back in the car and said to mum, "Weren't they a strange lot". 
Mum said "Were they in a group, or were they spasmodic?"
We had many lunches in a wonderful restaurant Soul. One day mum ordered a Turkish pie. We asked if she like it and she was a bit reticent. She said "I loved the pie but I couldn't taste the turkey".
We then talked about the food in Italy and said that the pasta was quite strong and a not at all soft. Mum said "Oh isn't that crazy, we always have to cook ours al dente"....
We then had coffee at the naval base over in Davenport mum shared with us "Isn't amazing how Navel Bases have such lovely waterviews!"

Dead and not quite buried

Walking, walking, walking, it's a long walk to Museo di Capodimonte. Walked passed a funeral parlor where they were sweeping what looked like the leftover ashes into the street. Two spits up was a shrine to the same guy. Maybe he should have ordered the complete meal?

No wonder they're called ruins

Visited Pompeii, Hot, dusty, hot, dusty, found an AutoGrill (pretty funny) in the middle of something really old and consumed by ash and had a toasted sandwich and a beer. Mark reckons we could just get a fold out thingy of the town, before, after, maybe a little bit thingy in between. Yet again had a problem finding Mount Vesuvius. Back to Naples and lunch.