Go West!

“Go west! Life is peaceful there

Go west! In the open air

Go west! Where the skies are blue

Go West! This is what we’re gonna do”

No, we have NOT become fans of the Pet Shop Boys, but we have become fans of Western Australia! We spent 10 days there during April, visiting Catriona and Tony (my sister and her partner) with my Dad. It was Cadel’s first time in an aeroplane (not a surprise since he’s only 3 months old!), but also my Dad’s first flight. Both handled it well – hardly any compaining from either of them!

It was a really good time – chilling out with family, seeing the beautiful beaches and countryside of Western Australia and watching Cadel grow older by the day (including having some new experiences – first swim at Rockingham).

We were quite nervous beforehand – it had been a long, long, long time since Catriona and I had spent time with Dad, so we were nervous about how old relationships would be rekindled. Praise God! It went so well. It was a very special time of getting to know each other again and creating some shared memories for the future.

Plenty happened in the lives of our friends while we were gone. There were four babies born! Welcome to the world Isabelle Martin, William Follet, William Veltmeyer and Tobie Sanders. We’ll be praying for all four of you.

Catriona and Tony own some property south-east of Perth. It’s called “Elbow Room” and is a great spot to have the quintessential “Australian” experience. They’re currently preparing to set up their dream home there (which will be a shed to begin with) – so we hope going west will become a regular thing for us from now on!

To see some more photos (be prepared for an onslaught of jealousy – it’s a beautiful place), click HERE

Dave