Friday 8 January

We arrived at Hong Kong airport at 8-ish-am Paris time, but it was after 3pm here. So we have lost most of today! 😬

Unfortunately Zac was sick again on the plane (but fortunately for me he was sitting with Ross this time haha). So now I’ve decided he was NOT ill on the way to Rome. Instead, I have diagnosed him with anxiety! He did tell us he was worried about getting home safely. So now we are looking forward to the next flight being over soon, but not looking forward to travelling with Zac!

I took my aunt’s advice and booked lounge access for all of us while we are here in transit for the four hours. All the boys have enjoyed the complimentary food (Tim has tried several dishes, and finished with pancakes with maple syrup and kiwi fruit syrup!), and Abi and I enjoyed showers! 

We all only achieved two to four hours sleep each on the last flight, so we are hoping for more, or at least getting home safely and quickly and back to our own beds 😴

I was going to use this time to write about everyone’s highlights, but I am so tired I am slurring my words! So I will save that for another day. I can easily list what I am grateful for though: 

• safe travels, 
• safety and security (and no fear of their absence) anywhere and everywhere we have travelled,
• Good health for everyone (although I now need to deal with Zac’s anxiety issues…)
• Great experiences and the people we’ve met – I’ve never stopped to have so many social gatherings and meals with people while away, but our times with other friends and families just added another lovely element to the trip.

Once we had wifi here, the kids were asking if they could go to birthday parties and accept invitations that are waiting for them – aargh! I need my wall calendar already! I guess it’s time to return to reality 👍😉