Canadians in Melbourne

Alright, enough of catching up on photos from the last couple of months. Here's what you've all been waiting for: a glimpse of that unusual occurance - a Canadian or two in the Dandenongs!

Last Monday, this is what the kids and I were making...

... "Welcome to Melbourne" signs. Which Jasper rather accurately changed to "Welcome to Busytown"!

Then on Wednesday, Piper and I walked into the Melbourne Airport arrivals area just in time to see Gord's parents emerging from those grey doors, and a little later, Bill and Ev, his uncle and aunt. Gord had lost me in the carpark, after I thought I'd lost him on the freeway - a saga I won't go into now. All's well that ends well, cos Gord and the boys turned up after about five or ten minutes...

We took our guests back to our place for spaghetti bolognese...

Gord was adamant about helping his family reorient themselves as easily as possible. Hence, the following day, being a Thursday and all, we found ourselves at this place (to my bemusement!)...

Leading the youngest of us astray...

Are we in Steinbach or Pakenham??

Catch this, cos it doesn't happen very often!

And for their second dinner in Australia, John and Anne and Bill and Ev invited us back to their place - Gembrook Retreat just down the road. (Check out that new guest garden area, a last-minute effort to get the retreat spaces ready for international guests!)