Hello family and friends, it’s time to start recording our ongoing “travel adventure”. We have been through a trying period, which I will outline in this posting:
We left Port Augusta, SA, on the 8th December, 2009, to make our way back to Sydney for Christmas with the Family. Val’s Mum had told us that she wasn’t feeling well and the Doctor was sending her for a scan. Val was worried about her Mum’s health, so we decided to get back to Sydney to be with Mum for the cat scan. With overnight stops at Orraroo, Cobar, Dubbo & Lithgow, we arrived at Sydney Gateway Holiday Park on the 13th December. Mum had her scan and unfortunately it showed that she had a nasty, very aggressive stomach Cancer and the Dr’s estimated she would only have 8 to 12 weeks. We took her to numerous tests that the Dr’s sent her for, all to no real avail. We packed up her belongings from her Cardinal Gilroy unit and moved her into the Hostel. On the 30th January, Greg & I flew down to Melbourne to see the Woman’s Final at The Australian Open Tennis Final. Val & I had already purchased our tickets and felt that they could still be used, as Mum was still holding up well at that time. Greg volunteered to go with me. It was a great trip and exciting to watch a live final. We appreciated the support given to us by our Family during this trying period. Mum passed away 9 weeks later on the 21th February, 2010.
We organized Mums Funeral through Hills Family Funerals, held on the 25th February, using a Celebrant recommended by the staff from Cardinal Gilroy Village. It was a lovely Service held at the Village Church hall, with 120 friends attending and the close Family Members from Brisbane, Mt. Isa, Port Macquarrie and Sydney.
We left Sydney on the 11th March, having finalized all of Mum’s affairs and on our way to Bays Holiday Park at Anna Bay, called in to The Entrance to spread Mum’s ashes on the water, which was her final wish. After 2 days in the Bay, to put some of our excess gear into our storage shed, we moved to Dunleith Caravan Park, at The Entrance, for a 5 week stay. A relaxing time, fishing and generally doing nothing. We booked a 14 day Cruise around NZ, leaving Sydney, on the 2nd January, 2011. Something to look forward to for next year. We moved back to Sydney Gateway Holiday Park at Parklea, to welcome home our Boys. Greg, Dianne and the girls had been on a 4 week American holiday and Steven was holidaying in China. They all had a great time.
On the 27th April we moved up to Bays Holiday Park at Anna Bay, to visit our Dr’s, Dentist and Skin Cancer Clinic for our annual check-ups. We will leave here to follow the sun, heading north, to who knows where, on the 13th May. We will keep you posted.
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