Day 8 and home

This is where we sat and had breakfast this morning. Coffee and a doughnut. Look at that glorious sky

The Mermaid fell in love with Lakes Entrance and is talking about moving there. I told Himself that I could live there and he said he always wanted to live there. In the past it was hard as we had aging parents but they have all gone to god now. The new beaut roads mean it's only about 3 and a half hours from Melbourne (ongoing roadworks notwithstanding) so the kids and grandkids could come and stay for a weekend or longer in the school holidays. It is a beautiful place. If all my ducks lined up and the Mermaid sold and moved and we sold and moved it would be brilliant. I am going to book a few days there in April so we can properly look at houses. There is a broad range of prices and quality from the 'oh my giddy aunt' to 'oh hell no'. I think we can find somewhere in the 'oh I can live here' pocket. Until we can see what our budget will actually buy I am not committing to anything. In the meantime we can dream.

We had a drive around and then headed for home. 

We stopped at Yarragon which is a pretty little town on the highway. It has some lovely little knick knack shops and a food shop to tempt the most jaded palates. We had lunch there in the delightful tea rooms.

We completed the trip home discussing the options of moving and the ramifications on family relationships. So far the reactions have been positive.

On the way I got a call from Three to say that Himself had been admitted overnight as he had a stent inserted. This is a good thing as it means whatever was there was relatively new and has been fixed. He feel vindicated over his angst about his chest discomfort. I still think it is more anxiety but then I am a callous bitch when it comes to nursing my family!

Three was here when I got home and we had a good chat. I have spoken to Himself a couple of times and will pick him up tomorrow morning.

We have lots to discuss.

It is now past 10pm and I am, unsurprisingly, rather knackered. It has been a wonderful trip away and I have driven an incredible number of kilometres. The Mermaid and I have laughed and strengthened our already firm friendship. We had many late nights and many glasses of wine. We have shared secrets and solved the problems of the world.

I will do it again in a heartbeat.

But now I am going to bed.