24th August 2021

The last vision I have of Australia is when I woke up and lifted the window blind to see Cape Leveque disappearing below us.  Thanks for being my and John’s home.

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I won’t miss the very hot, dry summers.  I won’t miss that the countryside only stays green for a few short months, turning straw-coloured as Summer approaches.  I am looking forward to seeing greenness like I see all the time in the British TV shows I have been watching with Pam and Gordon for the last 3 weeks.

Our journey to Singapore would now be flying over the ocean between Australia and South East Asia. 

Opening the window blind a few times I saw the beautiful clouds.

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Whenever we flew previously, John always had the window seat.  He loved to see the clouds, plus it allowed him to rest against the side of the cabin during the flight. Often sleeping with Bear cuddled up to him. Now it was me and Fin, so I was looking at the clouds for John.

I don’t know if you believe in signs from the other side, I do.  When I opened the window blind at one stage, thinking about the clouds I was going to see that I knew John would enjoy, the cloud formation was a bear.  Not a teddy, but an animal bear.  I think that was my Chief Grey Bear, letting me know I hadn’t left him in Australia, he was travelling with me. You might remember me mentioning that John’s nickname was Chief Grey Bear. It is clear to me the snout, ears and neck of the bear and it looks like it is smiling.  It made me smile too. Just as quickly as it was there, it was gone.  But I have the photo to prove I wasn’t imagining it.

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Before long we were beginning to head into Singapore and the cabin crew were preparing for landing.

The 6 hour flight had gone quite quickly.  Now I had 10 hours of sitting around Changi Airport, waiting for my next flight.  But it is only me I have to worry about, so I am sure I can find things to occupy myself with.

Time to put the laptop away and prepare for landing too.

Bye Australia.