Wednesday 30th June

Another day towards departure and the kids managed to have some fun today. While Leigh cracked on as has become the norm with the never ending range of dusty spots I finally managed to check out at work - ultimately joining the cleaning crew later on - and Molly and Amelia hit the pool with Adrian and Angelica.

While the final range of hoovering and mopping was completed we also packaged up a few odd bits in a box that we pushed through the post office. A small matter of forty six dollars later and the shoebox size package was on its way. Nothing quite like a nice cheap service !!

Leaving work was quite the anti-climax. After weeks of handshakes and laughing goodbyes it was a short and sweet see yer followed by a brief stroll in the sun to the car. Out processing has never been so impersonal, but it's done now and so the time off begins.

We finished the evening off with a cracking meal at Maggiano's Little Italy with Sid, Steff and Co. Tomorrow we will see the last of the house and in next to no time the keys to 5135 will soon be theirs. At least the cleaning will be over and done with and the countdown to the beach will never feel more significant.