Welcome to our family adventure 😃
We have decided to travel half way around the world on an adventure of a lifetime. So come along for the ride! Hopefully there will be plenty of excitement to report so check back often for more updates.
Peeling bark – What does it mean?
As some might remember I’ve had a fascination with trees in urban areas. Especially how they ensure the trees don’t get entangled in the power lines. But recently a new phenomena with trees has been happening. For people in Europe and North America the idea of leaves falling in autumn is quite normal. Much like everything else in Australia even the trees operate differently. Instead of shedding leaves in autumn the Gum tree sheds its bark in the spring....
Springtime for Melbourne
Forgive me that the blog has not been updated in a while, but I did start writing the draft for this post weeks ago. This will therefore be more of a summary post of what happened in November. As I’m writing this it is has now been confirmed that November 2025 is the wettest November in 30 years. And December 1st is also the coldest start to summer (gotta remember we are in the southern hemisphere) in over 30 years....
Back and there again
It feels strange to say, but we are heading home. After only 8 months in Melbourne it feels like home. Even though it was nice to see family again and it was nice to give support in a time of need, or receive support as needed, it still feels right to be heading home. In just a few short weeks we will know if our new home will stay as such, or if we have to pack it all up and leave....
An unscheduled intermission
As some may be aware, Anna’s father passed this week. His health had been deteriorating these past months so this was sadly not unexpected, although the death of a loved one is never easy. We were already preparing a return to Norway to say our goodbyes when we received the news of his passing. So instead of a trip to see him one last time, it turned into a trip to attend his funeral....
Sydney Day 5
Last day in Sydney. Before we headed home though we had another day to fill with something. This day wasn’t planned like the others, but since we had seen the National Maritime Museum (or MuSEAum as they called it) across the bay at Darling Harbour we figured that might be something. And it turned out they had a collection of vessels that you could board. Sadly the submarine was not open for tourists this day, but we headed onto the HMAS Vampire, the Endeavour and the Duyfken....