Saturday, 29 October 2011

Goodbye Sydney

Sat 29.10.2011


Today is the first day of our new life. Our bohemian life.
It seemed like an ordinary Saturday at first, but once our car was loaded with all our belongings and JayJay -our camper trailer- was hooked on, reality sank in. Our big adventure was about to start!
As most of you will know we decided to move back to Belgium, with a 4 month "detour" by camper trailer from Sydney to Perth. 
Although we still have our doubts whether leaving Sydney is the right decision, it seems the right decision for now. 
I guess that's what life is all about: making decisions. And at the end of the day one can only hope they were the right ones. 

So, sadly enough the start of our adventure also means the end of our beautiful life in Sydney... 
The last couple of weeks were filled with goodbye dinners, play dates for the kids and their little friends, Chai tea in Bondi and a last girl's night out to the movies. 
As a final farewell, our "Chloey" friends threw us an Aussie style BBQ (including great sausages!), and we also had our semi naked jump in the Women's baths. Great afternoon with great people.
Finally, with our waving friends reflecting in our rear mirror, we set off for our first stop: the Northern Beaches.


waiting for the sausages

aussie bloke having a sausage

women's baths Coogee

waving goodbye 


8 comments:

  1. Hello Fred!
    Thanks for the link to your blog! Well done for posting an article AND photos! Youhou, you did it!!!
    We definitely miss you here! What a great Saturday, barbecue, swim...and look at these gorgeous little blondies! So cute!
    I hope you are well, and that the kiddos fell asleep quickly tonight too...maybe with some duck sound?!
    Sleep well ;-0
    Xxx, Milie (I was signed in as Tom when I clicked on your blog link, hence my "Tom" signature...)

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  2. We are glad to follow you and the kids on all your way . It will be interesting to know where you are in case I will be traveling with Renaat who is decided to join me on my trip on December the 18 th 2011. I will book a flight next week to Perth to meet you there or would it be better to meet you in Addelaide to spend X_mas together ? Please let me know what options you suggest me to do . with much love xxx papiopa

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  3. Wie mag nog je avontuurlijke blog volgen ? tante Nelly is er heel erg in geinteresseerd natuurlijk en zou er zeker heel blij mee zijn ...Ik toon nonkel Armand af en toe wel de foto's .
    Ik denk er aan ook zo eens een blog te maken , zou leuk zijn om mijnfoto's door te sturen , bv. van Spanje Duitsland Oostenrijk en Zeeland fietsland he

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  4. Hi Frederique!
    bedankt voor de link, goed idee! Omdat wij zo'n reis niet meer zullen doen, ben ik des te meer geinteresseerd naar jullie avonturen!
    Geniet ervan, liefs Helen

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  5. YAY, we're on. Thanks for opening it up. Did you see the Home & Away gang at Palm Beach? Hope it is going well. We have some visitors tonight - Emilie and Chloe. We might pitch a tent in the backyard and sleep out there so we feel like we are on our own adventure. xxxx

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  6. Ome Tonny % Tante Beatrice11 November 2011 at 8:04 am

    Eindelijk kunnen we jullie volgen en mee genieten van jullie avontuurlijk leven. Het zijn leuke foto's van de de kinderen. Geniet ervan en nog heel veel fijne dagen

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  7. Hey Fré, Sigmund en kids, wat een geweldig avontuur. Ha, we zijn wel een beetje jaloers.
    Heel veel groetjes en een dikke kus!

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  8. Wow - those pics make me sad that we werent able to make it to the farewell BBQ. I am very jealous of your bohemian opportunity - embrace it and enjoy I say! We miss you and you will always be welcome back in Sydvegas! Penny

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