The last time Lady Cunnington-Smythe and I hopped on an international flight, there was no such thing as Covid, I had never heard of My Aged Care, and our kinder were planning more overseas travel. Now the borders are opening, I have heard a bit about Covid, I’ve learned more than a bit about My Aged Care, however our kinder, as always, are still working out how best to spend their savings in-person in a foreign country. And so are we

We are in the QANTAS lounge, however our flight has been delayed. QANTAS are looking for someone who is willing to have a crack at flying their plane. The flight has been scheduled for 18 months, so I suppose this hasn’t given them enough time to find a volunteer. The last flight we had out of Brisbane was with Thai airways, and they were looking for a new fuel pump for their jet but took off anyway. Not sure which one is better…..

We are off to the Land of the Rising Sun, where Linda aims to visit some schools and I aim to see how many new Japanese delicacies a Rosewood boy can eat in 2 weeks. The neighbourhood we will be staying in is familiar, (our sixth visit), but as always there will be new sights, new tastes, new sounds, new smells Can’t wait, but will probably have to. . Hope they can find someone who wants a turn in the pilot’s seat.

I’d better let you go Scotty – that is unless you want to have a shot at the front seat of a 767?

Farley