The best laid plans can go awry, and when Nathan got sick recently it seemed that our holiday plans went out the window. I first noticed he was sick on the Wednesday afternoon, so driving down to Melbourne the very next day was out of the question. Thursday night we were supposed to be starting our holidays and had planned to drive to Melbourne, getting there in time for Andrew’s dad’s 60th birthday party held the following weekend. Thankfully Nathan seemed to be feeling better by the Saturday, so we decided to fly down to Melbourne in time to make it to the party.
Nathan helping to pack the case.
The party seemed to go off well, though I’m finding these days that when we are out with Nathan I spend the entire time concentrating on what Nathan is getting up to, and I don’t get a chance to really talk to anyone. Nathan had a great time trying to get away from me and slip behind the bar, but I always caught him in time and he would giggle delightedly! Nathan was getting pretty tired by 9 pm, so we left straight after the cake was cut and took Nathan back to Andrew’s parent’s place for him to sleep.
Originally we had planned to catch up with several lots of friends during our trip to Melbourne, but we weren’t keen to take Nathan anywhere near other children until he was 100%, so we had to avoid most of our friends. We caught up with my parents for lunch the next day. They, along with Bruno and Keren, had started the mammoth job of clearing out Oma’s flat. We stayed the night with Steph and had lunch on Monday with Janis at our old haunt, Don Vincenzo in Fitzroy.
Travelling, these days, means that we are always on the lookout for playgrounds. We found one near the Children’s hospital where Nathan could exert some energy, then detoured back through Lygon Street to get a few things before going to Tricia’s place for dinner. It seemed weird that there were no kids there while we visited, but it was rather fortuitous really, even though Nathan seemed to be recovered by then.
We spent Tuesday in the city, having a yummy (and cheap) lunch at the Hari Krishna place and then wandering around Myer, camera shops, and the interesting little lanes that Melbourne city has before seeking refuge from the rain in the car. We had dinner that night with Andrew’s parents before going to the airport to fly home.
Nathan trying to put earplugs in mummy’s ears on the aeroplane
We had trouble getting a taxi from Sydney airport to home, and I learned that Taxi drivers are not meant to ask you where you’re going before you get your stuff or yourself into the taxi. We had a couple of taxis decide not to take us….one told us he didn’t have an anchor point for the carseat, another didn’t want the short fare, and when the third asked us where we were going Andrew just started dumping our stuff into the taxi without responding to the question. The taxi driver wasn’t particularly nice to us until he saw Andrew photograph his licence and then he had no more problems from him, though when he dropped us off he told us to get our stuff out of the car quickly so he could get back to the airport but didn’t lift a finger to help us.
Looks like you had a fun time. So glad nathan was feeling better. We’ll have to catch up next time xx
Its great that you could make the party.
Looks like Nathan had some fun and it is good to know he is feeling better.