The end is near and so we face the final curtain

Words from the famous crooner. We finished our American experience with a good dose of The Hollywood experience.This meant doing the Universal Studios tour to see the backlots of some of the great movies . It was very interesting, but I must say our Movie World is on par with the attractions on offer, particularly as a few of the rides etc. were closed. We spent a couple of fun days with Niamh and Hin. I t was good to catch up with them and to see what we all had been doing over the last couple of months. They both stayed at the same accomodation which was very inexpensive considering we were 2 mins. from all the action. We embarked on a tour of the homes .... well the gates of the homes of the rich and famous. It actually was very interesting as we were taken places we could have only gone with our own car. We were lucky to have as our guide the guy who was featured with Katrina Rowntree on one of our travel shows we have here in Oz. Our experiences in L.A. have wet our appetite for more as the people were very warm and friendly. It was a fantastic way to end our 13 week journey together. Iwillmiss Nick as we go about our hectic lives .We do travel very easily together without tantrums or hysterics. Iam sad today but never mind we have to return to work to replenish the funds for our next trip. Where-ever that may be. .It was fantastic to come home to 6 very excited grandchildren and to their mums and dads .Boy were we so happy to see them too. Rachel our eldest has done a fantastic job of juggling work, 4 kids and a very busy catering time. Nicole andRachel have supported each other we really appreciate what they did for us while we were away as they are so busy with their lives . Thanks girls. We are very lucky to have a very close family to come home to. Talking about that since we have been home it has hit home that we will not be seeing our youngest Adam and Eva for a while. They are very lucky to have found work in Scotland and are really loving it.Lastly the best news of all Nicole and Raff , Ella and Charlotte are expecting a new addition to their familyat the end of June, congrats guys from nana and papa. Thanks for reading our blog over the last 14 weeks we have really enjoyed logging our thoughts it has helped us all stay in touch and lessened the homesickness for some. Photos will follow