3-19-13

Martin: So that's what a Canary Island Strawberry tree looks like.

Sunday morning and packing up the car once again for the last day of our trip. Knowing that we would be sleeping in our own beds that evening or by the early hours of the morning anyway. Leaving Beechworth behind us, our next stop was the town of Yackandandah – what else but an old mining town. Planned on having one last panning session but the information centre was still closed when we arrived in the town and I needed to find more details than what was in the tourist booklets we already had. Ruth wanted to visit the local cemetery as this particular one contained a number of unusual tree species planted over a hundred years ago. One tree caught her eye when reading about the cemetery – A Canary Island Strawberry tree that was listed on the Victorian National Trust Register as a significant tree. Back to the town and the numbers of people had increased, many coming in to have a late Sunday breakfast. Discovered that as the information centre was run on a voluntary basis, it was often closed! Big help. 

Me: Happy Day!

Bob passed his sim check ride with American Airlines today! He is now type rated in the 737 jet airplane. It was a big day after several weeks of training in Dallas, TX. Congratulations, Bob! I am so very proud of you!! I think I'll have some chocolate to celebrate. :-) 

Bob will be in Dallas the rest of the week for procedures training. Then off to Miami on Saturday for his first "in the air" flight on Sunday. Woo hoo! 

PS: Harley and I miss you, honey!