Walk with me to Australia.

Walk with me on my first trip to Australia, in fact, my first trip ever out of my beloved country South Africa.
My daughter and her husband spoilt us with this trip to Melbourne, Australia where they now live, we could not wait to see them and especially our two little granddaughters, Mila and Eva .
I would like to share with Steemians, my experiences as a first time traveller overseas.
With passports and Visa applications behind us, the day arrived for us to leave Durban.
On arrival at King Shaka Zulu Airport, I felt the excitement change to panic mode in first gear. I had no idea what to do, although we have flown to Cape Town on many occasions, but never international flights.

My eldest daughter guided Peter and I to the relevant counters, only to find that we were about 8 hours ahead of time and could only book our luggage in later.
‘Well’ I said justifiably, ‘Better early than miss the flight’ pulling all the luggage behind us we headed towards the restaurants to pass the time, which never seem to arrive.

After our eldest daughter left, I suddenly felt so small and vulnerable, like a little child whose parents had just left them at school for the first time. I clutched Peter’s hand tightly then walked towards the boarding lounge after booking our luggage in for our trip to Melbourne .
My worst nightmare was to get on the wrong flight or miss it. Peter was way too relaxed for my liking which added to my irritation! He seemed to enjoy the excitement, it was just another challenge through life’s journey for him. All I wanted was to get on that plane and try to relax with a glass of red wine!
On arrival at our first stopover in Sydney, Peter needed the bathroom before boarding the domestic flight to Melbourne. I walked with him to the gents restroom, ‘You can’t come in with me’ he told me amusingly. ‘Just hurry up’ I told him impatiently. I reached for my cell phone realising it was useless,and only then did it dawn on me that we were actually in another country.
I felt a sigh of relief when we landed in Melbourne, tears of joy flowed down my cheeks seeing Candice and the two girls waiting to greet us up at arrivals.
The next day we began our tour of Melbourne Australia. What an awesome experience I will never forget. We just loved Melbourne.

<Office building Melbourne City center
Melbourne City center
Graffitti on the walls of City center buildings

Quaint little Italian Cafe in a lane deep in the City
Musicians on street
Lake in the City

Sculptures in Melbourne Art Gallery
Oil painting in Gallery
Oil painting
Oil painting
Selfie zone at the Sculpture Park in Melbourne
Sculpture at the Park
Sculpture in Park
I just loved the Aboriginee Sanctuary. It was founded and funded by William Rickett.The art work is incredible
William Rickett
In the Sanctuary
The Sanctuary
In the Santuary
,In Santuary
Bearded man in Sanctuary
Bells Beach along the coast of Australia
Australia has beautiful beaches, well kept and safe .
Went for a drive to Point Leo, beautiful beach.
The Market in Beaumaris
Mrs Pig at the Beaumaris Library
Sun set in Melbourne

Thank you to @lyndsaybowes for her awesome #walkwithme

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