Christine's Blog

Dear Reader I have now decided to see whether I am able to reduce my luggage by one item, my Notebook computer, which along with its charger weighs nearly 1kg. If I can successfully use my iPad to upload photos from the camera and send them here to the blog, then that will help.  By the way, we leave in exactly one month! Christine Dear Reverend Jenny after St Cecelia celebrations A random picture of the Daintree

So Dear Reader Here we are again, so close to the next Tour. We leave Australia on Boxing Day.  I thought I should check to see whether the Blog will work after five years. Here’s hoping Christine

Oops. I should have thanked Mandy Wells for the referral to Black Lane. They were as good as she said they would be, and it was all arranged over the internet. 

Dear Reader This is an unexpected blog post, brought to you by that most august of institutions, McDonalds. You see, Gate C81 is right outside Maccas in the airport, so I can use their free wifi without needing to sample their product. And I can keep the small ones amused playing Akinator on the iPhones. We safely arrived at the airport via Black Lane transport, in a 5 seater Citroen, which managed all our luggage. And us. Mind you, we nearly ran the risk of a dangerous arrival when I tried to put myself in the driver's seat for the journey. Our wonderful driver did offer to let me drive, but I declined. This was a great relief to numbers Deux, Trois and Quartre. Yes, we have our own numbering system and it is in French. Slightly less ridiculous for four than when Lavinia and I numbered off for each leg of our tour in 2010 in the language of the country of the day. We only ever got to two.  I will try to load up some photos. These will be rather random but I hope you like the...

A couple of quick pics PS: You know your Dad is concerned about the lack of blog information when he "enrolls in Facebook" to check that you are still alive! Welcome, Dad!

Dear Reader Firstly I wish to reassure you that I am perfectly well and that the Choir’s tour of Paris was a resounding success. There are a number of very good reasons for this, but I do wish to apologise if I have concerned anyone with my lack of prose. Some of you may be relieved by the respite from my drivel while others will be disappointed that I am not planning to upload any photos at this stage, due to the cost of internet at the hotel where I am currently residing. There is a Gloucester chunk missing – I will add this later. Sorry for the non-sequential nature of the blog. I can report that our tour of Paris was in fact a resounding success. In short, here are the highlights... The Concert in Notre Dame was extremely well received and there are likely photos of us all over China and Japan. On the whole those who listened were deeply respectful and appreciative. And interested in photography. Most of them did not use their flash, thank goodness, as this is rather d...