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Sydney Ashes Test

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After the fireworks of New Year, a damp squib in the form of the 5th Ashes test at Sydney Cricket Ground!

The match was over within three days with batting collapses on both sides, the difference being that Australia managed to recover from theirs while England did not.

The whole experience was however very enjoyable, even though the result was not that  that had been hoped for, either in the match or the series.  The third, and final, day was the ‘Pink Day’ in support of the McGrath Foundation which resulted in some unusual modes of dress.

Anyway, the last leg of the Australian journey is north to Brisbane and on to the Daintree rain forest.

Surfing
The Heads
Sydney Opera House & Bridge
Sydney Tower in reflection
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House

The Journey (almost) Begins

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So, let the journey begin, almost anyway.

Some 25 years ago I decided that when I retired I would like to go to watch an Ashes Test in Australia so took out an investment policy to pay for the trip on which I am now about to leave at the end of November.

Hopefully, there will be a record of the trip in this blog over the next few weeks, though it will of course depend on access to WiFi for the iPad to enable me to write.

So bags are packed, weighed and ready, cameras tested and documents checked. It now remains to wait for departure at the end of next week with Hong Kong as a stop to break the journey to Perth and visit friends.

This concludes this brief test message and the main blog should begin shortly.