Halfway through

How fast time flies by! Before you know it, summer is halfway through and September is not far off anymore.

This will be the last schoolyear my sister is working. At the end of June 2023 she'll go into a well-earned pension! Both of us are very much looking forward to this, as it will allow us to do whatever we like. For instance, we can travel in those periods when it's less costly (airlines, hotels and such take advantage of the fact that schools are closed and raise their prices). Or we can do some chores in the house, like painting front and back of the house. That's an undertaking that takes several days, and you can't do it on your own. And in an old house like ours, there is always something in need to repair/renovation.

And we have some nice prospects for when Christine's pension arrives. We are planning a trip to Australia in the autumn of 2023. That's a destination that is still on our list of places to see. We are gong to try and see a good part of Downunder, going from Perth to Sydney, Melbourne and Darwin. Definite reservations we'll make later this year, about a year in advance, as then you get the best fares on flighs. 

Next to this, we have already trips planned to Iceland in February, to Egypt in April and to Albania in July. Plus of course a couple of weekends either in Antwerp or Brussels. As I mentioned, good prospects.

And the weather is still co-operating. These past July days have been fine days with not a lot of rain (and then it was overnight). A big difference from the summer we had last year!