Just caught up on your PTR with mini TR's PIO...
LOVE the Galahs

I adore those birds really I do...but there was once we were in the Avoca area (which is a summer beach destination) and were planning to stay at a 'retreat' type place a bit back from the beach.
One step on the balcony and ALL THE TREES AROUND and we were out of there...
Ended up at a lovely little place near the beach.
It's bad enough the places in Australia don't have block out blinds (or some ski lodges

) but the birds...oh I don't like morning birds.
There is only one bird type which because I grew up with it nearby I'm not always woken by and that is the Rainbow lorikeet.
Our backyard has less trees than when I was a kid, but still has enough to be a play ground for them. But the bedrooms are on the other side of the house...so just the traffic noise there
OK...
So now I'm way behind. Family are on leg one of the trip home and the lounge room still resembles a bit of a bomb site. Need to track down the hangers for the clothes and SPACE for the folded thermals et al (where the !#$#@$%#$ did they come out of for the trip)
And find a home for all the knick knacks you have for your carry on that is easy to keep them together as I do ever so hope to be travelling....somewhere in particular....soon....
Off to try and sort I go...