The Macdonald files

Hi just to say we are all ok..there are some more blogs and posts in the pipeline..but Paul the hero who helps us do this..(contact him for any internet design and stuff!)has been busy moving and the computer has been packed away..so these will emerge soon!Just to let you know we left Austrailia and arrived in Singapore..which was great..but couldnt afford to stay there long.We visited the city harvest church of 23,000 people which was amazing..would have loved to have spent longer with them.Now we are travelling through Malaysia..a strong muslim country..very different..and the kids have been great at adapting to curry for breakfast..food is very good and cheap but I am craving weetabix!hope to visit some islands off the east coast today..but it is so wet and the sea rough for crossing we are wondering whether to wait a day or two..also Darcy is bunged up and feeling pretty grotty….so maybe another night in this hotel..a lovely big room..not posh but we have bed space which is lovely!so will update soon..love to you all Rachel Hamish Seth Darcy and Flora.

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Well we had a fantastic time in Swan Hill with Mary and Wal! They looked after us so much. We left with heavy hearts!

Swan Hill was hot and dry, but they had a great outdoor pool where the children enjoyed doing stunts off the diving board… and enjoyed watching us try too!

We got involved with a small church there, lovely people, full of faith and made us feel so welcome.

We even met a crazy but lovely (i say crazy in a complimentry way) artist! just before we left. We visited her just as were leaving and saw her work which was fanatastic… I love it, her name is Toni Jessop check her out. She gave us a painting for my CD’s we were both delighted with our swap our painting is gorgeous and will be treasured!

We visited the local art gallery and in the centre was a full size Stienway Grand Piano and Hamish asked if I could play it and I did and they said they would love me to play it any time how brill so been writing some new stuff in an art gallery on a fantastic piano!! I am so blessed!

Left Swan Hill for our friends in South Australia south of Adelaide but we went via the Great Ocean Road. A great drive it was beautiful!! Photos will follow and the Blue lake at Mt Gambier.

Long drives and near the end of our budget so we have been camping!!! and it is OK the kids very excited about it. But the first night was a typical Macdonald tale!!

We camped near a beach and had a walk on the sandhills saw a Kangeroo and then an Echidna( a wierd spikey creature with a large snout…very cute.

So our first night of camping was a spectacular one but for all the wrong reasons!! We settled into our little tent (a warehouse bargain!) on our charity shops (called here Op shops short for oppurtunity shops) blankets and sleeping bags, feeling very pleased with ourselves…..Then our Darcy said she felt sick….well those of you with kids know there are kids you have to lie with and comfort for ages when they feel sick and there are kids who give you a 2 second warning!! Well our daughter is off the latter variety!!!

It exploded like a volcano…over our beds…. you would had thought there was a Croc in our tent at the speed we all got out!!!

After a shower and a major overhaul of availiable clean blankets…we had a cold nights sleep and awoke to pouring rain!!!! It felt like we were in the Lake District!

I do think camping is a necesary evil and most definatly overrated!!

We are now with some friend and have a room to ourselves and a bathroom and been made to feel so welcome… we are thankful toGod for peoples hospitality.

I sang in the church last week and again tomoorow, which is a great oppurtunity to share with other people.

We will write again soon, honest!!

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