Back in February, before all the house stuff began, I booked a trip for us in early August with Rowan’s birthday in mind. We love watching train shows, about train trips in various parts of the world. One train trip has had my attention for years: The Indian-Pacific. A multi-day train journey from Perth on the west coast of Australia all the way across to Sydney on the east coast of Australia. That’s the trip I booked!!

When we left the island on February 27, 2016, we said we’d be back. We had no idea it would be 5 years and 9 months later. But life happens ...