the sun is coming out again, the predicted rain this coming week seems to be dissipating ... and a new outbreak in Sydney could threaten my kids getting here later in the week as the border to QLD could well slam shut tight. Today restrictions began meaning to cross you have to apply for a permit.
We have been so lucky in Australia, but not a good week for the chaos card to get played. I'm still going to start cooking on Monday as though they will all get here fine, call me an optimist (because if I don't cook they will be able to come hahaha)
Yeah Naomi is due to come in January, fingers crossed the borders stay open. We have flights to Melbourne Early feb. lovely colour bloom, my favourite flower colour.,
We're now in tier three- only essential shops, no mixing in gardens and houses. BUT from 22nd to 27th the virus is going to go away and we can mix in a house with 2 other households!!
Fingers crossed for cooking and safe visit from the children x
@koalagardens we have been very lucky. We tossed up whether to get flights, we really need to see our parents soon, they are getting old. Fingers crossed Sydney can get it under control
What a beautiful colour, it is such a pretty plant.
Fingers crossed your relatives can visit over Christmas. At least you are a long way from Sydney. I gather your daughter must live in Queensland.
I do hope the cluster doesn't travel further north to where we are as this is a very popular destination for Sydneysiders.
We were out this evening with friends and one couple have had to change their plans for Christmas because their daughters live on the Northern beaches.
Another friend who we were out with this evening is planning to fly to Melbourne on Tuesday. She has had to apply for a travel permit, but hopes she doesn't get stuck there. I don't think she will know until her actual flight if the trip will go ahead.
Luckily we are staying here for Christmas and our relatives who are all in other States won't be travelling here either. We all decided early on that we wouldn't risk interstate travel this year.
I hope your kids can make it, as long as it is safe, of course. My youngest son and his wife are going to be stuck in the US over Christmas. I'll miss seeing them but I can't fault the governments for closing the US/Canada border, We have an uncomfortable number of cases around the Toronto area but not as bad as is happening in most of the US.
I hope that you family will be able to join you for Christmas. Mark closed our border to NSW this evening. I just hope that none of the people who have been flying in to WA over the past few days, without needing to quarantine for 14 days are infected.
That is a lovely blue!
There is technically license to do what you want here for 5 days over Christmas! Hopefully people don’t take full advantage! I think it’s madness myself!
@onewing@merrelyn yes my kids are in QLD, 3 of them plus one of my stepdaughters too.. The one not coming til boxing day just messaged me last night as he was visiting his daughter near Canberra. That means he will have flown to Sydney as he then hires a car. He will return to Sydney today to fly home.
Watching with concern now. I actually agree with being extremely cautious and feel my son should be isolating for 14 days when he returns - being on planes and in that busy airport seems high risk to me. @carole_sandford I saw that and couldn't believe it. I hope you and Phil are fully recovered, we have many people here that find it takes months for them to recover. @gardencat definitely restricting movement and isolation/quarantine of people from hotspots/contacts of cases works
Oh dear, will there ever be good news and normal family reunions again? Such sad times we are living in. I feel so blessed that Katja managed to come and hope your kids manage it too. Keep the faith :-)
Fingers crossed for cooking and safe visit from the children x
Fingers crossed your relatives can visit over Christmas. At least you are a long way from Sydney. I gather your daughter must live in Queensland.
I do hope the cluster doesn't travel further north to where we are as this is a very popular destination for Sydneysiders.
We were out this evening with friends and one couple have had to change their plans for Christmas because their daughters live on the Northern beaches.
Another friend who we were out with this evening is planning to fly to Melbourne on Tuesday. She has had to apply for a travel permit, but hopes she doesn't get stuck there. I don't think she will know until her actual flight if the trip will go ahead.
Luckily we are staying here for Christmas and our relatives who are all in other States won't be travelling here either. We all decided early on that we wouldn't risk interstate travel this year.
There is technically license to do what you want here for 5 days over Christmas! Hopefully people don’t take full advantage! I think it’s madness myself!
Watching with concern now. I actually agree with being extremely cautious and feel my son should be isolating for 14 days when he returns - being on planes and in that busy airport seems high risk to me.
@carole_sandford I saw that and couldn't believe it. I hope you and Phil are fully recovered, we have many people here that find it takes months for them to recover.
@gardencat definitely restricting movement and isolation/quarantine of people from hotspots/contacts of cases works