Travel with MC to Australia - WebLog

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Well folks I made it back, the trip was great. I really enjoyed giving the talk. The people were very friendly and made me feel at home. I could not believe the incredible scenery of the coastlines and mountains here.

As mentioned the eye-opener was trying the acupuncture and I will provide a more detailed write up on my experiences with that and what worked well for the travel and what did not. It was great to have a chance to meet with Gabes and say thanks for all of her help travel suggestions and the introduction to Shauno, and of course the Tim Tam cookies.

Ant your restaurant card idea works great I used it several times while in Brisbane.

Joann I would be interested in your experiences if decide to try acupuncture, this is still quite new to me and I would like to try several more sessions to really see how this will affect me.

After getting in around midnight eastern time, Nestle was more than happy to see me. I made sure to let her go outside to "do her business" before letting her back into the house. She spent a good 5 minutes 'talking' and what can only be described as crying. She has not left my side all day. She now has a new Koala bear for her stuffed animal collection...

I will put together a post with more pictures soon, right now dealing with the jet lag is my main focus.

Thanks again to all on this site for the help and encouragement that you have provided over these past months.


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Joe,

Glad things went well and you enjoyed the trip. I'm curious to hear about the acupuncture experience.

Dogs give the best "welcome home", don't they?

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Hi Joe,

Welcome home! And congrats on your successful trip. Will look forward to further installments (and photos).

I can imagine how thrilled Nestle is to have you home! And how thrilled you are to be with her again.

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Great to hear your flight home was good, tho by now I suppose you are probably being licked to death. :grin: Thanks for sharing your impressions of acupuncture, and the progress of your trip. You are an inspiration!

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Welcome back, Joe. I really enjoyed your travelog and look forward to the pictures! Nestle sounds like a real sweet dog!

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Thanks everybody. I did fairly well on the trip and am working on a summary of the preparation and travel with MC. I do have literally hundreds of pictures and will put together a collection of some of the better ones to post here this weekend. I have been resting the past 2 days as the travel really can wear you down.

Nestle certainly is a 'sweet' dog and yeah I have been licked to death and she has turned into velcro dog. I have had several dogs over the years, but she stands out in a dramatic way with her personality and uncanny intelligence. I have not met another dog quite like her. She has been a good companion over these past 2 tough years.

The acupuncture really was a welcome surprise and is something that I will follow-up up with here. I have located a practitioner in the Boston area (Lotus Blossom Acupuncture) that is one of the facilities that is working directly with Harvard Medical. I have an appointment with them next Wednesday. I found the 2 appointments in Brisbane to be surprisingly beneficial. Gabes is certainly fortunate to have such a talented and knowledgeable practitioner in her area. More to follow on this topic.

Thanks to all for your support and encouragement it has meant a lot.

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Joe,

Would you like to have your own slot in the Photo Gallery, so that you'll have a place where your photos will always be easy to locate? Just tell me what you would like to call it, and I'll set it up.

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Tex that's probably a good idea, that would be a better spot for those. How about Joe's Australian Adventure

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OK. Will do.

We may need to rename it in the future, if you should decide to use it for any other purposes, but we'll worry about that later.

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welcome home Joe------your trip sounds terrific and your pictures are gorgeous~~


now time to relax and let yourself catch up with U~~~~ :smile:


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For those interested I have begun posting the images form the Aussie trip to the following link. I just started and will be working on these over the next few days

http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=63

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Loved your pictures Joe!

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