Dubai to Perth, Australia. 28 Nov 2017


Dubai to Perth
Tuesday 28th November 2017

Travelling all day/night. Loooooong flight. Slept through most of it. Arrived in Perth around 7pm and collected by Graham Longhurst and his brother-in-law Andre. Andre a Russian doctor, specialising in neurology, but unable to get a job until he passes the Australian exams. Therefore currently working in Airport security. Lovely bloke.  Taken straight to Graham’s house where welcomed by Alina. We had a bedroom and Kirstine had her own room with bed-settee. Alina had prepared a typical Russian meal of a huge chopped salad, egg/onion/mayo salad, hot curried veg….  Indulged in their hospitality and spent an evening chilling and catching up.

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