Making Plans
Autumn in Melbourne is beautiful*; sunny days without the searing heat of summer, evenings still balmy enough to relax outside with a glass of wine and nights cool enough to enjoy a good sleep. Also it's time to look forward to this year's adventures in Europe. Those of you who have been regular readers of the blog (thank you so much to all of you!) will know that we are not great planners. Decisions are often made at the last minute, sometimes on the toss of a coin. There are advantages and disadvantages to this rather haphazard approach. It's relaxed; time can be taken, minds changed and changed again- although some may regard this as time wasted and dithering. The major drawback is, possibly, that if you don't plan thoroughly you miss stuff. I have spent quite a bit of time over the past months reading and enjoying other boaters' blogs and finding out about all the chateaux, museums and great restaurants we've managed to miss along the way, the markets we cou...