It rained heavily in the night but dries up very quickly in the heat.

After checking out we left our cases at the hotel and walked to the Singapore Botanic Gardens, such an amazing place, so peaceful, clean and tidy. The orchid collection is truly amazing, they have completed a new section since our last visit, we spent a while wandering around before returning to the hotel ready to be picked up by our taxi to the airport.

Changi Airport is amazing, we had spent over half an hour at Heathrow in the queue to drop our baggage off, at Changi its all automated, straight in and done within two minutes, then on to the lounge to wait for our overnight flight to Sydney.

Neither of us slept particularly well on the flight, but we arrived on time in Sydney and as we came through the immigration they were filming for the Aydney Border Force TV programme though I doubt we will be seen on the box, no dramas. Tim was there to meet us and drove us back to meet Lauren and Hazel.

Due to tiredness and jet lag the rest of the day is something of a blurr! Getting over it now, Thursday, having a quiet day.