We were escorted by Thomas, who waved us off at security. Unfortunately, he had a couple more weeks of work before he joined us, but we knew he would be here well in time for Christmas so it wasn't to bad.
The first leg of the journey (8 hours from Lisbon to Dubai) wasn't so good. Margaux slept for one hour (impeccably timed to co-incide with dinner) and for the rest of it she needed attention and stimulation. I walked her up and down the isles, sang to her, soothed her, introduced her to all the air stewards, tried to stop her unravelling all the toilet paper in the toilets, fed her, entertained her, and generally distracted her until we reached our destination.
By the second leg she had exhausted herself, meaning she (and I!) slept for a very good portion of the 11-hour flight, and was a happy little thing when she was awake. Ahhhh.
We were greeted at the airport by Emily, who was looking radiant and sun-kissed. Margaux was a bit bewildered by everything, but she was happy enough to be greeted with a showering of kisses and adoration. :) Who wouldn't be??
Mum and Dad were delighted to see Margaux (and me) - as we were right back!
Poor Margaux was very jet-lagged for a few days, which meant all sorts of wakeful hours during the night, but that was to be soon cured by a trip to KL with Mum and me! (See the next post for a more detailed account...)
Maggie took a little while to warm to Grandell and Pappy Pete, becoming very upset when I left the room for more than about 10 seconds. We did loads of activities together and after a few days she began to seek out their loving arms for a cuddle. Awww.
Margaux and I joined Mum, Dad, and Harvey (who terrified Margaux with his boisterous personality) a few times when they went on their evening walk, which meant that she experienced some of the beauty of the bush and had more opportunities to bond with her devoted grandparents...
We were fortunate that cousin Zoë and her husband Steve, who form the group Luluc, coincidentally overlapped their stay with us. Margaux took to Zoë in particular like a house on fire. It was beautiful to watch.
They were in Perth for the promotional tour for their new album, Passerby. Margaux isn't yet ready for music performances in clubs, so we unfortunately had to sit out the concerts. I heard they were fabulous, though. Maybe next time...
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