Hi Michelle,
Here's a very warm Aussie welcome to Susan's family. Pleased to know you already understand our little eccentricities. Struth blue; you almost sound like one of us already. I guess that comes from hanging upside down all the time, being on the bottom of the world and all ....... but ...... Hey! wait a minute. We're NOT on the bottom, North America and Europe is. Well after all, if I leave SYD at 08:00 bound for LAX. I arrive LAX 16:00 the same day. But you get me to return and I leave LAX 19:00 Fri, I'm home 08:00 Sunday morning. That's over a day and a half. No wonder it takes longer, it's all UPHILL.
Anyhow, as Janet has wrapped this whole family up into such a perfect over view of what happens here, I hope you decide to stay and that your stay is long. Australia's Charge d'Affaire, Devlyn from Boston will metre out any due floggings or brandings deemed appropriate by the "GodMother" from SA (That's Sth Oz BTW)

You are most welcome to visit, anytime. We'll get most annoyed if you don't tell us.
Be safe, well and happy
Lotsa huggs
Catherine