A few tears from family and a couple of quiet tears from the big tough firemen, saw us leave Melbourne with a great anticipation. After a 24 hour haul upon the Emirates airline we finally arrived in Munich. Some of the longer limbed contingent found the tight squeeze of the flight a bit hard to handle. Gabe Mauerhofer in seat 26D was like squashing a giraffe into a phonebox.
Our good friend Bernie Dingle, dressed in his WW1 Australian army uniform caused a slight stir upon embarking in Munich, Germany. Many though he was on the way to the Carnivale or that the Australian army was in need of new recruits as Bernie stoicly stood to attention waiting for the 303 rifle to come through customs. He’s still waiting……
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