Setting off in September 2018

The time has come - we've rented the Brisbane house out from September 11 to two lovely German professors so Olivia needs to be resettled, and Paulie and Stephen need to move out and then off to France until at least February 2019. Here is how September panned out for all the clan.

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1 All garden work done at Indooroopilly	2 Sept 2nd - Gathering of the Dunlop clan for Shari's birthday...	3 ...and Father's Day	4 Halka and Shari on baby duty
5 .	6 .	7 Later in the day Rebecca and Akim come to say farewell	8 Anaïs acts camera shy.
9 ...for a minute	10 Raine is a happy chappy	11 Stephen tells Kookie that new faces are coming to Chateau AthoTurnbull	12 Meanwhile in Barcelona Elena has designed new tattos
13 Both symbolise the Camino experience. In Nick's case a second walk makes for more complexity?	14 Elena's also shows the shell	15 .	16 7th - drinks before Shari's birthday dinner.
17 .	18 Leaving drinks, the guys return to the last Friday night at Indooroopilly. Olivia pals for drinks.	19 The morning after it's moving much of Olivia's gear to her new home. Her room empties...	20 ... and gear migrates to Elizabeth Street Paddington/Rosalie.
21 Still two nights left at Indooroopilly	22 9th - time for an Ikea outing for much needed storage for the new pad.	23 And it's time for Rosie to get into to her new pad. It all sorted out in the end - she loves it!	24 Final chores
25 10th - tomorrow the Profs from Berlin move in. Too much luggage?	26 Break time.	27 The guys give Ollie Owl a farewell	28 And Olivia settles in
29 .	30 The guys take up the generous offer of a room at the St Lucia Athertons.	31 13th - After reducing luggage and taking 2 more boxes to storage, and after telling the Good Professors that they'll never see a snake as their family & friends in Germany warned them, Stephen introduces them to Cyril Junior. Ooops.	32 Sharing St Lucia time
33 .	34 15th - Paulie swings by Kirsten and Toni Dunlop's to say farewell with Olivia.	35 .	36 .
37 And the gals catch a bite out.	38 Video - The last night in Oz for a while and we "attend" the Rolling Stones concert in Cuba.	39 16th - Olivia takes Stephen & Paulie to teh airport	40 And it's time to go
41 .	42 As is tradition, a bubbles in the lounge	43 30 hours later.... Oxford. Out for a walk to stay awake	44 then to the lad's allotment
45 .	46 Gathering goodies aplenty	47 Celebrating James and Keno's engagement	48 20th - A few days in Oxford included an interview for Stephen with a prospective employer in London. But then it's time to train to Montauban
49 On arrival, we stay with Michael Docherty	50 We have guest using La Cachette turning up soon, so we spend time preparing the house.	51 And re-discovering the area	52 .
53 And then resting in our garden	54 Our first market Sunday for 18 months	55 24th - Stephen & Paulie took their guests (ex clients from AUT Uni in Auckland) on tour to Albi. The grandkids from London are there for a few days.	56 .
57 Now a ritual. A candle for "Saint Margaret of the Migraine"	58 And to teh Bishop's Gardens	59 Where the gardeners are proudly photographed.	60 .
61 Ann and Mark Northover enjoy the views	62 .	63 And then lunch.	64 25th - Lunch with Brit pal Sharon is followed by a peek at her new house. This close to Cordes.
65 26th - Apero ate good pal Yolande's farm/art retreat,	66 Back to Michael and Storm's to do some chores for them whilst we are guests	67 .	68 .
69 The weather is still wonderful. But dry	70 27th - Michael and Stephen cater for 12 for a birthday dinner for Storm.	71 Stephen does fried pate drizzled with caramelised honey/balsamic on toast followed by paella and mashed sweet potatoes with smoked paprika and truffle oil.	72 Michael does a super roast pork and veggies.
73 29th - Flying over the channel, Stephen has a second London interview as a follow up to last week's in London. So he spends 4 night with the lads in Oxford.	74 James cooks Indian dosa one night. Stephen mushroom risotto another.	75 Both use more pickings from the allotment	76 Whilst Paulie uses ingedients from the market ...
77 .. and cooks for one.