{"id":236,"date":"2015-03-07T12:33:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-07T12:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/2015\/03\/roadtrip-melbourne-to-sydney.html\/"},"modified":"2015-03-07T12:33:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-07T12:33:00","slug":"roadtrip-melbourne-to-sydney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2015\/03\/07\/roadtrip-melbourne-to-sydney\/","title":{"rendered":"Roadtrip Melbourne to Sydney&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strike>&#8216;S<\/strike>he drives me crazy&#8230;&#8217;<\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;\">It&#8217;s a flippin&#8217; long way to Sydney!&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;\">871 km&#8217;s to be precise.<\/span><\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-smUpI_XBPTo\/VPopQXVetWI\/AAAAAAAAFck\/qJnSwN7slRo\/s1600\/RT2015.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-smUpI_XBPTo\/VPopQXVetWI\/AAAAAAAAFck\/qJnSwN7slRo\/s1600\/RT2015.jpg?resize=640%2C366\" height=\"366\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-weight: normal;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;\">It feels even longer when your eighteen year old son<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-weight: normal;\">is behind the wheel,&nbsp;<\/span>learning to drive!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-weight: normal;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-uxarAfEq-WY\/VPAXheVF7mI\/AAAAAAAAFXk\/hpGbreSnzbU\/s1600\/Roadtrip%2BL%27s.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-uxarAfEq-WY\/VPAXheVF7mI\/AAAAAAAAFXk\/hpGbreSnzbU\/s1600\/Roadtrip%2BL%27s.jpg?resize=640%2C484\" height=\"484\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">In Victoria, Australia all learner drivers under 21 years old must complete<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">120 hours accompanied driving before they can take their driving test.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Each State is different on all sorts of things,&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;driving rules and regulations are no different.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4iR1yrOrmwY\/VP2IzKQejmI\/AAAAAAAAFeU\/W3FHM0KUcj8\/s1600\/RT2015g.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4iR1yrOrmwY\/VP2IzKQejmI\/AAAAAAAAFeU\/W3FHM0KUcj8\/s1600\/RT2015g.jpg?resize=640%2C640\" height=\"640\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">So whilst we in Melbourne<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">can whizz along at the frightening 120 kms per hour speed limit,&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">the moment Fangio crosses the border into New South Wales&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">he must reduce his speed to 90kms per hour.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">(<a href=\"http:\/\/littlewanderingwren.blogspot.com.au\/2013\/05\/learning-to-drive-in-victoria-australia.html\">For more on Learning to Drive in Victoria, Australia<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/littlewanderingwren.blogspot.com.au\/2013\/05\/learning-to-drive-in-victoria-australia.html\">click here)<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-zHl4OhOv4k0\/VMDuE4p6n1I\/AAAAAAAAFFo\/_DpD2hYC_DE\/s1600\/SRT1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-zHl4OhOv4k0\/VMDuE4p6n1I\/AAAAAAAAFFo\/_DpD2hYC_DE\/s1600\/SRT1.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Thus making a long way,&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">even longer,&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">and perhaps,&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">making it faster to go by snail?<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-78_LJpwNlTk\/VPortkxPCPI\/AAAAAAAAFc4\/VFP7oVOxMTs\/s1600\/Snail.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-78_LJpwNlTk\/VPortkxPCPI\/AAAAAAAAFc4\/VFP7oVOxMTs\/s1600\/Snail.jpg?resize=484%2C640\" height=\"640\" width=\"484\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Don&#8217;t get me wrong,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">I am fully supportive of the Learner driver program in Australia.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">It appears to be one of the most rigorous in the world.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">I&#8217;m all for road safety.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ISUeffu20Ko\/VPoqkRFgibI\/AAAAAAAAFcs\/KR0sUPbJzJo\/s1600\/RT2015a.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ISUeffu20Ko\/VPoqkRFgibI\/AAAAAAAAFcs\/KR0sUPbJzJo\/s1600\/RT2015a.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">I was just questioning my judgement in saying&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&#8216;let&#8217;s do a roadtrip to Sydney.&#8217;<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">I didn&#8217;t really think that ten hours + could be that long&#8230;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-F8GeVYOj4Ek\/VPBjPbRa8gI\/AAAAAAAAFYE\/jcwtp9m7rKI\/s1600\/RT2015e.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-F8GeVYOj4Ek\/VPBjPbRa8gI\/AAAAAAAAFYE\/jcwtp9m7rKI\/s1600\/RT2015e.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">It was an even more questionable decision, as when we left (in January)<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">there were 340 bushfires burning across the State<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">and we only had three days to get there and back.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-XJ-0UcLog5I\/VPpBcIjpNFI\/AAAAAAAAFdI\/l7L4xrSkTLk\/s1600\/bushfire.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-XJ-0UcLog5I\/VPpBcIjpNFI\/AAAAAAAAFdI\/l7L4xrSkTLk\/s1600\/bushfire.jpg?resize=480%2C640\" height=\"640\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">This wildly impromptu decision came about<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">as Daughter Number two was trying to decide whether to accept an offer&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">to do a Masters of International Business<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">at the University of Sydney.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-40xtlYKkuPw\/VPpSrzBnFsI\/AAAAAAAAFdk\/1IIhNqRHMTE\/s1600\/sydneyuni.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-40xtlYKkuPw\/VPpSrzBnFsI\/AAAAAAAAFdk\/1IIhNqRHMTE\/s1600\/sydneyuni.jpg?resize=640%2C220\" height=\"220\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">And it wasn&#8217;t that far out of Melbourne when the radio signal disappeared&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">accompanied by some serious crackling,<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">and then nothing.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Except we did find Mr Wren&#8217;s &nbsp;CD collection in the glove box.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">We had time to relive the 1980&#8217;s and the 90&#8217;s&#8230;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">and we&#8217;re soon singing along to the perfectly named<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Fine Young Cannibals&nbsp;<strike>&#8220;S&nbsp;<\/strike>he drives me crazy.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qapFkKLqozU\/VPAZwCZ1J_I\/AAAAAAAAFXw\/pKDrYqdVhsw\/s1600\/RT2015D.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qapFkKLqozU\/VPAZwCZ1J_I\/AAAAAAAAFXw\/pKDrYqdVhsw\/s1600\/RT2015D.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Just us three,<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">and an ever increasing smattering of bugs on the windscreen.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Not any hope of a nice homeless man leaping out at an intersection&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">with a bottle of diluted Fairy liquid and a window squeegee<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">(such is the life of city lux I lead.)<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-g-vAbVkr2Os\/VPBkDvXqsRI\/AAAAAAAAFYQ\/4aJmvX6t0E0\/s1600\/rt2015.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-g-vAbVkr2Os\/VPBkDvXqsRI\/AAAAAAAAFYQ\/4aJmvX6t0E0\/s1600\/rt2015.jpg?resize=640%2C378\" height=\"378\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Just us, some amazing skywatch<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">and several hundred kilometres of bitumen ahead to Sydney.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-F8GeVYOj4Ek\/VPBjPbRa8gI\/AAAAAAAAFYA\/lBxfSUTyq24\/s1600\/RT2015e.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-F8GeVYOj4Ek\/VPBjPbRa8gI\/AAAAAAAAFYA\/lBxfSUTyq24\/s1600\/RT2015e.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">We were very pleased when we eventually saw those signs for Sydney!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZzG-6PFR40U\/VPpTivajItI\/AAAAAAAAFds\/T5DWp3gK9f8\/s1600\/rt2015c.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZzG-6PFR40U\/VPpTivajItI\/AAAAAAAAFds\/T5DWp3gK9f8\/s1600\/rt2015c.jpg?resize=640%2C416\" height=\"416\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">We are driving back when a voice pipes up from the back seat<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><i>&#8216;I&#8217;ll think I&#8217;ll accept the University of Melbourne offer&#8217;<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-yF4iVio9L6o\/VP4QuF_XfFI\/AAAAAAAAFeo\/83x9V682vEQ\/s1600\/MOM2015.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-yF4iVio9L6o\/VP4QuF_XfFI\/AAAAAAAAFeo\/83x9V682vEQ\/s1600\/MOM2015.jpg?resize=640%2C332\" height=\"332\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Before and after a little PicMonkey for Mandarin Orange Monday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><i>&#8216;Thank goodness for that&#8217;<\/i> I reply<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><i>&#8216;The thought of doing this trip each semester, would&nbsp;<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><i>&#8216;drive me crazy&#8230;&#8217;<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Linking with the following<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/smilingsally.blogspot.com.au\/\">Blue Monday<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lorikart.com\/Art\/mandarin-orange-monday\/\">Mandarin Orange Monday<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lavendercottagegardening.com\/2015\/03\/mosaic-monday-31-edison-and-ford-winter.html\">Mosaic Monday<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.se\/\">Our World Tuesday<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communalglobal.blogspot.com.au\/2015\/03\/wednesday-around-world.html\">Wednesday Around the World<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/skyley.blogspot.com.au\/2015\/03\/skywatch-friday-march-5-2015-edition.html\">Skywatch Friday<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">With thanks to all the wonderful hosts.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; 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