I’m sitting in a very fancy and glamorous hotel room with a view all over Melbourne. Sky has cleared up, ocean is deep blue and Molly would be so jealous of this comfy couch! So, I’m sitting here and decided I’m going to enjoy these times that only happen once in life.

We’ve just got back from the amazingly beautiful ‘Cadelebration’ for my clever husband, it was spectacular to be out there, but it’s also nice to have some good old silence to enjoy and to use it to sink in every single moment of our quick visit to Australia. You were all looking bright and beautiful and happy and VERY yellow; I couldn’t even recognize St. Kilda Road because it was covered with people. So many cameras, banners (lovely Molly banners out there!!), voices… I was pretty much jet lagged, sort of awaken but floating around.

Just a little message for you all, fans, who cheered all the way to Federation Square, started from the first day of Cadel’s first Tour de France back in 2005. Thanks to Helen and Gran (the real superstars!!) for sharing the day and the special yellow car with me (and oh yeah, for sharing a few emotions as well!). Thanks to the Government and everyone involved (not exatly sure who, but don’t wanna get into trouble…) for organizing such an event. Special thanks to our trusty Aussie manager Jason Bakker, for still being here right now with us after the past two hectic weeks - don’t worry mate, we’ll look after your current phone bill! You really made our lives so easy.

But yes, here it comes the pathetic wifey end that everyone was expecting: my biggest personal ‘thank you’ goes to the other half of my heart, for sharing his life journey with me, every day.