Ready For A Sea Change

Well hello there ladies and gentlemen!

Illustrious Blue here just writing a quick note to let you know I’m about to head Down Under to start a new life on the colony.

I received a phone call from those lovely chaps at Australian Bloodstock a couple of months ago and they were most insistent that I join them in Oz for a spin around in the Melbourne Cup. Jolly good I thought, nice to know that one is still well thought of at my age.

I’d heard of the race but I wasn’t completely au fait with the finer details, I knew some Irishman had won the race with an old draught horse a few years back but we don't mix with the commoners where I'm from. Nevertheless, I felt I needed a change after seven years in England, frightfully cold up here you know, so I convinced young Willy to let me take a sea change and head south.

Willy was sad to see me go I must admit. He's a good young chap and he agreed he'd come out and make sure I settle in to Werribee. Not sure what the town is like but I read that there is a mansion somewhere nearby so they must be upstanding well-bred people out that way.

Willy even went to the trouble of flying in some proper Australian fare for me to snack on, just so I get a feel for the local tucker but I must say the feed didn't agree with my old mate and travelling companion Sans Frontieres.

Poor old bean, he's been frightfully gassy after a week on the Aussie grub and he's so ill he has decided to pull out of the trip all together! A shame indeed as he's a jolly nice chap and I was looking forward to a good sing song on the way out. Will tells me I'll be flying out with a grey called Bauer instead.

I don't know much about Bauer but he tells me he's well known Down Under - did have some trouble with a fellow named Bart though, will tell me about it on the plane no doubt.

Well I must be off, I have a plane to catch and all that. Should be a jolly good lark on the flight with old Bauer, hopefully they have some cognac for us when we take our seats. We only fly first class you know.

Until next time

Blue

Here's a snap of Willy and me before I left for the airport.