Aldo, the migratory gallo

Kel has a new friend, 'Aldo the migratory gallo'. On Tuesday morning Aldo waved farewell to his home village of Panicale and with tears in his eyes, set off on his migration south.

The train trip to Rome was very exciting for a rooster, having no ears he didn't feel the ear popping effect of speed through long tunnels.

As he was in such respected company he enjoyed the benefits of being upgraded at the hotel. Here he took up the family habit of journal writing.

As it was his first trip to Rome he had to visit the Trevi Fountain then he enjoyed the excitement of Trastevere. He thought that eating peanuts with a silver spoon was a strange habit.

The big migration flight south actually went west first, via London, then on to Dubai and Sydney. It was very dusty in Dubai and the migratory rooster was glad he was flying Qantas. He was told that the food was excellent but he wasn't allowed to try any.

At Sydney airport I was asked if the rooster being photographed was special, I said " Yes, he's Italian!"

Thanks to Qantas his wings weren't too tired, and he did sleep all the way home on the train to Benalla. 45 hours is a long time to fly for a rooster.

So 'Aldo the migratory gallo' has taken up residence at Villa Nuffka and awaits more travel adventures. He is looking forward to being a mascot for the Travellers Inc. Benalla and hopes that one day he will see a well as lovely as the one he remembers back home.