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| This is the Greyhound Australia bus route. A 90-day, hop on/hop off pass dubbed the "Mini-Traveller" runs $410 for Sydney-Cairns, Cairns-Sydney. You choose one direction and continue on it, no backtracking. For safety reasons, I won't post my itinerary, but I plan to unveil each city as I go along! That's 1600 miles, 48 hours of bus time, in three weeks. Wish me luck! (Picture from Greyhound Australia) |
My first international flight is proving to be very involved. Where I usually get to check in 24 hours prior and print my boarding pass, I'll actually have to go up to the reservations desk to get my passport verified before I receive my tickets. Never mind customs on the other side. I'm learning all sorts of things. I sincerely hope Guam doesn't have me jump through any hoops as my layover there is only fifty minutes, hardly enough time to stretch my legs and restock food and water before diving in again.
I went out to purchase a roll-up keyboard the other day and save yourself the headache of ever getting one. My words came out looking like th beaus i js ty e to fa. So that little piggy goes back to the market. Other wireless 'hard' keyboards are at $80 a pop, more for bluetooth. It's money I'd sooner drop on a day trip than a keyboard. Oh well, whatever happens, I'll make it work to maintain the blog.
May 9th for all intents and purposes is my lost day in every sense of the term. My magical 6-hour day which will be spent in transit. I'll never get it back. Ah, but I'll get back a day when I fly in the other direction--not so! May 9, 2013 will be gone forever! Which is pretty humbling in a way. Likewise when I fly out of Sydney, I'll have arrived before I've even left and you better believe I'll be saying that to random passersby all over the airport. "Hey, I don't take off from Australia for another two hours, but look, I'm HERE!" I'll wring every minute out of that insanity. I should journal about that feeling. OO! I should sit somewhere and compose a story about the time paradox. I'll be occupying two places in the same stretch of time! *Head spinning* So many options!
Suffice it to say, I will not be posting on the 9th or tomorrow. Or will I? After all, I'll be a day ahead of most of you sneaking around the back hedge like that. Hmm.
Quick shout out to all my friends who got in touch with me these last few days! You've all been really supportive and I appreciate the enthusiasm! Expect some goodies from down under, ey? Don't worry, this boomerang will come back. Probably.
So wish me luck all, I'll see you on the other side!
3 comments:
Have a safe trip tomorrow to the beautiful lands of Australia! I look forward to reading your adventures on your stops and the different foods you will try for the first time..and perhaps the interesting people you will meet along the way. I wish you the best on your travels..and hopefully one day in the future I will join you on your next one! I miss you girly and be safe on your journey. Love ya!
-CAS
Thank you for the good wishes, this is going to be my longest flight to date. I hope to keep the blog fresh and interesting the whole way! I'll break down a food section too, I'm sure. (Shouldn't be a problem, right?) You know you're always welcome to travel with me, girl! Next time. Next time.
As long and ardurous this trip may be, I can't wait for pictures and sights, smells and feelings to be reported on the blog. My journey is the discovery of who I am, yours is who you can be! Good luck and god bless!
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