It is weird to visit a place and consider that you may never return to that place. I know that sounds morbid but I mean it in an extremely positive way. Each place we journey gives us a different feeling, experience etc… hence the term “once in a lifetime experience.” I was thinking about this idea as I travelled through Tassie and I will blame my incessant photo taking on that thought ;) (If you have not checked out my facebook pictures you should as there are 3 albums full of my experiences :D )
I had an amazing vacation right from the start. December 18th we woke up at 3am to get ready. I jump in the shower and when I emerge Tellu and Emmi start my birthday surprises by singing to me and presenting me with mini Pavlov cakes, a photo collage and some little gifts that are an inside joke (I love inside jokes, don’t you?). My day progressed with my customary oatmeal for breakfast and after Todd goes down to the car to supposedly put away the bags he comes back with a mountain bike! He knew that I had been considering buying a bike in order to get around in a more efficient manner. Bike for my birthday and a wetsuit and bike helmet for Christmas, he sure takes good care of me!
Fast forward 3 hours or so and we are walking up the stairs into the plane, movie star style. In fact my experiences at the airport the entire trip reminded me of old school America when we could meet people at the arrivals gate and national security wasn’t always a code orange. I was never once asked for my ID. I could have walked up with someone else’s ticket and had no problem boarding the flight. Us Americans are always on danger alert and can never be too careful while the Australians still work on a trust system… weird ;) Maybe it has something to do with all the meat that Australians eat… it is clouding their judgment or something. The BBQ count started the first day. We had BBQ for lunch and dinner the first day we arrived. I swear Australians’ diet is 85% meat. Yummmmm…. Ha ha. Let’s just say that I haven’t had meat since I returned home. I definitely need to just vegge out for awhile… get it? Veg out? Ha ha… yah I have been pretty lazy since I got back home and a pretty nasty cold hasn’t helped. I have been applying for jobs though and I intend to devote loads more time to this blog in the next few days so you can all learn about my fabulous holiday adventure. For now, this little taste will have to do, but I promise to delve into my stories very soon :) Hope everyone’s first week of the new year has been fantastic! Welcome to 2010!
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