Aust/NZ
Cairns to Sydney, Australia – 10/30/93
Saturday, 10/30/93, 7:30am Sitting here on an airplane on the way to Sydney. I feel kind of lucky that we’re on this flight. For some reason, I spent the entire week thinking we were leaving Sunday morning, and luckily found out before today (Saturday) that I was wrong. But that story will come out later. … Continue reading
Cairns, Australia – 10/28/93
Thursday, 10/28/93, 7:15pm Last night we went to the “Seafood Buffet” in town, at a restaurant called Charlies. The food was great, but the crowds were too much. For only $14.50AD we could pig out on bread rolls, peel’n’eat jumbo shrimp, crab, bugs, fish, pastas and tons more. Actually, by the time Bill and I … Continue reading
Cairns, Australia – 10/27/93
Wednesday, 10/27/93, 8:20pm To continue from yesterday: After lunch, we headed south from Port Douglas, this time to the tablelands. We went through a town called Mareeba, where we stopped so Bill could buy some stamps for a gift. Mareeba’s a typical small Australian town. It was a main street, a few pubs, gas stations, … Continue reading
Cairns, Australia – 10/26/93
Tuesday, 10/26/93, 8:30am Well, we warned everybody we’ve met and told them to stay off the road, because we’re going to rent a car today. I think Bill’s going to drive, and he think’s I’m driving, so between the two of us, we’ll probably just sit in the car at the rental agency, and hope … Continue reading
Cairns, Australia – 10/25/93
Monday, 10/25/93, 7:40am 10 minutes ‘till we leave on our first “real” journey! Oh Boy. [writing fades into very light blue] This pen was actually lifted from a hotel that charges over $200AD (at $0.67US to $1.00AD) per night, and it hardly works. Maybe they put all the leftovers from the rooms out on the … Continue reading
Cairns, Australia – 10/24/93
Sunday, 10/24/93, 7:50am Dinner last night was great. We went to a place called “Roma Roulette” and ate a lot of Italian Food. I decided to live it up a bit, and ordered the mixed seafood platter. It contained things like lobster, shrimp, calamari (squid for the uninitiated), and mussels on a bed of rice. … Continue reading
Cairns, Australia – 10/23/93
Saturday, 10/23/93 : 5:00pm Day Two : Bill got in this morning, ready for a long day. He waited at the airport for the 8:00am shuttle rather than taking a taxi like I did. By the time he got here, I’d been up for a couple of hours, and was ready to go. We had … Continue reading
Cairns, Australia – 10/22/93
Friday, 10/22/93, 4:00am Cairns Time A quick note just to help pronunciation: Cairns is pronounced just like “cans”. I just woke up in the plane after actually sleeping for 5 hours. I still can’t believe that I’m on my way. The little computerized map displayed here in the cabin shows we’re over some islands (I … Continue reading
To Cairns, Australia – 10/21/93
Well, after leaving Denver 1/2 hour late and needlessly worrying about missing my “LA Connection” (I had to add a sense of intrigue), I managed to make it on the first leg (actually the third) of the “Flight Down Under”. The Denver-Dallas leg was uneventful, Dallas to Los Angeles was a little more eventful, but … Continue reading