it is increasingly appearing as though I won't be completing my travel diary for The Amazing Adventure 5. Suffice to say that a good time was had by all, and go looking at pictures on Facebook.

So, The cruise is over. I got sick, and went to the hospital, accompanied by the Amazing Randi who bought me breakfast before amusing me with tales while waiting for the hospital to feed me through its system on a busy Monday morning/afternoon ( Read more... )

Things have been pretty hectic, so I haven't found the time to write up the last couple of days' worth of adventuring ( Read more... )

So, after spending a couple of hours or so fixing up and editing that last post, and editing again, and again, here I am in my hotel. I have nothing planned for today. Outside it is windy and cloudy, and a little on the cool side for swimming. It's now half-past two, so I suppose I should go find myself some lunch ( Read more... )

Right. I went and found food, but unfortunately no cider. Started this last night, but kept dozing off while typing. Now that I have eaten and slept, I will tell the tale of my travel travails.

( It all started even before I got to Canberra airport )

Having navigated many pitfalls, I am safe in my hotel room, with working Internet. I'll post more details of the trip later this evening. For now, I'm off to find some food and hopefully a cider or two.

So, for the second time in my life, I'm in the Sydney International Airport terminal, about to get on a plane to take me off this big island on which I have spent my life. And this time, I'm actually going to a foreign country, where the laws and customs are substantially different. Ok, it's the USA, so it's not wildly different from Australia, but ( Read more... )

I'm going on a cruise!

To be precise, I'm going to join the Skeptics of the Caribbean for the Amazing Adventure 5. It really is about time I travelled to somewhere further than Norfolk Island. I got my passport for that trip, so I really ought to use it, eh ( Read more... )