Wednesday
Aug102005
Er. Yeah. *thud*
Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at 06:33PM
ahhhh! I can't believe I did this!
I leave October 9th through Vancouver and LA, arriving in Melbourne on the 11th then leave Sydney on November 2 to fly through San Fran home.
The only things I have to figure out now are...
# 1) how long to stay in Melbourne - if I can go down to wherever they are and see Matt's parents and pick their brains for info (they spent a long time travelling around Aus - good advice for my drive around the country!!!) or if I'm just going to end up amusing myself in Melbourne for a bit before heading on
# 2) whether or not I should fly into Sydney the day before. I'm getting the feeling that 24 or 48 hours in Sydney will be pointless wasted time if I'm coming back there later - it's not like I have to jam it all in, right? I think I'll end up flying in the day my flight leaves to come home.
It will be a very long few days, that travelling. Especially since on each end I've got a bus and a ferry and a bus and then a car ride to finally get home.
Cabot's already 'spoken' for and if he's acceptable, he's got somewhere to live forever.
One of the main things of this trip is to totally go with the flow and 'practice' for the long-haul so I'm trying not to plan anything (this is actual TORTURE for me, people). TORTURE.
Tim'll be picking me up at the airport in Perth and taking me back out to the farm so I can get my bearings and decide what I want to do. I'll more than likely see if I can help out around the farm and then wander off to rent a car and do some driving / camping and then hopefully, Jeff'll be around to let me crash on his couch for a few days in Perth as well (he's working fly-in at the mines). Peaches, they are.
So, any cheap Perth and surrounding area suggestions would be welcomed, as well as Melbourne stuff to do / stay in case I'm not seeing Matt's parents.
And, no, I have no plans to see Matt. The question is not for me to ask. I've decided not to cause myself more hurt by waiting for a truth (any truth) he can't / won't provide. He can choose as well, though, and the choice to see each other while I'm there - will be his. Not mine. I've no objection, really. It's hard to explain, I guess.
You're welcome to start a pool, if you like, but I doubt the odds are good - on either end.
I'm not flying most of the way around the world to see my un-interested ex-boyfriend. I *would* be, probably, if he'd chosen differently 8 months ago but really, I'm going there for five reasons...
One - 12 months of not smoking present, recovery from accident gift to myself.
Two - It's Australia for god's sake.
Three - Preliminary long distance travel before the 'real' thing - that's valid.
Four - I miss the boys, I miss Tim.
Five - because I can do whatever the hell I want!
I have slug-licking pictures (finally!) from Yeti (Jeff) and should probably throw up a couple pictures of them both but for now - I ONLY HAVE TWO MORE DAYS OF WORK! - so I need to go enjoy that.
I leave October 9th through Vancouver and LA, arriving in Melbourne on the 11th then leave Sydney on November 2 to fly through San Fran home.
The only things I have to figure out now are...
# 1) how long to stay in Melbourne - if I can go down to wherever they are and see Matt's parents and pick their brains for info (they spent a long time travelling around Aus - good advice for my drive around the country!!!) or if I'm just going to end up amusing myself in Melbourne for a bit before heading on
# 2) whether or not I should fly into Sydney the day before. I'm getting the feeling that 24 or 48 hours in Sydney will be pointless wasted time if I'm coming back there later - it's not like I have to jam it all in, right? I think I'll end up flying in the day my flight leaves to come home.
It will be a very long few days, that travelling. Especially since on each end I've got a bus and a ferry and a bus and then a car ride to finally get home.
Cabot's already 'spoken' for and if he's acceptable, he's got somewhere to live forever.
One of the main things of this trip is to totally go with the flow and 'practice' for the long-haul so I'm trying not to plan anything (this is actual TORTURE for me, people). TORTURE.
Tim'll be picking me up at the airport in Perth and taking me back out to the farm so I can get my bearings and decide what I want to do. I'll more than likely see if I can help out around the farm and then wander off to rent a car and do some driving / camping and then hopefully, Jeff'll be around to let me crash on his couch for a few days in Perth as well (he's working fly-in at the mines). Peaches, they are.
So, any cheap Perth and surrounding area suggestions would be welcomed, as well as Melbourne stuff to do / stay in case I'm not seeing Matt's parents.
And, no, I have no plans to see Matt. The question is not for me to ask. I've decided not to cause myself more hurt by waiting for a truth (any truth) he can't / won't provide. He can choose as well, though, and the choice to see each other while I'm there - will be his. Not mine. I've no objection, really. It's hard to explain, I guess.
You're welcome to start a pool, if you like, but I doubt the odds are good - on either end.
I'm not flying most of the way around the world to see my un-interested ex-boyfriend. I *would* be, probably, if he'd chosen differently 8 months ago but really, I'm going there for five reasons...
One - 12 months of not smoking present, recovery from accident gift to myself.
Two - It's Australia for god's sake.
Three - Preliminary long distance travel before the 'real' thing - that's valid.
Four - I miss the boys, I miss Tim.
Five - because I can do whatever the hell I want!
I have slug-licking pictures (finally!) from Yeti (Jeff) and should probably throw up a couple pictures of them both but for now - I ONLY HAVE TWO MORE DAYS OF WORK! - so I need to go enjoy that.
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