I've been meaning to get to this... Todd said Australia was amazing. Although he didn't get to see much of it in the daylight since he woke up before sunrise and worked until sun down. He didn't make it to the ocean even though his hotel was right on the beach, what a tease to be right there and so close. He did snap a picture of the ocean as they drove by... He was able to see the Sydney Opera House and said it was beautiful. He didn't get many pictures of the trip, apparently he was working or something, but he did say he saw a lot of kangaroo. Apparently they are about as interesting to Aussies as deer are to us - basically a nuisance. The guy that took them around was a Crocodile Dundee type of fellow, Todd said he was exactly like that character. So he had fun hearing all of his stories about the giant bugs, poisonous snakes, shark attacks and just the way of life there in general. He said if we had to move out of the country, we would move there:) He did fall in love with a food item (classic Todd) that he's been talking about, a lot. "Bugs" I guess they call 'em. Mmmm, sounds appetizing huh? I guess they're similar to lobster, I suppose I could get over the name if they taste like lobster and come with a big bowl of melted butter. He flew 18,200 miles since he had 1-2 hour flights almost every day he was there. Poor guy was so sick of planes and airports when he got home. It's a
l o n g flight no matter what, but on the way home he ran into just about every glitch you can imagine. Missed one flight because they made the connection too tight, a computer glitch kept all flights on his airline from leaving - for hours. So then he missed the next flight. He was trying so hard to get home at least on the same day as we were expecting him, and he went all over the U.S. once he got to the States trying to get here. He did get to sit directly next to Christian Slater on the way home. I'm sure I would've enjoyed that more than Todd did. But still, he said he was a cool guy and was apparently heading to a friend's house for a jam session. All in all, it took him 44 hours to get home, but he made it.
He made it, but his bags didn't. One last glitch on the trip from... He had a little jet lag thanks to the 16 hour time difference, but we fixed him right up. We were so happy to have our world traveler home, safe and sound. Now if we can just get him to stay put.
Look at how small this guy looks compared to the tires on the truck!
I've been meaning to get to this... Todd said Australia was amazing. Although he didn't get to see much of it in the daylight since he woke up before sunrise and worked until sun down. He didn't make it to the ocean even though his hotel was right on the beach, what a tease to be right there and so close. He did snap a picture of the ocean as they drove by... He was able to see the Sydney Opera House and said it was beautiful. He didn't get many pictures of the trip, apparently he was working or something, but he did say he saw a lot of kangaroo. Apparently they are about as interesting to Aussies as deer are to us - basically a nuisance. The guy that took them around was a Crocodile Dundee type of fellow, Todd said he was exactly like that character. So he had fun hearing all of his stories about the giant bugs, poisonous snakes, shark attacks and just the way of life there in general. He said if we had to move out of the country, we would move there:) He did fall in love with a food item (classic Todd) that he's been talking about, a lot. "Bugs" I guess they call 'em. Mmmm, sounds appetizing huh? I guess they're similar to lobster, I suppose I could get over the name if they taste like lobster and come with a big bowl of melted butter. He flew 18,200 miles since he had 1-2 hour flights almost every day he was there. Poor guy was so sick of planes and airports when he got home. It's a l o n g flight no matter what, but on the way home he ran into just about every glitch you can imagine. Missed one flight because they made the connection too tight, a computer glitch kept all flights on his airline from leaving - for hours. So then he missed the next flight. He was trying so hard to get home at least on the same day as we were expecting him, and he went all over the U.S. once he got to the States trying to get here. He did get to sit directly next to Christian Slater on the way home. I'm sure I would've enjoyed that more than Todd did. But still, he said he was a cool guy and was apparently heading to a friend's house for a jam session. All in all, it took him 44 hours to get home, but he made it. He made it, but his bags didn't. One last glitch on the trip from... He had a little jet lag thanks to the 16 hour time difference, but we fixed him right up. We were so happy to have our world traveler home, safe and sound. Now if we can just get him to stay put.
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