On the move
Samoa to Australia
08.03.2009
28 °C
March 7 & 8th
Two days in one. It started at 1:00 a.m. March 7 when the cab picked us up to take us to the Apia airport for the 4:00 a.m. plane to Auckland, then the 9:00 a.m. plane to Brisbane. Jumped one day crossing the international date line and lost (gained), however you look at it….I turned my watch back. I think Canadians went to DST this weekend, so I am now officially 17 hours ahead of you. Caught the shuttle bus to Surfers Paradise and met up with Dean. Checked into our hotel for the next two days. We are staying at the Courtyard at Marriott. You can’t imagine how great the hot shower felt after 3 days of lukewarm to cold showers. The humidity in Samoa was so high that our suitcases were super heavy with our damp clothes. It was breezy in Surfers today so it was great to dry them out.
We chatted the afternoon away and went out for supper (nothing special) and checked out the beach…….wow, 40 miles of wonderful beach. This place is overrun with stores, restaurants…a total tourist trap but…very beautiful. We really feel the jet lag after not sleeping proper last night.
Posted by Bada Bing 3:07 AM Archived in Air Travel | Australia
We are all extremely jealous as it has been -30 with the wind chill. Not supposed to warm up until Thursday (March 12th) so at least we have something to look forward to. We're all wondering if we can join you, just move the office down there for a month.
09.03.2009 by sheck