Wandering Observations

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Kangaroo Encounter

I'm in Singapore! Just the airport, really. For some reason, I ended up with about 50 consecutive hours of travel time to get from QLD to Taipei (it would be about an 8 hour flight direct). I will be the first to admit, though, that I prefer relaxed layovers to running for planes! Louise and I had a weekend away in Surfers Paradise, and the flight back was delayed. I took the train back to Waverton at 10:30 at night, and was back on the train to the airport at 6am. I'm glad I had already packed and cleaned my room. The layover in Perth was fine; I spent most of my time watching reunions at the arrivals gate. I slept pretty well on the plane because I had an exit row. Louise would laugh at that, because I've explained to her my love of the exit row. Legroom galore! And I also trust myself to get that door open in the case of an emergency. This flight they actually sought me out (it's like the flight attendant knew of my talents :) I was sitting a couple rows back and they were asking for people to sit there, and I pretty much jumped up saying "Pick me!" Sleeping in the airport is a bit harder. They have plastic chairs with curved seats linked together in fives. Trust me, it's hard to find a comfortable position. Anyway, I need to finish up with my Australia stories! Going back to our day trip, we were able to feed the kangaroos at the Wildlife Park. Stacey was hesitant at first...