September 6, 2009
We made it, we are here in Australia. It is 16 hours ahead of Calgary time and right now it is all feeling a little surreal. We landed safely in Brisbane, went through the easiest customs clearance that I have ever experienced on International Travel. Our van was waiting for us, a brand new 4 cylinder Hyundai, no fear of breaking any speed limits but the thing is huge.
We are heading north towards Cairns which is about 1700kms away. We will be doing this over a 3 day period. Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you, people here drive on the wrong side of the road and the steering wheel and drivers side is on the right. Now for those of you who have never driven on the opposite side of the road it takes some getting used to. The passenger feels like they are going to go over the left shoulder and they are probably right because when you first learn to drive opposite you have a tendency to veer left. Despite these struggles, no accidents yet ( touch wood) Tracie and I are still married and Stan has not left although he was threatening if I put us into the ditch.
We are going to spend the first night in Hervey Bay which is famous for housing a massive migrating whale population. In any given season from May to November more than 20,000 Humpback whales enter the Bay and calve and rest before heading to the south pole and colder waters to feed on krill.
Hey Guys its Mark and Andrea, not sure if we are doing this right or not.... but hope you get our comment that your trip looks fabulous and we love "going along" for the ride. Keep us up to date with how things are going. Travel safe.
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