Corndogs + Avocados

Day 1: Thursday, September 27 - San Francisco/In Flight
I departed San Francisco International Airport for Sydney via United flight UA 863 at 10:24pm. As we got underway the chatty flight attendant advised me that 747s are United’s oldest planes and many have mechanical problems. Furthermore, the San Francisco/Sydney flight is often delayed due to said [...]

As many of you know, I was recently in Australia for three weeks for work. I had been to Australia before but this time the program included several new destinations for me including Tasmania, Kangaroo Island, Coober Pedy, Uluru, Katherine, and Kakadu & Arnhem Land - all of which were simply breathtaking in one way [...]

Now that my trip is one day from being over I have finally found an internet cafe. I’m in Port Douglas at an ice cream place that looks like a Baskin Robbins but in fact is called Wendys. But no hamburgers here. Just ice cream and internet. Today I took an outer [...]

I’ve just arrived in Katherine from Uluru via Tindal Royal Australian Airforce base. I’m staying at Knotts Crossing Resort which is only slightly nicer than a Motel 6 and without question the poorest accommodation on the trip thus far.
A note on the counter in my room reads:
PLEASE NOTE
Any food will need to be placed [...]

I’m sitting in a Dash-8 in Tennant Creek Australia (Google that for a surprize)watching the pilot refuel the plane using five 55 gallon drums and an electric hand pump. I’ll post some pictures when I land in Katherine (if there’s a computer).

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