Helllloooo Airlie

They're real finnicky here about baggage, the weight of baggage, the number of bags said weight is distributed over, etc etc. FUH.

So basically I have too much crap. I knew this would happen. I KNEW it. How can it not. But this said, I'm aware of the 20 kilos rule (checked stuff needs to be less than that.) The 1 domestic flight on Rex abided by this 20 kilo total weight rule. Well Quantas domestic has another rule - it all has to be in ONE bag. Well, I have 8 in one and 12 in another...so I guess I had to pay that extra $20 for the one heave hoe of the baggage handler guy on my second bag. Fine.

Getting outta Brisbane was fine-ish. The airport was hectic because 'no one flies on sundays'. Yeah. EXCEPT US, you know. All those people that stood in line while 3 people dealt w ~ 2000 of us?? Yeah.

Landed in Mackay at 11 and my Greyhound (yeah that's right Jim, remember that ride from port authority nyc to mt. laurel...eh eh) chariot awaited. I was actually excited - and rightly so. It was a great trip from Mackay which is 2 hours south of Airlie and we wound thru a few tiny towns and lots of amazing country side vistas. It was on the Grey dog bus that I also placed my FIFTH EFFING phone call to Tmobile to get my alleged 'unlimited international data plan' set up. In short: Idiots...but 5th time was a charm. I can now officially see emails when the come into my phone, as they show up. Had a nice ketchup (catchup) w Mr. Kently Bigglesworth Patet and a few others...it's wild.

I'm in the middle o no where AU and you email me and I see it. NEAT.

Am going sailing, leaving tomorrow at 4 p and back later this week. Thursday I think? It'll be heaps of fun.