Just floating through the pre-Christmas period at the moment. We all ended up being disgustingly prepared this year so all our parcels are wrapped and ready to be presented to their intended recipients. There are a few big ones that should prove interesting to lug down to Sydney but we'll manage somehow.
Mum is going to be driving down with Alison's parents on the 23rd while Al and I fly down to meet up with everyone on Christmas Eve itself. Can't wait for the break as I think we all deserve a mini holiday. Whispered promises of fun loot come Christmas morning doesn't hurt either. Hope Santa doesn't dissapoint.
After a little saga at the travel agent's we successfully negotiated mum's January travel plans last week. While it's not the most efficient arrangement we can certainly say that she'll have seen a fair chunk of Australia by the end of her trip. Starting on the eve of the new year, mum flies down to Sydney to catch the Indian Pacific railway down to Adelaide. From there she'll travel by the Ghan up to Alice Springs, which is right out in the middle of nowhere. If you've seen "Priscilla: Queen of the Desert" you have an idea of how long it takes to get to Alice Springs. Anyways, once there she'll travel around the area for a few days to take in the sights which obviously include Uluru (more commonly known as Ayer's Rock). After that (and this was a point of some contention in the planning stage) she'll hop back on the Ghan to travel 12 hours up to Darwin just to spend the night in a seedy motel, then reboard the next morning to trundle back down on a return trip. At least she'll get to see lots of rocks and desert. A few more trips and tours later and she'll be on a plane up from Sydney back to Brisbane to rejoin us on the 18th of January with heaps of pictures and interesting stories to share.
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