Farewell...

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I can't believe it is almost ten years to the day since I left Australia to go live in Canada for a year and here I am, fleeing the country once again. This morning went quite quickly with last minute packing & panicking on the agenda and after a quick stop to collect some photos, it was off to the airport. In typical Nicolle style we pushed the limits of time & ended up with only a few minutes for farewells before I boarded the plane. After transferring to the International terminal in Sydney, I had a couple of hours to sit around & contemplate what the next year has in store, before boarding a British Airways flight to Bangkok.
The first hiccup came when I discovered that my sleeping bag had become detached from my pack & was probably on it's way to London! After clearing customs (or at least walking past an unattended desk), changing some money & meeting with my driver, I walked outside to a blast of heat which felt about 35 degrees even though it was almost midnight. An impending storm made for an uncomfortably high humidity level & I watched the lightening in air conditioned comfort on the way to the hotel. By the time I arrived in the room it was well into the next day & I fell into bed exhausted.

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