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Published: September 13th 2013
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We are sitting at McDonald's in Sydney. Coffee for the 2 of us was $5.45. The Macstore is next door so I am going to ask them why we have trouble getting on - security.Flight was fine. Sat beside a very chatty Australian lady who is married to an American. Has lived in Denver for 17 years, but they are planning to move back here when the youngest finishes high school. She is in grade 12 now. And this lady has gone back to university here in Melbourne to take nursing. She only has 18 months left. Interesting.university tuition here is much more like home - $7000 a year and there's ways for kids to make money easily here.Anyways, we chatted, had dinner, beef with veggies and coleslaw etc. Dad could eat it.then, we sort of slept. Qantas provided pillows and blankets, each seat had it's own screen with lots of choice, news, games, movies, music, tv etc. Dad read and I tried a couple of games, but they were slow with the hand thingie you had to use. ( Nicole, you would laugh because, they had "the Man from Snowy River"Our taxi in from the airport was $62. A little expensive. We might have to find out about cheaper ways. We have been to the hotel and they are storing our luggage, but said we could come back about 10 AM. Pretty good! So we will go back and get organized. Our carry-on luggage has a weight limit. They started to weigh it on the Qantas flight before we boarded an we were both way over, but they then changed their minds and said to board. We were also talking to Gal from Saskatoon. She got a job in Brisbane as a geologist 2 1/2 years ago and is now expecting twins. No mat leave here, but husband makes good money so she will take at least a year off. She loves it here!It is rather interesting that people are coming in here to get their morning coffee on their way to work on Wednesday, Sept 11 and you are just finishing your workday!Have to look at getting the blog set up!Love to all,
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Ruth G.
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Yayyyy. you made it. lol
Glad you had a good flight. Interesting how expensive the coffee it. Wine might be cheaper! haha.........