Day 1 - Friday 3rd Feb The trip begins in Springsure. To set the scene: Karen has had one hours sleep as she finishes her thesis. Roger is having a last minute nap and packing the bags. An 8am flight out of Emerald gets us to Brisbane in time to finish printing, binding and positing the thesis, and some last minute shopping (we forgot to pack toothpaste!). All is looking good for the trip. Day 2 - Saturday 4th Feb The Facts: 15 hour flight to Santiago Visit to Cerro San Cristobal to get an overview of the city The longer version: 6am out of Brisbane, then Sydney, Auckland and finally Santiago. The lounge area for our departure gate was also if interest as we spotted one South American with a big sombrero, shopping trolley
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