Of Course I Didn’t Take Photos While Racing

We decided that the best way to spend the morning would be by bicycling along the shore. This would allow us to make a brief stop at the dive shop (the battery in my new dive computer died *grumble grumble*), and from there we could keep going and see some of the area. Upon waking, […]

The Sunshine State

I can’t figure out this town, and perhaps this is just something I have to deal with. There are a gazillion towns along the coast from which one can access the Great Barrier Reef, and after some debate we chose Airlie Beach. And this town is tiny. The whole place could probably fit on Gilligan’s […]

The Post In Which I Seem To Not Know How to Spell Harbor. Or Harbour

D left this morning to head to our next stop. This divergence came about because I wanted to spend more time here than he did (he has been to Sydney previously) and our planning had reached an impasse. As a result of my delayed arrival, however, I have ended up with as much time here […]

Why Can’t I Just Lie, Like Normal People?

Well I made it to Sydney. The flight was long (14 hours) but smooth and we arrived on time. First thing on arrival I went through immigration and quarantine. This created a little bit of anxiety for me, because on the plane we had to complete the customs declaration card, and these cards are written […]

A Day of Waiting

Like Tasha Yar, I shouldn’t be here right now and I don’t know what to do with my time. I have cousins in LA and considered calling them, but it’s Friday, therefore a workday, and I’m pretty much assuming that everybody is busy. I considered calling last night when I needed a place to sleep, […]

The Connection That Wasn’t

Well the time is finally here: Butterblogger flies again! I’m off to Australia, to visit Sydney and the Great Barrier Reef, but a turbulent start to the trip is afoot. When I booked my flight many months ago one option would have given me a 35 minute layover in Los Angeles before the connection to […]