Gday , Hound dawgs just checking in from Waikiki Beach . That’s as close to home (Aus ) as I’ve been in nearly 2 long years . How do you travel ? I don’t mean by what means but what I’m saying is : How do you cope ? Are you a nervous traveller ? Organised ? In control ? A control freak ? Maybe you take it as it comes , or even fly by the seat of your pants . It’s only been the last 15 years that and realistically the last 4 years since moving to the States that travelling is something we focus spending our money on . The kids have no idea how spoilt they’ve been . It’s not everyday that you live in LA , fly to Cancun, Denver , New Orleans , cruise the Bahamas , ski Park City ( Utah ) , drive through Texas and now fly to Hawaii . It was covid , of all things that ironically saw us fly here , all be it 12 months later . Last year was the year . We were to tick off New Orleans , Houston , San Antonio and Austin , Texas . We got that done by mid February. Then it was the crown jewel .. A trip with Emma’s Mum to Washington DC , a train to Philadelphia and then 5 days in New York , with Emma and her mum seeing Billy Joel at Maddison Square garden . Shiyat !! ..That’s big . And to be done at the start of April ….. then of course the world was jolted off its axis , the unthinkable occurred , Covid Fucking 19 . That cancelled trip to the East Coast and the refunded flights and particulars has parlayed into our trip to Hawaii some 12 months later .
You clean up the house , collect the little things now while you remember them . You grab the cords , leads , chargers and then more chargers . You know the world will end if an iPad or phone goes flat . It’s unfortunate that one of the first things you think about when packing for your vacation is screen time , especially with kids . You finally hit the sack feeling pretty spent but sleep doesn’t come easy . You wake at 1215 , 125 , 215 and then at 330 . You know you have to be ready for an Uber by 6am You look at the clock and consider just giving up and getting up now , go into the lounge room and just get online . You don’t , you fight it . You do drift off and then awake with wide eyes .. “ What fucking time is it ? “ The alarm clock reads 455 . You’re alert but you’re dog tired . Emma rolls from one side then the other . “ Maybe I could tap her on the shoulder , ahhh I better not “ Emma gets up at 505 , I fight on . Maybe I can get 10 more minutes of sleep . At 530 I get out of bed . It’s time to get on a plane for a holiday . No matter how many times you’ve done it , there’s still an excited anticipation.
Cheers , I need a cold beer after that flight and I won’t have any trouble finding one .
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