Hello Everyone,
Well we made it to Cairns, Australia (pronounced Cannes as we were quickly corrected by locals). The trip was long and exhausting as you can imagine, especially since we missed our connecting flight from LAX to Sydney. Long story, but we completely missed the flight since we had a 4 1/2 delay in Denver (for many different reasons). We ended up spending the night in LA in hopes of getting another flight to Sydney the next day. By the grace of god (we were told all flights were booked due to the Australia Open) and our travel agency, we made a 10:30 p.m. flight out of LAX on Monday Night. The trip was very long and exhausting - 14 1/2 hours and the plane was so tight - we didn't sleep a wink. We arrived in Sydney on Wednesday at about 8:30 a.m. with a connecting flight to Cairns at 1:00 p.m. arriving at about 4:30 p.m. Cairns time. We were never so glad to see a hotel room as we were on that day and shower and change into clean clothes (our luggage went on without us). So happy to finally get to our destination after spending 12 hours in a airport and planes the first day, and another 14 hours in an airport/plane the next day and another 1/2 day on the 3rd day - whew. Crazy!!! We only missed one day of our trip, so our adventure really began today. We went to the Great Barrier Reef - took about 1 1/2 hour boat ride to get there, but the water was so rough - never experienced that in my life and for the first time - can I just say Sea Sickness. OMG - - I would have never thought I would have experienced that, but it was rough - when we finally docked it took me about an hour to start feeling better and I got in the water - so wonderful and we took a tour in glass bottom boat to see the beautiful Coral reef. I have pictures and will post if I can find the time. The afternoon was amazing, and yes I got a little sun burn on my face, but not too bad - temp is probably near 90 and humid.. We are loving it!!! Everyone on our trip is so super nice and a few crazy ones too - and the locals are very friendly. Our hotel room, because Marlene is a VIP with GCT, overlooks the Coral Sea - amazing view.... Tomorrow we take a park tour and a sky rail of some sort I think. Our day ends about 3:00 p.m. and our evening is free. Marlene wants to hit downtown for dinner and the casino. It should be another fabulous day. We leave Saturday to go back to Sydney for the next few days. I will write again when we experience Sydney. Talk to you soon and feel free to write a comment - I miss you all :-)
Well we made it to Cairns, Australia (pronounced Cannes as we were quickly corrected by locals). The trip was long and exhausting as you can imagine, especially since we missed our connecting flight from LAX to Sydney. Long story, but we completely missed the flight since we had a 4 1/2 delay in Denver (for many different reasons). We ended up spending the night in LA in hopes of getting another flight to Sydney the next day. By the grace of god (we were told all flights were booked due to the Australia Open) and our travel agency, we made a 10:30 p.m. flight out of LAX on Monday Night. The trip was very long and exhausting - 14 1/2 hours and the plane was so tight - we didn't sleep a wink. We arrived in Sydney on Wednesday at about 8:30 a.m. with a connecting flight to Cairns at 1:00 p.m. arriving at about 4:30 p.m. Cairns time. We were never so glad to see a hotel room as we were on that day and shower and change into clean clothes (our luggage went on without us). So happy to finally get to our destination after spending 12 hours in a airport and planes the first day, and another 14 hours in an airport/plane the next day and another 1/2 day on the 3rd day - whew. Crazy!!! We only missed one day of our trip, so our adventure really began today. We went to the Great Barrier Reef - took about 1 1/2 hour boat ride to get there, but the water was so rough - never experienced that in my life and for the first time - can I just say Sea Sickness. OMG - - I would have never thought I would have experienced that, but it was rough - when we finally docked it took me about an hour to start feeling better and I got in the water - so wonderful and we took a tour in glass bottom boat to see the beautiful Coral reef. I have pictures and will post if I can find the time. The afternoon was amazing, and yes I got a little sun burn on my face, but not too bad - temp is probably near 90 and humid.. We are loving it!!! Everyone on our trip is so super nice and a few crazy ones too - and the locals are very friendly. Our hotel room, because Marlene is a VIP with GCT, overlooks the Coral Sea - amazing view.... Tomorrow we take a park tour and a sky rail of some sort I think. Our day ends about 3:00 p.m. and our evening is free. Marlene wants to hit downtown for dinner and the casino. It should be another fabulous day. We leave Saturday to go back to Sydney for the next few days. I will write again when we experience Sydney. Talk to you soon and feel free to write a comment - I miss you all :-)
3 comments:
Ms. Alena and Marlene,
So glad you arrived safely, although tired. Those across sea trips leave one wiped out, not to mention missed flight and hours of waiting.
I can hardly wait to see your photos and hear more. It sounds so wonderful. Blessings for a safe journey. Love, Laurie
So glad you girls finally made it!! What a time you had. We are thinking about you and hoping your having an AWESOME time! The freezing temps here are getting old! Can't wait to see your pics, I'm JEALOUS!! Have fun and be safe!! Looking forward to your next blog.
Love, Shayna <><>
WOW! Sounds like you gals are having the time of your life! Hope you enjoy your trip to Sydney! Can't wait to see pictures!
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barb
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