Floyd Friends

Dinner with the Floyds was a great success! They shared their food, home and stories with us (mom and dad, too). I'm significantly more excited than I was prior to meeting with them. 

Ryan kept an ongoing list of the many recommendations that came from their story telling. The highlights being mostly food and attractions. Austin was generous to give us the contact information of a couple of their friends down under. Now, if the need arises with have either a driver or an emergency contact. Pretty cool!

Next move: make an actual itinerary, on a real calendar. 🤗 

34 Days!

We're getting closer! School's wrapping up; we're into testing seasons - which means Australia is just around the corner.

This afternoon we're having an early dinner with Austin in hopes to solidify an itinerary. This has been a long awaited gathering. We had to postpone the initial dinner because of a stomach bug, so the day has finally arrived!

Ryan and I have talked about a few "must-do" or "must-see" attractions, but I'm excited to hear a local's perspective. By the end of the day, we should have more than two activities on the agenda.

The excitement of meeting with Austin motivated me to attempt a trial pack. It was a good call. We want to travel with backpacks only, not that we plan to do much actual backpacking. It just seems the easiest way to travel. However, this is definitely not an art form perfected in a day. I'm saving Attempt #2 until Ryan arrives.

Now, to make cupcakes while I await his return!